Karnataka High Court
Sri Ashok vs Sri Sidrama on 18 July, 2008
Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri
Bench: Ashok B.Hinchigeri
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAI<.a~--.'.' "
CIRCUIT BENCH AT DHARWAD_
DATED THIS THE 13th bAY..()_ff' JULY;
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MISCELLANEOUS FIRST A_:%f:¥>EAL..;~zo.2*i«i5k/
BETWEEN:
SR} ASHOK 3/ 0. 'SEDRA3: WAD;EYAR;' - ..
AGE: 29 YEARS, €,'f3C: fvE.ILK SUPPLEE baovz--.N1L
R/O Kanaewmg, No;'.H'»..'_i_" .g'ANDH1NAGAR,
BELGAUM"590f0_1.6. * ..APPELLAN'l'
(BY s7R:%'iaA.0?Ape §J§§§'i1;§refm,Ki§iAfiNUR, ADV. )
AND:
1. ' $121 SIDRAMA,
Vg::<IANNAI>Pa.1~HUCHANNAVAR,
« AGE_MAJ(JR(CORRECT AGE NOT KNOWN)
' 'ace; AGRICULTURE,
R'/0 AEANIBALVAD VILLAGE,
V TALUK' LCHIKOD: 591 201.
BELGAUM 590 016.
.2. T};fE---i3RANCH MANAGER,
' 'm--1E UNITED INDIA INSURANCE co. 1313.,
" --..'FHf<?0UGH ITS DIVISIONAL OFFICE,
MARUTHI GALLI,
BELGAUM 590 016. .. RESPONDENTS
(BY SR1 SI-{ARANAPPA S. KOLIWAD F OR B.C. SEETHARAMA RAG, ADV. FOR R2. R1 NOTICE DISPENSED WITH ) 'cxa ims TI-ib¢:; n,aIi_. in MVC 190.614] 2007. 11/02/2007, the appeiant sutrmd multiple of gicvous nature. The Tribunal awanicd TI-IIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS "F.'i'E,._E!) UNDER SECTION 173(1) OF' MV ACT AG;'iIEii«Sf'F--..,_"F}%iE"« JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 27.12.2003?' PASSED IN MVC NO.614/2007 ON THE FILE OF THE..II.,..éII)DITIONAL ., CIVIL JUII)GE(SR.DN) AND AODITIOMI. MA<;:'r,'~ --I'3I«:LOAuI'vI PARTLY ALLOWING THE c;LAIIy;' ; I'>E'I*IfI"IO'IsI., FQRA' COMPENSATION AND SEEKING, E1_'€i"~§ANC--E_1\€EE4.T'v 'i?Q'R..
COMPENSATION. ' THIS MIsCELLANEOUS""I<:§II+IST AP'I>EAL -COIMIIIIG ON FOR ADMISSION THIS DAY,_ _THE.._.cOUmf,_AOI3:I.IvERED THE FOLLOWING: "
the mspondcnf No.21" I 2. This against the juclmeni
'awamI'IIIéat:aI 27, I2.2OO7"passccI by the II Additional Civil Oivisgon) and Additional Motor Accident a the mad trams: accident on Kerur Chikodi HBH.
f sjibmits that the Tribunal has erred in taking the percentage as 10. When the Doctor ..1t:}_.atidn¢to the limb, the Tribunal ought to have taken the = wh51e body disability as 13%. The appc31a11t's main u pégxicvancc is that the Tribunal has taken his income to be 3 compensation of 138,680/~ names. Its breakup is as foklowsz Rs.
1. Mental agony, pain and L- 3 V sutfefings 30,_G©0«QC
2. Medical and incidental cygpgnges _-- u 'V
3. Loss ofincomc during .3 ' period@ Rs.240()/-- pe1'._m'o1_1th 9,v6_OO'~-00
4. Loss offutum incomeféildng V. . V disability at 10%; '4e6_,080{00
5. Future medic.'a.1.":r%xpt§:I1s;sL'. ~« I 5,000~00 A j?" % : 1,05,68o~0o
4.T the learned counsel for the a3'$ésv-€€:5d the pexmanent physical disability at 45% in £514.
yriibuaai 45300/o.
'P3:.e_4'evi£:ie11ce of the Doctor, who has not treated ' to be considered cautiously and with ,eiit:'ii1ij$'peet:ion. That is what the Tribunai has done and I find any fault with what the Tribunal has done. 4 8O/-- rupees a day, though he was daring milk vending business on a big scale.
5. Sri. Kannur also points out that the not awarded any amounts towards the loss_ and loss of past income for the laid up perieafi. "if. .A
6. Sri Sharanappa S. Kciiwaii 'f91?._S1'1' Rao the learned counsel for»Txespoiide:x1t.No.2 , taking of the iiiliicfls a day is reasonable iuibmiis that Doctor Satish ibevagoudd' the one who has iii-aaiiecit the» 'A to him, the disability by the Doctor. That is why the £814.
V -ts, for long Ema, unable to walk long A sit cmsscd legged, 11:: has dmn was in
--' on the Imcvan surfaces, climbing and lifting' '
7. Hewevcr, considering that the appefla young and able bodied man of 28 years atV _ accident and that he was doing; deem it necessary to take day. Taking the disability his amounts towazfls are m be computed as_fco:i;l%cmfrs:
%%%% 16"x 1"{i/ 1ocs5'},5oo/-
8. towards the loss of pwt iaqognqe is '"Rs.9,§pc/- to Rs.12,000/- taking his as was done by the Trmmal.
V . 9. "§t on mean! that the appefiant 'm fi.EH.
10. Considering thcsc aspects of the it deem it necessary to award a sum of Rs.10,0(§Q[ the loss of amenities.
1 1. Now the siaaas M . m;.% j
1. Pain arafi'.-é;:;_.fi"::'x~'::ig:?' "3Q,om/- .... the * 4. 57,6oq-
10,0001- expcnscs 5,001]-
Total 1,29,60(¥ -
A. , '12". The amounts of Rs. I,29,60{)/- am rourdcd of to ' i';3€),(){)0/ -(Rupees One laid: and thirty thousandonly). £834.
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13. The amounts awamted/enhanced hmgin 1361- anzmrn; "
also cany interest at the rate of institution of the clam' petition the .d«atc' <h)'t"? 1~=%.Thc oficc to d;~aw"§;1.p*t;-;e nio:1:1fie::d_ 'mm: %s-- : ' of this judgment
15. No order as to costs.
3. Koliwad the mned counsel for Iespogxcicnf' = to fike vakalth in one wdp1t's.fime. ~ I Sd/-
Judge