Karnataka High Court
Laxmi Kharvi vs Ramachandra Jadhav on 29 July, 2008
Bench: K.L.Manjunath, B.V.Nagarathna
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THIS MFR IS ETLEQ U/S l?3(l) O? M.V.RCT
AGRINS? THE JUDGMENT BN3 AWfiRQ DATED 30.8.2003
PASSED Ifi MVC Nfi.lE64/2980 SN THE FILE OF THE
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KUNERPURA, §ARTLY ALLOWING THE CLAIHl?S??TZG§~
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Though thia matte: i5 b¢3ted forwbrders,
with the consent fif c0un§¢l Qfi bath sides: it
is disposedééfq
2. ? 1% apgéai is iiiéfiwfiy the claimant
being a%g;fié%é§~bg%f'£fi%-- §Q§gment and awarfi
pass§§"§fi"§yc:§§ §§é§;2§5d dated 30.8.2003 by
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$1 'fhe télevanfi facts cf tha case ara
'?w£ga£-- ¢$-"x§;5.20s@ at abaut 3.30 p.m., the
claimant" glamg with, ¬het' person. by' name
aSushée}a Kharvi was travelling as passenger in
V b§$1'bearing' N©.KA~2G/R.2l02 from: Sa$than to
" ' Kundapura and. when they' reachedT Beejadi on
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N.H.:7, a tanker bearing ragistxaiign
:x:o.~1;;.@4/::'.6§25 cashed against the
result of which, the c1aim&fit"*$V$tafinedu'
injuries. Centending ~:ha: She3Ewxi suffered
paxmanent disability a§ §=_iesu1£} Q§ }the_
injuries sustained iQM\fih§ étdifienfi, the
claimant had file§lElaQ§;y%tgfiiénbbefore MACT,
Kundapura. ,_ »~ *.'VA ' V V
4. 'Qfi :f%ceip£liQ%i éfi§mbns item the
tribu§§;;u €fi% .%é$fi§fi§éfifi E§im$uran¢e company
had §@p§§f§@ g%d fifl@dfits written staiement
C0ntesfiAflg'tfié@ fi:§ii) petition on variaus
roufids and fléh in tha averments made in the
cl$imE§etifiion ané had scmght fer diamissal of
"thé same, :%s
5:: Based on the abcve pléadingg, the
'tribunal formulated the fallowimg igaussz
1.Whether the petiti0nerT prmves that she met W3'. tin an aezcidezzt am"; & -5- 14.5.2060 at absut 3.38 p.m. _at Beejadi village, Kundapura taluk on N.H.:? while she was travelling as a. passenger in a bus _be&r£hg registratian N0.KA.2Q/AEEQEL ffiamfiflfl Saathan ta Kundapura? 'W .2 _.
2. Whether the petitiQRQr prdves. that, the said accidemt 'na$ Vcqcmzréfi fiolely due te the ras$"ahd3neqiigéBfi7f act on the part of the dtjvet 'mfa tankar bea§i§g W Registratjon No.MH.e4/c~6e25 Vafid tha_ petitioner has sustained gpievous ifijuriés on her person due to the Said impact? 2 whether thé»f§' ré$pG§dént imsuramca company" proves fihata_the fdriver 0f involved tahker bearifig"Registrati@m N©,Mfi;Qfi/€625 w3s"iK¢5 having valid and» éffiectiva .fi:;v:ng licence to d{iVé "tha "$aid.,vehisle as on the , 1111 "daté"ef_tmé'$cciQent? £L_ @hethe: fihe K¥&-respsndent insurance '.company ié flop at all liabla to pay 'any bofifienéation for the reasens _ s£ated ;ia_'§axa ll of the written Vu.sta€e@ent?
f5;;;_Whether""the "" petitioner is' entitled v §G£, campensatien? If so, ta what T.'H3xmmfiamifimmwmm?
'2§." Rfihat order or award?
n, 6. Zn support of her case, the claimant ;gxamified herself as 9.w;1 and one ErLShiVaKumar as P.W.2 and get marked Ex.P.i sto 9.83 and Ex.C.l and C2 to C3 were marked at y l€$p®é11afif:"$hgt the Claimant had suffered 'x§emur~§fid Haemourthrosis 0f the left knee and 5é3¢ée§ fracture of right clavicle bone and '°tfiat cansidering the fact that she was in fish llvending buainess, the disability caused to he: -5-
the instance vi the tribunal. Gm the afiaye evidence; the tribunal awarded a¢l§l§g£l, aompensation cf Rs.l,7?,?3fi/M wlfi§jl§n§§£§stl @8% p.a.
7. Not being ea-t:§;'vgVV'§":;.@,<:1 wj_1t'r:l."'.=t%i;=; said judgment and award{v;haf§léimafit has firéferred this appeal.
8. fie_ hfifiéu fiéaffi» the *learned counsel for théméppélléfii and thé learned counsel far the re$pQmdént*4ifisufange cempany.
lf9'¢; 5? :5" submitted an behalf of the cdmmflnitédlffacture of lowfir end of the left as a result 0f the accident was coasiderabla % .._7....
and that fihe tribunal hag awa:d§§ x§eéqer compensatian an various heads and"the:ef6re;V the same ought tfi be réééssessed. by "this Court.
learned sounaei for th%i%fig§on@éfi§rwifisurance campany in suppdf£TQffitfiéu3¢§gment émd award that the tribuna;»h§$V§fi%g£é§ é§§pensati©m on all the hé§§§ §m§Xth§ §@§§$éhE and awamd does not cal:»fd;§an§'ig€éfif飧@¢é in this appeal. IfLnTfi§ Eh}? fioifitwfihat arises for our considef§ti§5 J i%*fiHa$ to whether the com9§ns§tiQn §wé@@§§ by the tribunal raquires t& hg_rQ&assés«ed?
12. "The appellant has examined the 'T§égi6fiVwhfi>t:eated her as P.W.2. P.W.2, in his era} avidence, has categorically deposed nt§atT"fie had. examined the petitiemez' for the %' 1G. Per Contra, ii; i$ $fibmitfiég_@gfl§ih& ; -10- bkv