Manager v. Savitha
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court allowed both appeals partly. It modified the Tribunal's award by enhancing compensation for loss of dependency and consortium while reducing the interest rate from 9% to 6% per annum.
What did the court decide?
Enhanced compensation of Rs. 5,00,200/- awarded; interest reduced to 6% p.a.; original judgment and award modified.
What the court decided
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 7TH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2022
BEFORE
THE HON’BLE MR.JUSTICE HANCHATE SANJEEVKUMAR
M.F.A.No.1054 OF 2018 (MV) CONNECTED WITH MFA NO.877 OF 2018 (MV)
IN MFA NO.1054/2018
BETWEEN:
- SMT. SAVITHA W/O. SRINIVAS AGED ABOUT 40 YEARS
- SRI. S. SRINIVAS S/O. K. SHYAMAIAH AGED ABOUT 51 YEARS
BOTH ARE RESIDING AT BALAJI LAYOUT, KETHIGANAHALLI BIDADI TOWN, BIDADI HOBLI, RAMANAGARA TALUK-562 109.
… APPELLANTS
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the Tribunal erred in assessing notional income and future prospects of the deceased.
Whether the awarded interest rate at 9% per annum was exorbitant and needs reduction.
Whether compensation for loss of consortium needs enhancement based on established judicial guidelines.
Parties & counsel
- appellant
Smt. Savitha W/O. Srinivas
- appellant
Sri. S. Srinivas S/O. K. Shyamaiah
- respondent
Sri. K.V. Umashankar S/O. Late Veeriah
- appellant
Manager, United India Insurance Co. Ltd.
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · November
- Registered
- Case no.
- MFA/877/2018
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