Sri Jagadeesh D S v. M/S V2 Care Facilities
Case brief
What is this about?
Appeal against an award enhancing motor accident compensation. The High Court modified the compensation amount by adjusting disability percentage, future income calculations, and future medical/nourishment expenses, allowing the appeal partially to fix the total sum.
What did the court decide?
Compensation enhanced to Rs.5,44,073/- with 6% interest; deposit directed to Insurance Company within eight weeks.
What the court decided
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NC: 2023:KHC:45051 MFA No. 9256 of 2017
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
DATED THIS THE 5TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023
BEFORE
THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 9256 OF 2017
(MV-I)
BETWEEN:
SRI.JAGADEESH D.S, S/O LATE SIDDARAMAPPA, AGED ABOUT 35 YEARS, R/AT C/O BABY CHANDRASHEKAR HOUSE, 4TH CROSS,DOCTOR LAYOUT, NAGANATHAPURA, ELECTRONIC CITY, BANGALURU.
…APPELLANT
Digitally signed by JAI JYOTHI J Location: HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
(BY SRI.MURTHY M V.,ADVOCATE)
Issues for consideration
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal should be enhanced in light of medical evidence regarding disability and future expenses?
Whether the Tribunal correctly assessed the claimant's income and disability percentage for calculation of loss of future earnings?
Whether further compensation is required for legal expenses and future medical needs involving implants and skin grafts?
Parties & counsel
- appellant
SRI JAGADEESH D.S
- respondent
M/S V2 CARE FACILITIES OUTSOURCE PVT LTD
- respondent
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD
Coram
Case details
As recorded by the court registry
- Court
- Karnataka HC
- Decided on
- · December
- Registered
- Case no.
- MFA/9256/2017
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