Partly allowed
The Divisional Controller v. Mallesh and Ors.
Karnataka HCMFA/200795/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Heirs of a man who died when a bus knocked him down while he was attending to a call of nature appealed for enhancement of the tribunal's compensation award. The court found the award on the lower side, applied the legal representative method, and ordered the insurer and bus owner to pay enhanced compensation jointly with interest.
What did the court decide?
Compensation enhanced; respondent Nos.1 and 2 jointly and severally to pay enhanced amount with 6% interest within two months, else execution permitted.