Smt. Shivalingamma v. Shivakumar and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Motor accident claims appeal; enhancement of compensation; inadequacy of Tribunal award; 40% escalation on conventional heads; 2009 ACJ 1298 (Hon'ble Apex Court); disability 40%; loss of future earning capacity; multiplier; Legal Services Authority income chart; 6% interest from date of petition till realisation; deposit within six weeks; release to claimant No.1; no order as to costs; High Court of Karnataka. Caveat: source text heavily corrupted (mojibake); amounts, dates, case number and names unrecoverable.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed: the Tribunal's judgment and award modified; enhanced compensation granted to the claimants-appellants (including 40% escalation on the conventional heads per the Apex Court ruling at 2009 ACJ 1298, and recomputed heads based on 40% disability), carrying interest at 6% per annum from the date of petition till realisation; Insurance Company to deposit the enhanced amount with accrued interest within six weeks; release to applicant No.1 on proper identification; no order as to costs. (All monetary figures are illegible in the corrupted source text.)