Suryakant @ Suresh S/O Bhimsha Jirole v. Mahadev and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka, Kalaburagi Bench; single-judge bench: C M Joshi, J.; decided 03.04.2025. MFA No.201893 of 2019 (MV-I), enhancement of motor accident compensation under S.173(1) MV Act. Claimant: Suryakant @ Suresh s/o Bhimsha Jirole (coolie, claimed aged 28 at accident); owner: Mahadev s/o Kishan Jadhav (Ape Piaggio auto rickshaw MH-25/N-0220); insurer: New India Assurance Company Limited. Impugned award: Senior Civil Judge & MACT, Aland, MVC No.334/2018, dated 27.04.2019, Rs.4,57,072/-. Search terms: enhancement of compensation; KSLSA notional income Rs.10,250 (year 2017); disability 20%; multiplier 15; fracture of shaft of right femur; invalid driving licence finding held unsupported by evidence; 25:75 owner-insurer liability apportionment criticised; chargesheet S.3 read with S.181 MV Act; enhancement Rs.58,750; interest 6% p.a.; deposit within six weeks. No judicial precedents cited. Counsel: Ananth S. Jahagirdar (appellant); Mallanna Reddy (respondent No.2); R1 served unrepresented.