Sanjay and Ors. v. Shankar and Anr.
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What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka; digitally signed by BASALINGAPPA SHIVARAJ DHUTTARGAON; miscellaneous first appeal against a claims Tribunal's judgment and award; compensation claim under the Motor Vehicles Act (section illegible) by the husband and children (legal heirs) of a woman who died in an accident; total compensation with interest from the date of petition till realization; grievance confined to the head of gross loss of consortium; Tribunal held justified on all other heads; quantum of compensation the sole point for consideration; reliance on an Apex Court precedent (identity illegible); impugned judgment and award modified to grant additional compensation under loss of consortium; Insurance Company directed to deposit the compensation amount with interest within four weeks from today; enhanced amount with interest to be released to the appellants per the Tribunal's apportionment; appeal allowed in part. Source text severely character-corrupted; names, dates, amounts and the interest rate not recoverable.