Allowed
Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd., v. Vijaya P Kini
Karnataka HCMFA/5082/2020
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
Appeal arising from a fatal road accident compensation award by a civil judge-magistrate at Dandeli. The tribunal had wrongly assessed amounts under the head of loss of consortium. This court recalibrated the award under the correct heads using the multiplier table and confirmed payment of the total sum with 7.5% interest from date of filing until realisation.
What did the court decide?
Writ appeal upheld; compensation award recalibrated under correct heads with interest at 7.5% per annum from date of filing of petition until date of realisation.