Ranjitha H H v. Santhosh B
Case brief
What is this about?
Motor vehicle fatal-accident compensation enhancement — Karnataka High Court — notional income per KSLSA 2021 scale Rs.15,000/- vs Tribunal's Rs.14,500/- — 40% future prospects — one-third personal expenses — multiplier 17 — consortium Rs.88,000/- with 10% escalation — love and affection denied where consortium paid — loss of estate and funeral expenses Rs.16,500/- each — enhanced compensation Rs.1,31,064/- @ 6% p.a., 9% on default — IFFCO Tokio General Insurance — Davanagere — MVC No.613/2021 — MFA No.13 of 2023 (MV-D) — Justice Shivashankar Amannavar.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part: enhanced compensation of Rs.1,31,064/- with interest @ 6% p.a. from the date of petition till realization, payable by respondent No.3/insurer, to be deposited within six weeks failing which interest @ 9% p.a. applies; Tribunal's distribution of shares among claimants unaltered, minor claimant No.2's share in fixed deposit till majority, and claimant No.1 entitled to release of her share with interest.