Premanath S/O Buggappa Duddiyan v. Mohammed Salman and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court — claimant's appeal against MACT judgment and award; enhancement/reassessment of compensation; monthly income per Karnataka State Legal Services Authority guidelines; appropriate multiplier; wound and disability certificates; amputation of toes of left foot at proximal phalanx; skin grafting; heads of damage: pain and sufferings, attendant charges/food/conveyance, loss of future income, medical expenses, loss of income during treatment, loss of amenities and nutrition food; interest from date of petition till realization; deposit within six weeks by insurance company; no interest for delayed period; appeal allowed in part.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part: compensation reassessed and enhanced (monetary figures illegible in source), with interest at the stated rate from the date of petition till the date of realization; insurance company directed to deposit the compensation amount within six weeks; no interest for the delayed period in view of an earlier order.