Basavaraj v. Ratnakar
Case brief
What is this about?
Karnataka High Court appellate decision on enhancement of motor-accident compensation: undisputed accident; grievous injuries; doctor examined as PW1; monthly income fixed per Karnataka State Legal Services Authority guidelines; disability extent and multiplier applied; loss of dependency recomputed; reassessment under heads of future earnings capacity, pain and sufferings, medical expenses, laid-up period income and amenities; appeal partly allowed with interest from date of petition till realization; deposit directed within six weeks. NOTE: source text is corrupted by encoding substitution — case number, dates, party names, judge, monetary amounts, percentages, statutes and cited precedents are illegible and were deliberately left null rather than guessed.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part: claimant/appellant held entitled to enhanced compensation with interest (amount and rate not legible in source) from the date of petition till realization; respondent Company directed to deposit the awarded amount within six weeks of receipt of certified copy of the judgment.