Sri. Thammanna v. Sri.B.a.Pradeep Kumar

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Keywords: enhancement of compensation; personal injury MACT appeal; S.173(1) MV Act Karnataka; conversion of monaural hearing loss to whole-body disability — 40% audible defect (Ex.P15) taken as 13.33% whole-body (one-third) plus 7.5% disfigurement disability = 20% functional disability; notional income Rs.11,000/- p.m.; multiplier 11 for age 52; loss of future earning recomputation formula Rs.11,000 x 12 x 11 x 20%; future medical expenses anchored to surgeon's estimate of Rs.4–5 lakhs for ear reconstruction though award limited to Rs.1,00,000/-; heads enhanced: pain and suffering, loss of amenities; heads affirmed: medical expenses, laid-up income, food/nourishment/conveyance; default interest 6% p.a., 9% p.a. on failure to deposit within six weeks. Case: MFA No.4637/2023, decided 22.07.2026 by Shivashankar Amarannavar J., arising from MVC No.203/2017, MACT Kolar (accident 01.07.2017, car KA-51-Z-6453). Parties: claimant-appellant Thammanna (counsel Smt. Suguna R Reddy); respondent No.2/insurer Branch Manager, Tata AIG Insurance Company Ltd (counsel Sri Mallikarjuna Reddy N A for Sri B Pradeep); notice to respondent No.1 (B.A. Pradeep Kumar) dispensed with. Useful for advocates addressing assessment of hearing-loss disability in non-fatal injury claims and quantification of future medical expenses.