The Manager v. Sri Keerthan
Case brief
What is this about?
Motor accident compensation appeal; insurance company appellant; claimant respondent No. 1; grievous injuries in road traffic accident; intra-articular fracture left femur; open fracture left tibia; permanent locomotor disability left lower limb; whole-body disability ceiling; Karnataka State Gazette notified monthly income; notional/national income; multiplier; loss of future earnings; loss of marriage prospects unwarranted; future medical expenses unsubstantiated; pain and suffering; loss of amenities; loss of income during laid-up period; bed rest; food extra nourishment conveyance attending charges; compensation reduced; appeal allowed in part; deposit transmitted to appellant; High Court of Karnataka.
What did the court decide?
Appeal allowed in part; compensation payable to respondent No. 1 (claimant) reduced from the sum fixed in the impugned award to the sum recomputed by this Court (both figures illegible); amount in deposit, if any, to be transmitted to the concerned appellant forthwith.