Sri.Harsha H..S v. Sri.Anand C.S.
Case brief
What is this about?
The High Court of Karnataka partly allowed cross-appeals against a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award of Rs.12,11,547 for a 20-year-old BAMS student injured in a road accident. The court upheld the finding that the car driver was solely negligent based on the charge sheet and accident sketch showing the car entering a main road from a village road. It enhanced the notional income from Rs.15,250 to Rs.22,000 per month for a professional course student, reduced the disability assessment from 16% to 10% whole body as the assessing doctor had not treated the claimant and relied only on discharge summary, and reduced loss of income during laid-up period from Rs.91,500 to Rs.44,000 (2 months at revised income). The final compensation was fixed at Rs.11,12,207 with 6% interest from date of peti
What did the court decide?
Compensation fixed at Rs.11,12,207 with 6% interest from date of petition; insurer to deposit amount within 6 weeks including amount already deposited; amount in deposit to be transmitted to Tribunal; appellant-claimant entitled to release of entire compensation.