Sri Gautham Somani v. Sri Shashi Kumar
Case brief
What is this about?
HC-KAR (NC: 2026:KHC:1493), WP No.24039 of 2024 (GM-AC), decided 09.01.2026 by Justice B M Shyam Prasad. Keywords: apportionment of motor accident death compensation; section 166 Motor Vehicles Act 1988; MVC No.1061/2023; II Additional Judge Court of Small Causes Bengaluru; joint memo amicable settlement; equal 50:50 division of Rs.1,37,00,000/- with accrued interest between husband and mother of the deceased; quashing of apportionment portion of award (Annx-C) and rejection of I.A. No.1 (Annx-E); HDFC Ergo General Insurance Co Ltd as respondent No.2; Articles 226 and 227.
What did the court decide?
Petition allowed; award in MVC No.1061/2023 modified so that the petitioner and the third respondent are entitled equally (50% each) to Rs.1,37,00,000/- with the interest that has accrued; Tribunal directed to release the amount subject to its orders on apportionment, disbursement and deposit.