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Jayanta Ku.Mallick v. Golakha Muduli

Orissa HC28 Oct 2022MACA/661/2019

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The High Court of Orissa allowed an appeal to enhance compensation for a motor accident death case. The court directed the Insurance Company to deposit an additional Rs. 2,30,000/- to cover future prospects and consortium, following the principles laid down in Kirti vs. Oriental Insurance Co., computed at 6% interest.

What did the court decide?

Direction to deposit further consolidated sum of Rs. 2,30,000/- before the Tribunal.

Jayanta Ku.Mallick Vs Golakha Muduli — Motor Accident Claims | Orissa HC (2022)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK MACA No.661 of 2019

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Jayanta Kumar Mallick and others …. Appellants Mr. K.C. Nayak, Advocate

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-versus-

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Golakha Muduli and another …. Respondents Mr. P.K. Tripathy, Advocate for Respondent No.2

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CORAM:

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JUSTICE B. P. ROUTRAY

ORDER

28.10.2022

Order No.

Heard Mr. K.C. Nayak, learned counsel for the Appellantsclaimants as well as Mr. P.K. Tripathy, learned counsel for the Respondent No.2-Insurance Company.

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Present appeal by the claimants is directed against the award dated 26.06.2019 of the learned 3^rd MACT, Jagatsinghpur in MAC No.371 of 2015 wherein the learned Tribunal has granted compensation to the tune of Rs.4,40,000/- along with interest @7% per annum to the claimants from the date of filing of the claim application i.e.14.09.2015 on account of death of the deceased in the motor vehicular accident dated 31.3.2015.

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Mr. K.C. Nayak, learned counsel contends for the claimants that no future prospects have been granted while computing compensation. Further the claimants are entitled to enhanced amount towards consortium and general damages.

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Upon hearing both parties and considering all such grounds advanced by the parties and upon perusal of the impugned

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judgment, it reveals that no future prospects has been added to the income and only Rs.40,000/- has been granted for consotium to the husband. As such further consolidated sum of Rs.2,30,000/(rupees two lakhs thirty thousand) is proposed to the parties in course of hearing. Mr. K.C. Nayak, learned counsel for the claimants-Appellants agrees to the same and Mr. P.K. Tripathy, learned counsel for Respondent No.2-Insurance Company leaves it to the discretion of the Court. The compensation amount is accordingly fixed to that extent.

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It needs to be mentioned here that for the purpose of adding future prospects, the principle stated in the case of Kirti and another vs. Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., (2021) 2 SCC 166 is relied on and the enhanced amount is computed taking interest @6% per annum.

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In the result, the appeal is disposed of with a direction to the Insurance Company to deposit the further consolidated sum of Rs.2,30,000/- before the Tribunal within a period of two months from today, where-after the same shall be disbursed to the claimants in equal proportion.

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An urgent certified copy of this order be granted on proper application.

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( B.P. Routray) Judge

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B.K. Barik

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