Apsrtc, Hyderabad v. B Shankar, Karimnagar Dist and 1 Other
Case brief
What is this about?
Enhancement of motor accident compensation; rash and negligent driving by RTC bus AP-292-249 established; contributory negligence rejected; monthly income revised to Rs.8,000 per Ex.A10/PW3; disability taken at 71% per Ex.A9 Medical Board certificate instead of 100%; loss of earnings Rs.9,54,240 using multiplier 14; attendant charges Rs.5,000 granted; future prospects denied for curable mental illness without amputation; interest 7.5% p.a. and joint and several liability upheld; total enhanced Rs.12,31,181 to Rs.13,50,421; RTC appeal dismissed, claimant appeal partly allowed; Telangana High Court, Justice M.G. Priyadarsini, 14.02.2025; Sections 173 and 166(1)(a) Motor Vehicles Act 1988; Crime No.153/2013 u/S 337 IPC; Karimnagar Tribunal MVOP 390/2014.
What did the court decide?
M.A.C.M.A.No.355 of 2017 filed by RTC dismissed; M.A.C.M.A.No.1762 of 2016 partly allowed by enhancing compensation from Rs.12,31,181/- to Rs.13,50,421/- (monthly income Rs.8,000; disability 71%; loss of earnings Rs.9,54,240; attendant charges Rs.5,000 added); Tribunal findings on interest @ 7.5% p.a. and joint and several liability affirmed; no order as to costs; miscellaneous petitions, if any, closed.