K.L.MANJUNATH, RAVI MAUMATH
New India Assurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
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Velumurugan V. – Respondent
K.L. Manjunath, J.
1. The Insurance Company has filed this appeal aggrieved by the Judgment and Award passed by the MACT., Bangalore on 14.8.2013 in MVC No. 6424/2011.
2. Heard the learned Counsel for the parties.
3. The appellant-Insurance Company has filed this appeal questioning the liability saddling on it and also to reduce the quantum of compensation granted by the Tribunal.
4. The admitted facts are that the petitioner/second respondent is the mother of one Nagarjuna, who died in the road traffic accident that occurred on 25.7.2011 at about 3.50 p.m. He was aged about 30 years. The accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the tanker bearing registration No. KA-40 7499 which dashed against the motor cycle. He was immediately shifted to Command Hospital, where he was declared dead. He was aged about 30 years and working as Office Administrator at Radical Net Works, Frazer Town, Bangalore and drawing a salary of Rs. 8,000/- per month. He was a M.Com., graduate. In addition to that he was also a graduate in Library Science. The Insurance Company contended that since the lorry driver did not possess the special endorsement required for transportati
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