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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
D.K.SINGH, VENKATESH NAIK T.
Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Manjamma, W/o. Late Rajappa T.K. – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
VENKATESH NAIK T., J.
MFA No.7305/2019 is filed by the Insurance Company challenging the judgment and award dated 15.04.2019 passed in MVC No.4323/2016 by learned Addl. Small Causes Judge and Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bengaluru (SCCH-13) (for short, 'Tribunal'), whereby, the Tribunal granted a compensation of Rs.25,32,160/- to the claimants, whereas, MFA.Crob.No.81/2021 is filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation.
2. For the sake of convenience, parties are referred to as they are referred to in the claim petition before the Tribunal.
3. Brief facts of the claimant's case before the Tribunal are as under:-
On 03.03.2016, at about 8.00 p.m., one Rajappa T.K. (herein after referred to as 'deceased'), his brother Ramesh and Ganesh were making haystack at their land at Tharabahalli village. At this time, the tractor-trailer bearing registration No.KA 53 T 986 and No.KA 53 T 987 brought a load of hay(dry grass) from other land to the land of the deceased and the driver of the said tractor-trailer in order to unload the said hay, lifted the trailer of the said tractor upwards and drove the said tractor-trailer in reverse direction at high speed and in a negl
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