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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
C.M.JOSHI
Meher Banu W/O Late Syed Altaf Hassan – Appellant
Versus
Muzamil Pasha S/O Late Dastagi – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
C M JOSHI, J.
Heard learned counsel appearing for the appellants. None appears for the respondents.
2. Being aggrieved by the judgment and award in MVC.No.820/2013, dated 16.01.2016 passed by the Additional Court of Small Causes and MACT, Mysuru, petitioner Nos.1 and 2 are before this Court in appeal seeking enhancement of the compensation.
3. The factual matrix of the case is that on 05.07.2013 at about 01.15 p.m., the deceased was proceeding on the motor bike bearing Reg.No.KA-09-R- 6781, the driver of the Tata ACE bearing Reg.No.KA-13-A- 5515 drove the same in a high speed and rash and negligent manner from the opposite direction and collided with the motor bike of the deceased resulting in his death. A case was registered against the driver of the Tata ACE by the Jurisdictional Police and it resulted in filing of a charge-sheet against him. The petitioners claiming that the negligence was on the part of the driver of the Tata ACE, filed a claim petition before the Tribunal, seeking compensation of Rs.45,55,000/-. Petitioner No.1 is the wife of the deceased and petitioner No.2 is the minor son of the deceased and petitioner No.3 is the father of the deceased. During the i
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