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KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
P SREE SUDHA, J
THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER M/S. BAJAJ ALLIANZ GIC LTD. – Appellant
Versus
SMT. PALAKKA @ PALAMMA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. insurance appeal reviewing tribunal's compensation award. (Para 2) |
| 2. age assessment contested based on aadhar details. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. court affirms proper age documentation impacts compensation. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. loss of dependency and consortium awards computed. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. final compensation amount awarded with regulatory interest. (Para 9) |
ORAL JUDGMENT
MFA No.7859 of 2018 is filed by the Insurance Company challenging the judgment and award dated 26.07.2018 passed in MVC No.1057 of 2017 by the Principal Senior Civil Judge and CJM, Chitradurga (for short 'the Tribunal'), whereas MFA No.8851 of 2018 is filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation.
HC-KAR
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties shall be referred to as per their rank and status before the Tribunal.
3. Heard learned counsel for both the parties and perused the materials on record.
4. Learned counsel for the Insurance Company contended that as per Aadhar Card, he was born on 01.01.1961 and met with an accident on 27.07.2017 and thus, he was aged 56 years. The Tribunal relied upon Ex.P6 - post mortem report and assessed his age as 40 years, which is to be rectified. He further submitted t
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