KARNATAKA HIGH COURT
LALITHA KANNEGANTI, J
SRI. NAGARAJU T. A. – Appellant
Versus
SRI. MALLIKARJUNA – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. circumstances leading to the accident and initial compensation. (Para 1) |
| 2. establishing circumstances surrounding the accident and initial compensation awarded. (Para 2 , 3) |
| 3. court's determination of appropriate compensation considering medical evidence. (Para 5) |
| 4. legal precedent related to expenses awarded. (Para 6) |
| 5. final ruling on the enhancement of compensation. (Para 7 , 9) |
ORAL JUDGMENT
Aggrieved by the award passed in MVC.No.3485/2016 dated 17.03.2020 by the IX Addl. Small causes Judge and ACMM, Member, MACT-7, Bengaluru, whereby the Tribunal had granted compensation of an amount of Rs.5,23,889/-, the claimant is before this Court seeking enhancement of the compensation. The claim petition is filed seeking compensation of an amount of Rs.15,00,000/- for the injuries sustained in the accident.
2. It is the case of the claimant that on 09.04.2016 at about 3.30 pm., the claimant along with his friends travelling in car from Tirupathi to Bangalore, when the said car reached near Ashoka Leyland Company, near Lakshmaiahkandriga village, on Bangalore-Chittor Main road, the driver of the car drove the same with high speed, dashed against the road side tree and due
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