Manjegowda N. v. Manager United India Insurance Company Ltd.

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2014 Supreme(Online)(SC) 127

SUPREME COURT
G. S. Singhvi, J
Manjegowda N. v. Manager United India Insurance Company Ltd.

Table of Content
1. nature of accident and compensation awarded. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. dispute over income documentation and disability impact. (Para 6 , 7 , 8)
3. court's approach to disability and its effects on earning capacity. (Para 9 , 10)
4. rational basis for compensation adjustment. (Para 11 , 12)
5. final compensation determination and appeal outcome. (Para 13 , 14)

1. Leave granted. The appellant has preferred these appeals against the final judgment and order dated 6-9-2012 whereby the High Court of Karnataka has dismissed the appeal preferred by the appellant bearing MFA No. 2386 of 2007 (MV) preferred for enhancement of compensation allowed in his favour by the judgment and award dated 11-12-2006 in MVC No. 1322 of 2005 by the Additional Civil Judge (Senior Division) and Additional Member of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (MACT), Hassan, and partly allowed the appeal preferred by the respondent Insurance Company bearing MFA No. 6612 of 2007.

3. As noted earlier, the matter was taken in appeal to the High Court of Karnataka through two appeals, one preferred by the appellant complaining against inadequacy of the compensation and the other by the Insurance Company f

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