Full Judgment
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE B.KEMAL PASHA WEDNESDAY, THE4H DAY OF JUNE201414TH JYAISHTA, 1936 MACA.No. 2054 of 2010 ( ) -------------------------- AGAINST THE AWARD IN OPMV262005 of M.A.C.T.,KOLLAM DATED1401-2010 APPELLANT(S)/PETITIONER: ------------------------------------------------ BIJU, VARUVILA VEEDU, POOTHAKULAM, PARAVOOR, KOLLAM DISTRICT. BY ADV. SRI.PRATHEESH.P RESPONDENT(S)/RESPONDENTS: ------------------------------------------------- * 1. BABURAJ, B.S.SADANAM, HOUSE NO.395, KALLUVATHUKKAL, KOLLAM. * 2. ABHILASH, S/O.CHANDRASENAN, ULIYANADU, CHIRAKKARA.
3. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.LTD., KOLLAM. *RESPONDENTS1& 2 ARE DELETED FROM THE PARTY ARRAY AS PER ORDER
DATED0406.2014 IN I.A.NO.1448/14. R3 BY ADV. SMT.RAJI T.BHASKAR THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON0406-2014, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: B.KEMAL PASHA, J.
................................................................ M.A.C.A. No. 2054 of 2010 ............................................................... Dated this the 4th day of June, 2014
JUDGMENT
Dissatisfied with the award dated 14.01.2010 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kollam in O.P.(MV) No.26/2005, the petitioner has come up in appeal.
2. On 21.09.2004, while the petitioner was riding on a motorbike, he was knocked down by mini lorry bearing Reg.No.KL-01/F-7592 driven by the 2nd respondent in a rash and negligent manner so as to endanger human life, and thereby the appellant sustained very serious injuries. The first respondent is the registered owner of the lorry and the 3rd respondent is its insurer. The Policy is admitted. M.A.C.A. 2054 of 2010 -:
2. :- 3. The court below has granted a total amount of 58,900/- towards compensation. According to the appellant, no amount has been awarded as compensation towards loss of amenities and that the compensation for disability has been calculated by adopting an amount of 2000/- only as monthly income.
4. Heard the learned counsel for the appellant and the learned counsel of the 3rd respondent. The learned counsel for the appellant has pointed out that the appellant was a young man of 23 at the time of accident and he has suffered severe deformities on account of the injuries sustained. It seems that the appellant had sustained lacerated wound 6 x 2 x 1 cm involving upper and lower eye lid of right eye, lacerated wound 10 x 2 x 1 cm extending from pinna of ear up to zygomatic arch, and fracture of right frontal bone and floor of anterior cranial fossa extending to anterior and lateral wall of right orbit. M.A.C.A. 2054 of 2010 -:
3. :- 5. It seems that the Tribunal has applied the correct multiplier of 17 and accepted the disability based on the medical records at 8%. It has to be noted that the Tribunal has taken his monthly income at 2,000/-, which is too low and that an amount of 3000/- has to be taken as the monthly income. The loss of earnings for three months has also to be calculated by considering the monthly income as 3,000/-. It seems that the court below has not awarded any amount towards loss of amenities. On a calculation, the compensation for disability will come to 48,960/-. An amount of 7,500/- has to be granted as compensation for loss of amenities. Therefore, the appellant is entitled to an additional amount of 26,820/- by way of compensation. In the result, the M.A.C.A. is allowed as follows: The 3rd respondent is directed to pay an amount of 26,820/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum, from the date of claim petition till the date of payment to the claimant, over and above the amount arrived at in the M.A.C.A. 2054 of 2010 -:
4. :- impugned award. The 3rd respondent shall deposit the amount within 2 months from today. Sd/- B. KEMAL PASHA, JUDGE ul/- [True copy] P.S. to Judge