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Kamla Vyas and ors. Vs. Basant and ors.

Kamla Vyas and ors. vs Basant and ors.

Disposition Appeal allowed Court Madhya Pradesh Decided Aug 10, 2005
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Citation
Court
Madhya Pradesh High Court
Judge
Decided On
Case Number
M.A. No. 207 of 2003
Subject
Motor Vehicles
Disposition
Appeal allowed

Case Summary

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- CONSTITUTION OF INDIA 1055. Article 141; [A.K. Patnaik, C.J., Dipak Misra, Abhay Gohil, S. Samvatsar, & S.K. Gangele, JJ] Dismissal of SLP arising from decision of High Court Whether binding precedent Decision of Division Bench in Rama and Company v. State of Madhya Pradesh, [2007(II) MPJR 229] overruled by Ful...

Key legal issue
Motor Vehicles
Outcome / disposition
Appeal allowed
Acts & sections
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 - Sections 173

Parties & Advocates

Appellant / Petitioner

Kamla Vyas and ors.

Advocate S.K. Jain, Adv.

Respondent

Basant and ors.

Advocate Pradeep Gupta, Adv.

Legal References

Acts
Motor Vehicles Act 1988 - Sections 173
Reported In
I(2006)ACC566; 2006ACJ1306

Excerpt

.....if there is assail to the order emerging from the inferior tribunal or subordinate courts has to be treated all the time for all purposes to be under article 227 of the constitution of india. it would depend upon the real nature of the order passed by the learned single judge. the pleadings also assume immense significance. it would not be an over emphasis to state that an order in a writ petition can fit into the subtle contour of articles 226 and 227 of the constitution in a composite manner and they can co-inside, co-exist, overlap or imbricate. in this context it is apt to note that there may be cases where the single judge may feel disposed or inclined to issue a writ to do full and complete justice because it is to be borne in mind that article 226 of the constitution is fundamentally a repository and reservoir of justice based on equity and good conscience. it will depend upon factual matrix of each case. dr. jaidev siddha v. jaiprakash siddha, 2007(2) mpjr (fb) 361: air 2007 mp 269 (fb) is not impliedly overruled in view of dismissal of slp preferred against order reported in rama and company v. state of madhya pradesh [2007 (2) mpjr 229 (db) (mp)]. - 50,000 towards various other heads such as loss of love and affection, loss of company, loss of consortium, funeral expenses and for the medical expenses......1, the same landed in a ditch in which chandulal vyas, a passenger, sustained bodily injuries and succumbed to the same. he was aged about 57 years at the time of accident and was working as chief manager with central bank of india. the aforesaid facts have not been disputed by learned counsel appearing for the respondent. appellants, i.e., wife, son and daughters have been awarded a sum of rs. 4,02,000 and this appeal is for enhancement.3. after having heard learned counsel for the parties and after perusal of the record, we are of the opinion that the amount awarded is on lower side and deserves to be enhanced. in fact, the impugned award would show that certain wrong deductions have been made. the deceased was aged about 57 years at the time of accident and his salary was rs. 18,260 per month. the tribunal committed an error in deducting the amount of pension, which appellant no. 1 (widow of the deceased) is getting. thus, this error has to be rectified. taking his salary as rs. 18,500 per month and after deducting 1/3rd amount, which the deceased must have been spending on himself, the dependency of appellants would come to about rs. 1,50,000 per annum. looking to the age of the deceased and that of the appellants the proper multiplier would be 8. thus, the compensation would come to rs. 1,50,000 x 8 = rs. 12,00,000. to this we add a further sum of rs. 50,000 towards various other heads such as loss of love and affection, loss of company, loss of consortium, funeral expenses and for the medical expenses. thus, the total amount of compensation payable to the appellants would come to rs. 12,50,000, which shall be paid by the respondents jointly and severally. the difference amount would carry interest at 4 per cent per annum from the date of application till actually paid.4. this appeal is allowed to the extent mentioned herein above. the impugned award stands modified. the respondents to bear cost of the litigation throughout. counsel's fee rs. 1,000, if.....

Full Judgment

Deepak Verma and Ashok Kumar Tiwari, JJ.

1. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, has been preferred by the claimants against the award dated 28.11.2002 passed in Claim Case No. 155 of 2000 by 14th Additional Member, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Indore.

2. One Chandulal Vyas had met with a motor road accident on 27.9.1998 while he was travelling as bona fide passenger in an Ambassador car bearing registration No. MH 15-E 444. The said car was owned and driven by respondent No. 1 at the relevant point of time and was insured with respondent No. 2. Due to rash and negligent driving of the car by respondent No. 1, the same landed in a ditch in which Chandulal Vyas, a passenger, sustained bodily injuries and succumbed to the same. He was aged about 57 years at the time of accident and was working as Chief Manager with Central Bank of India. The aforesaid facts have not been disputed by learned Counsel appearing for the respondent. Appellants, i.e., wife, son and daughters have been awarded a sum of Rs. 4,02,000 and this appeal is for enhancement.

3. After having heard learned Counsel for the parties and after perusal of the record, we are of the opinion that the amount awarded is on lower side and deserves to be enhanced. In fact, the impugned award would show that certain wrong deductions have been made. The deceased was aged about 57 years at the time of accident and his salary was Rs. 18,260 per month. The Tribunal committed an error in deducting the amount of pension, which appellant No. 1 (widow of the deceased) is getting. Thus, this error has to be rectified. Taking his salary as Rs. 18,500 per month and after deducting 1/3rd amount, which the deceased must have been spending on himself, the dependency of appellants would come to about Rs. 1,50,000 per annum. Looking to the age of the deceased and that of the appellants the proper multiplier would be 8. Thus, the compensation would come to Rs. 1,50,000 x 8 = Rs. 12,00,000. To this we add a further sum of Rs. 50,000 towards various other heads such as loss of love and affection, loss of company, loss of consortium, funeral expenses and for the medical expenses. Thus, the total amount of compensation payable to the appellants would come to Rs. 12,50,000, which shall be paid by the respondents jointly and severally. The difference amount would carry interest at 4 per cent per annum from the date of application till actually paid.

4. This appeal is allowed to the extent mentioned herein above. The impugned award stands modified. The respondents to bear cost of the litigation throughout. Counsel's fee Rs. 1,000, if certified.

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