Karnataka Court July 1990 Judgments

Venkataramana Reddy Vs. Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: I(1991)ACC516

Chandrakantharaj, J.1. This is an appeal by the victim of an accident involving two motor vehicles. The appellant was travelling on a moped bearing No. CKJ 5706 from Jayanagar side to Madiwala side near Old check post at Bangalore. The bus bearing registration No. CAF 174 belonging to the respondent-Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation, came from wrong side in a rash and negligent manner at great speed and dashed against the moped causing injuries to the appellant. The moped was damaged.2. The appellant presented a petition under Section 110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, claiming compensation from the respondent-Corporation in a sum of Rs. 5, 00, 000/-, which included cost of medicine, food, nourishment and travelling expenses, services rendered by relations, damage to clothes, damage to moped, loss of salary and loss of consortium. The appellant on the date of the petition or accident was about 35 years old. He was working as plant operator in Bangalore dairy getting a salary of ...