Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd vs Ramu
2023 Latest Caselaw 10933 Kant

Citation : 2023 Latest Caselaw 10933 Kant
Judgement Date : 18 December, 2023

Karnataka High Court

Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd vs Ramu on 18 December, 2023

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                                                     MFA No. 9102 of 2019




                     IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
                       DATED THIS THE 18TH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023
                                          BEFORE
                      THE HON'BLE SMT. JUSTICE LALITHA KANNEGANTI
                     MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL NO. 9102 OF 2019 (MV-D)

                BETWEEN:

                    SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.,
                    NO.5/5, 3RD FLOOR
                    MONARCH CHURCH, INFANTRY ROAD
                    BENGALURU 560 001
                    NOW REPT. BY THE MANAGER
                    CLAIMS, SHRIRAM GIC LTD.,
                    NO. 5/4, 3RD FLOOR, SV ARCADE
                    BELEKAHALLI MAIN ROAD
                    OPP B G ROAD, LIMB POST
                    BENGALURU - 560 076
                                                         ...APPELLANT
                (BY SRI.PRADEEP B.,ADVOCATE)
                AND:

                1.     RAMU
Digitally
                       S/O LATE NARAYANAPPA
signed by JAI          AGED ABOUT 34 YEARS
JYOTHI J
                       R/AT HARALAHALLI VILLAGE
Location:
HIGH COURT             PANDAVAPURA TALUK
OF                     MANDYA DISTRICT - 571 434
KARNATAKA

                2.     SINGAMMA
                       W/O SIDDAIAH
                       D/O LATE NARAYANAPPA
                       AGED ABOUT 39 YEARS
                       R/AT KENNALU VILLAGE
                       PANDAVAPURA TALUK,
                       MANDYA DISTRICT 571 434

                3.     GOWRAMMA
                       W/O LATE NARAYANAPPA
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     AGED ABOUT 37 YEARS
     R/AT MARAKIPURA VILLAGE
     PANDAVAPURA TALUK
     MANDYA DISTRICT 571 434

4.   P CHANDRASHEKARA
     S/O PUTTASWAMY
     MAJOR
     R/AT NO 3539, 3RD MAIN
     2ND CROSS, TILAKNAGARA
     MYSURU - 570 001
                                      ...RESPONDENTS
(BY SRI.K.V.NAIK .,ADVOCATE FOR R-1 TO R-3., NOTICE
SERVED TO R-4)


     THIS MFA FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST THE
JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED 12.06.2019 PASSED IN MVC
NO.357/2015 ON THE FILE OF THE ADDITIONAL SENIOR CIVIL
JUDGE    AND    JMFC,   PANDAVAPURA,         AWARDING
COMPENSATION OF RS.7,82,800/- WITH INTEREST AT 9
PERCENT P.A FROM THE DATE OF PETITION TILL THE DATE OF
DEPOSIT ETC.

    THIS APPEAL, COMING ON FOR ORDERS, THIS DAY, THE
COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
                        JUDGMENT

Aggrieved by the award passed in MVC.No.357/2015

dated 12.06.2019, the appellant-insurance company is

before this court questioning the quantum of

compensation.

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2. Sri K.Vinayak, Learned counsel submits that he

has instructions to appear on behalf of the Respondent

No.1 to 3, and he will file the vakalath within one week

from today. Learned counsel submits the parties have

arrived at an agreement that the compensation amount

may be reduced from Rs.7,82,800/- at 9% to

Rs.7,25,000/-. Now it is agreed upon by both the

parties that an amount of Rs.7,25,000/- will be paid

globally.

3. Accordingly, the appeal is disposed off directing

the Insurance Company to pay an amount of

Rs.7,25,000/- globally and the learned counsel shall be file

the vakalath within one week from today.

(a) The amount in deposit by the Insurance Company shall be forthwith transferred to the Tribunal.

(b) The Registry is directed to return the Trial Court Record to the Tribunal along with

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the certified copy of the order passed by this court forthwith without any delay.