The High Court · 2025

THE HON,BLE SMT. JUSTICE RENUI(4 YARA M.A.C.M.A. No. 1166 of2023 qqqqrrENTi I lcarcl Ms. .-. Szrnclhr ii RzLni, leartre<l r i utlsel l'rr appellirnt / claimant an(l Ms. B.L Prasuna, learne(l st:rr ling counsel for rcspon<lent No.2/lnsurance Companl and perusecl tht r-ecord 'lhis is .rn appcal preferrcd b-v'- the zr;l: rllarlt/ c[i irnant 2. aggric\'od bv the as zLrcl passed br the lcartlr:cl \ otor Act:rdents ClzLimsTribunal-cumPrincipalDistrict.Judgezll\4a.habuIlllagar (for short 'the 'l'r'iburral') in M V O P No '12 'r 20 l B' dated 2a.o3.2023, u.hcreitr. trn amount ol Rs.14,61,00()/ rr'ith int()reSt at gtYo per annum \\'rls a\varcied in a claim petrli'l r filed s(leking compcnsation of Rs 1.5,OO,0C0/ . 'lhe claim petition was lilcd on account of it r 'rries sustained 3 bv thc appellant in a road traflic accident 1l ' t occurrcd on 25.08.'2017 at 19.30 hours due to rash and n('il gent driving of lorrv bearing No'AI, 21 -.lU -6777 u'hich lt.as drivcr b1, resptlndent No.1 (owner-cum-driver) and said vehicle \\ i s insut'cd bi' respondent No.2 dispute about lhe occurrenco 'f accident and 4. There is no liabilitv to pav compensation b1- tl-re respondent No " 1 and 2 jointll' 2 and severall,\,. The appeal is filed aggrieved by the quantum of compensation a\\'arded by the Tribunal 5- In grour-rds of appcal, it is plcaded that meagre amounls are awarded tou,ards pain and suffering, transportation, extra nourishment and attendant charges. Further, it is pleadecl that the loss of future earnings and medical expcnses are not granted Lastl1,, it is plcaded that the Tribunal erred in not taking the functional disabilitr. at I OO('.(, as he cannot clo the earlier vsork Though the disabilitv ccrtificate shou's phl,sical disabrlity at 557o Hence, sought enhancement

6. A perusal of the record shou,s that the Tribunal awarded compensation as per thc table at paragraph No.31 of the order as foilor.r's sl. oN 1 2 _ 4 5 6 7 8

9. 10 11 ! Head lier a licable is ltl Mon thll' income o[ PW I j Futqre prolpg cts at 4O-9; l olal sronthly irrcorne of P\d l I Annual income of PW I Multi 5501, tou'ards 4isabitity Medical eIpeq44!re Loss of monthlv incomc ti'll 3m Rs.7,000 Loss o[ amenities or loss of , expectatron of lifc iTowards special 1t't1{1{1on i Torvards transport charges Total compensation q!thll Amount Rs.7.00O E!.2 8o0l Rs.9, Qq_o/-: ,600 Rs.2 1,1!,890/ Compeflsation awarded MACT Rs. 1 I,64 240 Rs.2,15,838 Rs.21,000/- Rs.20,0OO/- Rs.20,0OO/- B{9 000 Rs.14,61,O78l- Rounded Rs.14,61,OOO/ - 3

7. Dr-rrir-tg argLlme nts appeal, the learned r'ruosel frlr the appellan I filed cirlcurlal-iotl of compensation to a\\'ardcd as foliorl's: Head lsT luo. L i 1. t,2, 3. r+ -). 6 7 8 9 I I 0 Li.

12. \'1or-rthh irtcome oI PW I Ll tLlre ProsPcctsa{ 40i; t' ,I r>t:rl morrtlrlv incomc ol PWl nnual income o[ PW1 \4rrltrplicr apPlicablc i-s 18 lU(l tn\\: l ds disabilitr Mclq]ic3l cxpcnditurc f"\ !I4s prrin and srlllering Loss of monthh irl comc Ils 10.50t)/ ll rnonths) l,oss of rrmr:nities or- Ioss of oxpcctation of life 'lorr ards nutr itior-r i T.qrq dS tran'?ort c,hzg&es Total speci:rl clict ancl Amount l l l Rs. 10,500 / Rs.4,200/ Er 1!le0l Rs. I.76,a0Q Rs.31.75,200/ - (r' mpensation cl .imed bY a 1 pellant l l l l .l 1.7-.20( )/ .1, L.r.8ll8 t.00 .000 , :l t .500,/ , I I .00.000 , I, s0.oo0 i , l] 2!pq9/ rr.38,27,53a/- l I

8. A comparisclll of the abovc t\\'o tables shou: that Lhr:rc is a grievance about the monthl]' income taken br' )r: Tribullal at Rs.7,000/ per month vis-a-r'is the appellant's clainr aL Rs 10'50O/ dispute abou 1 the fu nr:tional per month. Further, there is a disabilitv u.hich is taken as 5501, by the Tribunal or he basis of the disabilitl certifioa te/ Ex.A2O and 1007u claimed bi the appellant The rcrnaining discrepancies are mrnor in natllrc vhich does not need ant'interference

9. Cllaiming enhanced compellsation, the learn(l I counsel lor the appellaut relied Ltpon the jucigment. of the Honblt Juprenle Court 4 of India in Amarveer Kaur and others v. Reliance General Insurance Company Limited and othersl, uherein, the income of an unskilled labour s'as enhanced from Rs.4,50O/ per month as u'as held in Ramachandrappa v Royal Sundaram Alliance Insurance Co.Ltd.2 i. e. incrementalli AL Rs.50O/- per month for every subsequent year

10. Coming to the aspect of monthl-r income, the police record shows the avocation of the appellant as that of Shepherd. There is proof as to income of the appellant shepherd. It is not knor.r,n hour man,r, number ol sheep or goat u'ere ou'ned b,v the appellant and the incomc there from. A shepherd might have one or tu,o sheep or 100 sheep. Therefore, the said income of daily u,age labour cannot be applied as \\'as takerr in Amarveer Kaur case ( I supra). As such, this Court is of the considered opinion that the appellant was at tender age ol 2O 1.cars probably started working and thcrefore, cannot be expected to have income of Rs. 10,000/- per month in a remote village like Nckkonda Village of Jadcherla Mandal. Therefore, on this aspect, this Court is not inclined to consider the monthly income of the appellant at Rs. 10,500/- 1 1. With respect to percentage of disability, being a shepherd, injury to leg leading disability at 630 of right leg certainly causes r 2025 Lawsuir (SC) 621 ' zott 1at1 scc zla 5 difficultv in sheelr rcaring b1' t:rking the sheep Io ' grouncl bv walking lotlg dtstatlccs Horvever' the fac t lll:;rr rentatt'ls that ir-rj url to lcg clocs Ilot cause anl' loss $'ith resl) r'L ltl the livc -ilzc on open stocktlfshecptlrc'rnselves.Tlrcmobilitl.oftheallll'll:rrltrr.lll]lc reducccl. Therelorc, therc m a-v be requirement lor pur :hase of grass to fecrl tlre shc'clr 11I one place' In that context' hc lunctjonal disabilitr. can be tirl<t:rl at 7O(l'6' Accordingly' the lt: s of sourcc of incomt' ilue to clisabilitv is calculated As per ag(l rr.'\(l it-lcome o[ clcceascrl, if 4O'!,, o1' t he income is includecl as fllture l) osl)('cts ils ller Ias' lzritl clounl itr National Insurance Company Lt l' vs' Pranay Sethi and otherst. the aunual incomc u'ould br 1ls 1 ' 17'600/ (Rs.7,0t)O/-x 12 I 33.600/-)- As per the authority in larla Verma v' Delhi Transport Corporationa, if the aforesaid ar r tttrl incotne is multipliccl lvith rt'lcrraLnt multiplier of '18" the loss ol ulLlre eat-rlit.tgs of thc appellant ciue to disability at 70% is lls'14'81'76O/- (Rs.1.i7,600/ x l8 x 70l1O0)'

12. .I.Ire Triburlal <lic1 not au,ard any amount to,. lrcis pain ancl suffering. On ac<'outtt of grievous injury sustained lr tht: appe [[ant Rs.25,0OO/ is arvarded tou'ards pain and sufferi rg ln all' the appellant is entitlcd for the compensation as below: ' 'zorz (o) rzo (sc) '(zoos) o s.c.c. tu r 6 \-\ Head Amount Cornpensation awarded sl. No. I 2 3 I . 5. 6. 7. 8. 9 cts a1 4O'7" , income ol PWI Rs.7,000 R Montl'rl e 2,8qol_ Futurc ros Total monthly incomc of PW I Rs 9,800/- Annual income of PW 1 Rs.1,17,600 I Multiplier a Rs.21.16,800 70%o tor.vards disabilit Medical e Towards ain and srr fl'err n Loss of monthly incom , Il"f ,oQQl p 4u41h") IO. Loss o[ arnenities or loss of licable is 1il cnditure e ,!!, pectation of life CX Tou,ards special <1iet and nu trition

12. , Towar ds tr I Total compensation IIS ort charges Rs- I4.81 ;Lgel i Rs,2 ,15,838/ Rs.25.00 0 Rs.2l,O0O/ Rs.20,0OO/- Rs.20.000/ Rs.20.000/ - Rs.18,O3,598/-

13. Accordingll', the M.A.C.M.A is allou.ccl. The compensation a\\'arded by the Tribunal is herebl, enhanced from Rs.14,6L,OO0/ to Rs.18,O3,598/-, u.hich shall carry interest at 97o per annum on the enhanced amount from the date of petition till the date of realization Respondents shall deposit the amount q'ithin a period of (8) weeks from thc date of receipt of copy of this juclgment. Hou.ever, the appellant shall pay the delicit Court Fee on the enhanced compensation. On such deposit, the appellant is entitled to withdraw the entire amount without furnishing the securit_y. Miscellaneous Petitions, if any, pcnding in this appeal, shall stand closed. There sha-11 be no order as to costs //TRUE COPY// 1. The Chairman Mahabubnagar Motor Accident Claims Tribunal -c 2. One CC to Sri J Sandhya Rani, Advocate tOpUCl 3. One CC to Smt. B L prasuna, Advocate tOpUCl 4. Two CD Copies ,b. SD/. P PONNA KRISHNA ISTANT REGISTRAR A CTION OFFICER -Pr cipal District Judge, ,| HIGH COURT DATED:26/08/2025 JUDGMENT MACMA.No.1166 of 2023 i t, i ALLOWING THE MACMA WITHOUT COSTS L.;1 i ,iilE s i4 oi\ ( t IEB 2ffi )I 05 '-) :a. :.* 'i: ,i\5t,, *- )l 134421 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD TUESDAY, THE TWENTY SIXTH DAY OF AUGUST TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SMT JUSTICE RENUKA YARA MO TOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 1166 OF 2023 Between: Bonkur Mallesh, S/o Narayana Age 28years, Occ Agriculture and Shephered (presently nil) R/o H.No 1-18/4 Nekkonda village, Jadcherla Mandal, Mahabubnagar District. ...AppellanUC laimant AND

1. Shaik lsmail, S/o S.Abdul Rehnman Age Major, Occ Owner-cum-driver of the Lorry No AP-21-TU-6777, R/o H.No 1-4, Nagalooti village, Midtur Mandal, Nandikotkur Taluk, Kurnool District.

2. The Oriental lnsurance Co.Ltd.,, represented by its Divisional Manager- Officer, Divisional Office No 40-383, Bupal Complex, Park Road, Kurnool, A.P. (-Respondent No.1 remained exparte in the court below and did not contest the claim of the claimants. Hence, the Respondent No.1 impleaded as proforma party and no notice is necessary to him in this appeal). .Respondents Appeal Under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act against the Judgment and Decree in M.V O.P.No. 42 of 2018 dated 28-03-2023 on the file of the Court of the Chairman Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cum-Principal District Judge, Mahabubnagar. ORDER: This appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appeal, the Judgment and Decree of the Tribunal and the material papers in the MVOP and upon hearing the arguments of Smt. J Sandhya Rani, Advocate for the Appellant and of Smt. B L Prasuna, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. This Court doth Order and Decree as follows

1. That the II/ACIVA be and hereby is allowed 2. That the conrpensation awarded by the Tribunal irr hereby enhanced from Rs.'14,61,000/- to Rs.18,03,598t which shall can) interest at the rate of 9% per annum on the enhanced amount from th: date of petition till the date of realization. from the date of receipt of copy of this Judgment.

3. That the Respondents shall deposit the amount w t rin a period of g weeks 4 That however, the appellant shall pay the de I cit Court fee on the 5. That on such deposit, the appellant is be and her::y entitled to withdraw enhanced compensation. the entire amount wilhout furnishing the security.

6. That save as aforesaid, the decree of the Tribunal lhali stands confirmed in all other respects; and

7. That there shall be no order as to costs in this apo,: rl. St,i P PONNA KRISBI*A ASS ISTANT REGISfRAR _--7 //TRUE COPY// /\\ \ \', SECTION OFFICER ncipal District Judge, 1 . The Chairman Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-cuni-t, Mahabubnagar. 2. Two CD Copies To, ABK N, HIGH COURT DATED:26/08/2025 DECREE MACMA.No.'1 166 of 2023 ALLOWING THE MACMA WITHOUT COSTS i( 0, 'j).a: {:;