C.urt r Sarla Vcrma v. Delhi Transport Corporationr and also not an.arded c

HON,BLIl SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALA],\THI RAO M.A.C.M.A.NO.533 0F 2022 IUpGt4!N'r IIrr, 1-trt'st'r': ,rpp,',rl has Lrr't'tt Prcir'rrcll l,i i11' ;11rpi'llantsl pctitioners .r1,,irinst tlrc' ( )rclt'r .rntl f)t'crec' tlatc'tl 2(.. l ?0?2 r"rtr _<sec1 in \{.\'/.O.1-.\o.5ri ,,i l()li ort Lht' [ilt' ol- 'l hc Chairtr.'r N{olor Vchiclt ,\cciclt,nts CI.rinrs IliL.unal-cunr-l)rincipal Dis ict fud1le NizamaLrarl (iL,r sh()rt 'tht' Iribr-rnal') for r t h.tnccntc't'tt o[ conrp(,nsa t r()n

2. |or rlre srlkL' .rl- eonvcniencr,, t[rt, p.rrtic's hcreirr l'tcl tcfcr-rc(l LL) as the i' .lr-(' cll-l cr\ t'rl bt,itrre tlre Ir.arrrcd Trilrun.rl, l'rcr.' r 3 I leartl, Sr : 'j SLrrcrrcler Rcdt'lr', le.rt nctl ( , uusel for tlrt' AppellantT/ pc'tiLroncrs ancl Sri C.[ [.Verrkata N,r-, r,an.r, lt'arnetl Cout-tscl Ior thc lt's fro r-rtlr,n t No.2-IrrsLrr.rnc('Compatr,

1. fhc petitiorrt:r's h.rvL. filccl the MVOP No.55 l , f 2018 s(,eking conrpcnsatior-r oI tlrt: clcath of wife of the pctitioner l.] r..l and mother o[ lretitioncr Nt,s.] .rnrl I in tr ro.rtl act iclcnt (:alminy , 'rnpcllsati()n oI Rs.6,00,000/-. T hc I riburral aftL.r rluc encluiry vvas |1, ased to irwarcl Rs.3,90,000/- to Lhc petitiorrcrs Nos.2 ancl 3 alon11 \vi1l profrortion.rkl costs ar1.l intorcsl ,t': 7 aot, p..1., frortr thc tlatc of filirrlt of tlte petition \ 4 till t[-re date of realizatio.r Lhat pctitio^ers lr/cre not cntitreti to anrr ciaim any intcrest, if the petition was ciismissed for an' reason till the ciate tl-re petiiion n as restorerJ. I It rs ( ()l-rt('nrlcLr [,r trrc ]i'arnt,cr (-()Lrrs(rr r.o1- (lfrpolclnts- rrt'tiIir,crs is that thc ir-rtorr,-. asscssed L',r, tht: aLror.c 'r'ribunar rcspect of tltc deccasecl, i.r,ho r,r,as;rgricultural lab.urer as Rs.5000/- - l-rcr.1011th is agairrst thc t'r'iclt,rrcc.. rcc.*l .r.rl sa.rc is r-rot jrrst ancl propcr. 'l he appro;-rriate incor.ne would be takcn as lts.g000/_ per r-rrrth f.r a farm rab.ur arrd Ihc.'fribu*a] has,rt ar,r,ar.cled trrc future Pl'ospccls.rs Por thc lurlgmcnl of thc. IIgl'[rlc Su 1-.,rc 111(. C.urt r^ Sarla Vcrma Vs. Delhi Transport Corporationr and also not an.arded c(),tpeltscttiolt unclt,r thc otht r con'c,tional lrcacls ar_rd sought for cttltartct rlcnt of thc t.9r-np1.1rs.rti6tr aptou6t.

6. On the other hand, the learrred Counsel appearing for the respondcnt No.2-lnsurance companv submitted that there is no flar,v in tlre order and clecrcr: datc,j 26.07.2022 ancl the -l riburral has granted just and proper compensation and the petitioners are rlot entitled for any enhancement in the above appeal, ancl prayed to disr-niss thc saicl appcal br cor inning the orcler Passec.l Lrr. the 'Iri bunal. (20(re)6 SCI(' ll I

7. ,\s it is alreaLlr. held that the accident occurr.(,( iue to rash and ne1;ligent rlrivingl L I tht' d,r'cr o[ [he offcndi,g r.l 1., the liabilitl, n'as fastcnecl jointlr anci scr.crallv against the respon - ,nts. E. Norv lho itornts for consiclcr-.rliorr .rre tlrat: (i) \\'hethr,r tltt' incorle oi thc cleccasecl, .i; la['',ourc,r, lvas t orrt,cllv f ixerl at tts.5,000/ - pt,r tht, ribu r-ra I ? ; anci -[ ,-u lt u ral r onth by (ii) \Vht-tlrcr tlte I-riL'rr-rr-ral h.rs an,arclerl lrst anci pr()Pel' COmIr,ltsaIiotr O|r .rct'our-rt oI tlte c{r,.r of thc dc,ce.rsr.cl? POINT

9. l'his Court Ir.rs pr'ruscrl thc. c.ntire cvirlr.nc(, ,r tl clocuments availablc orr record ancl 13iven earnest consrtii I ttion to the subrnissions oI bolh lhe parties.

10. It is c(rr1[,nr1(]cl br thc lc.rrncrl crrLrr, t,i lor the Appellarrts/ petiti.rrr-'rs that tl're agc, o[ the c'leceased r. s takc. as 65 years, but it shoulri L)c tilkcn as 56 r,etrrs, as observetl r,. ,nr the recorcl that the crirnc. rccortls sltorl tlt.it tltc tiecr.nsecl to be (r:i \ ,.trs as on the datc of accident arti r-ro cvidence is placecl kr substa.li tc the age of the deceased as 55 vears. In that yiew of thc' matte r. I'riburrar has rightly taken the.rgc of thc- cleceascrl as 65 r,ears. 6 1,1. So far as the taking, the salary as 5,000/- to an agriculture lal-rour, thts CourL lraving .()nsiclcre(l the jutlgrnent of the llon'Lrlc r\1lr'r f1)Lr1-1 in thc r'asc ol- NIalak.rpp.r and others Vs. Iffco-l'oki<r Cencral Irrsurance Co. I-td and another'1, the anrount f()r .ln aqriculturc l-arm l.r[.rourel shrrr-rlcl [.c fircd at lis.8,000/-p.m. anrl as thc rlecearscrl r.r,as agecl 65 as on lhc c-latc of acciclcnt, no [uture ProsPects can bc allor'ved in vielv oi tlie juclgureni of Hor-r ble ,\pex CtrLr'1 1,r Sarl.r Vernr.r (suprr..11

12. Hcrrcc, the salary o[ tlrr- decr.asccl, i,vho is falni labourt,r, is fixcrl ;rt Rs.fi,000/- ['r.t-n., atrr] the tr;)P1sp1i2te r-nultiprlicr for [ht' agc group bg111'.'.'rr 61 t6 b5 _t,c-.rt's s'-' l3 Insofar as ar'r,arding ar-rrount touiards conventional lieads IS cont:ernecl, the '[ribunal ar.r,arclecl Rs.40,000/- c.ach tor,r,ards loss of consortium, Its.15,0t)0/- torr,'.rrcls loss of estate an('l Rs.15,000/- tort,ards funeral experlses as held bv the five-Judge llench ol the Hon'ble Suprcme Court in its juclllrncnt in National Insurance Company Limited vs. Pranay Sethi and others3. With regarcl to the conventional heads, the Hon'ble Apex Court in Pranay Sethi (supra), at paragraph No.59.8 hcld tha t reasorrable f igures on convetrtional '201.; ,\c:J I t09 ' i2ou t6 scc otto 1 heatls, narnclr,, loss of t statc', loss oI consortium anci ttcral exIellscs shoulcl be Iis.15,000, Its.40,000/- and I1.s.15,000/- reslr' .tivelY atrd the aforesaid ar-nttuutts shoulcl be t'rrhatrced trt the ratt' : lO"/o in cverl' thrt.t' \,r,ars. lrt lii,,,r'1rl l|1p.1[..,1rr t, tlt,t'ition, thr Ictitr, .Is .rrt' Crltitlt'tl to Rs.40,00t)/- c'.tc1' tott'artls t'ottstrrliutlr, antl Rs l: .l(X)/- lorlarr-ls loss oI estaLe arrcl lis. 15,0001- tottrar,,]s futteral ex[-r'-'] i's, .rlon1; with cnh;lrceme'nt at thc ratt'oi 10"i, itr ('\'cr\' [hr('('\'('(]rs .' dcr i'.rch llcatl, I lor.r,cver, tht i riL_.rrnal has noL arr,.rrtlttl thc cr, l ortium tO thc petitioner llvo.l

11. ln Kirti r,. Oricttltl ltrsttrtnct'Co. I.frl.,{ the I n'ble Su p,rcme Cou rt he'ld as utrclet "9. .... It cannot bc rlisprrtetl th.rt at the tiruc oi tit. in fact w,crc loul ck'pl'nclarrts oi thc dccc.rsl'rl atrtl Ir. tlr crc r: t Ii lce. l he suL'rstrclur-'.tt tlt'ath trt tlrL' tlt'cr:.tst'tl s d('Pr'rr(1,r: ought 11()t to bc:t ri:.rstrn [or rctluctiotr (ri ttloILtr compensation Clairns and legal liabilities clvstail . timc of the accitlcnt itseli, and changes post tltel not to or(lin.u ilt afl.cct lrt,r.rtlin:l ploct'e.lings. Jusl the appcllant clairnanl.s cannoL rclY ulron sL. incrcases in mirrimum rr,ages, the rcsporrcle nt in: nrLrthcr r,- t itlc'nt r at the r o Lrglrt Lc Iron' ic(lucnI rcr lor) cannot seek buncfit of thc. subser.lue'nt rleatlr of a t:i rcntlant cluring the pontlencv of lcgal procceclin[is. Sirril; concession in [.]\\, rn.rri(' rrr this rcg.rrtl bv t'itl't woulcl not [,inrl the parties, as it is lcgallv se I Ir', anv t ourrscl r'r{ that '1:o: ry z scc rr,r, 8 - advocates cannot throw awav lcgal riglits or cllter itlto arrangernents contrarv to [arr.. lDirector of ELunerttury F-drrcLtttot t,. prnutod Ktnuttr Snltoo, (2019) 10 SCC 671, para l1 : (2020) 1 sC.C (Cir ) 3,8 : (tr)20) 1 S(.C (r.&S) 12J ., l5 f'rour Lhe alr.r r' r-ri'ri.ii)lr, thL' crair-rs arrci lcg,;rl liaLrirrtics crt,stallizc aL tl-rc time oI the .tcr iclcrrt itst lf, anrl ch.tnges post thcrt,to ougl-rt not to ordinaril_i afltt t pp11j111g proLccdings. ln vieia, 6f tftc same/ even if arry ol thr: clcpt,ndents of thc dece;iscc1 passcs .r\{/a_\, duri,g, the pr:.rle nc' .1- thc p rL rt-c-ecl i^gs, suclt dcce.rsed,s depenc.lent shall also bc enLitletl to t-6,.l.r.,,., ,.,,r. I1 ti-rc i6stapt case, the pctitio,(.r No.1 died during the 1-rc;1611119 proceetlipgs bcforc tl-re Tribulal arrcl thcrefore, being the c1c1-rcnjp,,1 of thc c.lt-ceasccl, he is also entitlecl to consortium and the- sanrc ncerJs to be nrorlifiecl to that extent.

16. l'hereforc, the a prpeliants/ petitior.rers are cntitlecl for the cornpen..;atiolr rn tltc [oJlr rrr rnr] t,.,r-ms: 1 2 3

4. 5 Income Ded uction Lorla rds perso n.rI e\[)('nse< _iR.. I (n' 96,000/- psr anllurn 8,000/- x 12) I l{s 32.000/ - ' lts e6.000/- \ I/3) (onc-third of incomc i.e, NeI Incontc [)(,t alllu l]t l Multiplier Loss of Dependency Its.6 i,000/- (Its.96,000/- - Irs.32,000/-) 7 Rs.4,48,000/- (lis.6 1,000/ x 7) 9

6. I Loss c,f Consortiunr - (lts l{),t)00/- r :; if, t,fZ,OtOl- + (10i, oi I{s..10,0c01 - 88,U00/_ I t."is c,i*tnr,, (Rs.15,000/- * 10",t. L,f Rs.15000/-) = l 16,500/- Funcral ex[]cn.rcs (Rs l5,0Ll0/ + l0', ,rt lts 1:(lt)0,/ ) i 19,,0!l- I',O]AL l-ns' ro^soo7- Its. 16,500/- I{s.6,13,000/- l l I l l7 Accord ir-r15lr', the r\ppeal is .illou,t,11, . rlrrrncin5t thc compensation .rmount flon-r Rs.3,t)0,000/- to Its- 13,000/- witlt interest @ 7.i% p.a. fr()m the clate of the claim pctitic.r tilI the datc of rcalization su L-rjr:ct to 1-r;11,11g;1i of tlc.ficit CoLrrl 1e,1, r r Iltc enharrr.er] COlnPellsati0n a lTloUn t

18. 'l'he lnsurance Comparry is tlirectccl to clept. t tl-re intount rvithin a periocl of trt,o morrths from tlre rjate of rL,(-ert, ()f the cc.,pv o[ thc orclcr. C)n such dc.posit, the appellant Nos.2 ,i I I 3,/pctrtio:rer Nos.? ancl 3 are entitled to withdraw thc cntiri. unounts. 'l h(, Rt'tJistry is dirt.ctr:rl to cl rar.r, thc clccrte accgrtlir-r1,,lt,. I lr,.. shall irc rro ordcr as to costs As a sequel, the miscellaneous applicatior-rs, 11 rrr1,, pcr-rc.ling, shall stand closecl SD/- M. .,AWAHAR REDOY ASSIi TANT REGISTRAR //TRUE COPY// ;ECTION OFFICER One Fair Copy to the Hon'ble Sri Justice Suddala Ct: lapathi Rao (For His Lordships kind Perusal) - -'-' 1 The Motor Accidents N izamabad . 2 11 LR CoPies Claims Tribunal (Principal )istrrct Judge) at \ To, - The Under Secretary, Union of lndia, tVinistry of Law. Justice and Company Affairs. New Delhi The Secretary, Advocates Association Library, High Court for the State of Telangana. High Court Buildings at Hyderabad One CC to Sri S.Surender Reddy, Advocate [OPUC] One CC to Sri Ch.Venkata Narayana Advocate tOpUCl Two CD Copies 3 4

5. El 7. Sr.s,sn a HIGH COURT DATED:0410912025 .f t:, \. ''.,..', .-_ :) I ,Bl:o \...' 'v 0 2 t'11\P, zUE (, .t:.,/ JUDGMENT + DECREE MACMA.No.S33 o12022 i DRAFTS ALLOWING THE MACMA )h [ 3485 ] IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATE OF TELANGANA AT HYDERABAD THURSDAY, THE FOURTH DAY OF SEPTEIVBER TWO THOUSAND AND TWENTY FIVE PRESENT THE HONOURABLE SRI JUSTICE SUDDALA CHALAPATHI RAO MOTOR ACCIDENT CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL NO: 533 OF 2022 Between : 1 Agalduty Bagaji, S/o. A lvlogulaji, Age. 67 years, R/o Dubba, Nizamabad 2 A Ramesh, S/o. A Bagaji, ( Age. 47 years, R/o. Dubba, Nrzamabad. 3. A Kabirdas, S/o. A. Bagaji, Age. 44 yearc R/o. Dubba, Nizamabad. ...Appellants/Petitioners AND 1 Abdul Rasheed, S/o Abdul Khadeer, ( Age Major. Occ Owner of DCM Van Bearrng No AP-28-T-6'l 57, Rlo. H.No.6-12-41122, Namdevwada, Nizamabad 2 The New lndia Assurance Company Limited, Rep by rts Divisional l\ilanager, Divisional Oftice, ZP Office. Subashnagar (Policy No 61060031090200001409 Valid upto 20 07 2010) ...Respondents/Respondents Appeal under Section '173 of Motor Vehicles against the Judgment and decree in Ir/.V.O.P No.553 of 20'15 dated 26.07.2022, on the file of Court of the lVlotor Accidents Claims Tribunal (Principal District Judge) at Nizamabad. This Appeal coming on for hearing and upon perusing the grounds of appeal, the judgment and Decree of the Lower court and the material papers in the case and upon hearing the arguments of Srr S.Surender Reddy, Advocate for Appelllants and of Sri Ch.Venkata Narayana, Advocate for Respondent No.2 and None appeared for the Respondent No. l. .-*'7 This Court doth order and decree as follows: L That the Motor Accrdent Civil I\,4 iscellaneous Appeal be 2. That by enhancrng the compensation amount .r Rs 6,13,000i wrth interest @ 75% p a. from the date ihe date of realizatron subject to payment of deficit Corr compensation antount the lnsLrrance Ccrnpany rs directed to deposit the i of two months from the date of receipt of the copy of th : 4. On such deposit, the appellant Nos.2 and 3/petitioner ll 5. That there shall be no order as to costs. to withdraw lhe enrire amounts

3. -Ihat nd hereby is allowed ,m Rs 3,90,000/- tc f the claim petition trll fee on the enhanced mount within a perrod ) rde r. s.2 and 3 are entitled i SD/. I/ JAWAHAR REDDY ASS;I ;TANT REGISTRAR \: SECTION OFFICER ,TRUE COPY// Claims Tribunal (Principat )istrict Judge) at To, '1 . The Motor Accidents Nizamabad. 2. Two CD Copies Svs s t HIGH COURT DATED:0410912025 I DECREE MACMA.No.533 of 2022 ALLOWING THE MACMA '\"\q-s