New India Assurance Co Ltd v. Bedo And ORS




   
  

 !""#$%&&


     



         %  '(

)& )
 


* ( !

!
" # 

$ % & '   # ( #$ % &   )* ++++




* ( +& ,-.

       

 ,  &  ,        -

   ./0..0)/$

 ,  #

 


 $1 ((  && 

2
 2$ ,$

  & )3$30$/004'$

   

4   )*   , & 

 1

-$

.. & -  &   5 

 &  & 

        

     ,   

4   )* ,   60708.0)8$ 

  1

-, 

 $- -%  -9  , --

 :;;

'

#7;78$ <, - -

 :3*'

'8*;.$, -  %

  - -  -

 ,   %$ < -

 

 $,  && 

  - %

( %    & , = 1

- 

&, -   <$  , 

(

 > :  $ ># $ <



   & -  

        &  )3$30$/004'     

4   )*"'

 

) #

;0004'

. ?   70@

).300;000B*300 ;000A704)00 *

  ).A).300C )$D)$.004'

7 E  F

8D$3004'

D

 E 

8D$3004'

3 # )/ 8 E 

8D$300A)/C )*$30$/004'

/ 

&

)*$30$/004'

; 

 &      .

, 

)$00$000 )0 

 &    -   

)$00$000 )) # -

D0$000 ). ? !A

D0$0004'



/B;B)0B))B).

)3$30$/004'

'  

    &  

      

'    )       &   

  -   G;@ $& &

   &   & $     &  &         &    '      

 -   

 ,
  -  
 - %  

- & 

;0004' , - &  & 

  & 

  %,

       -    ,   

   -$ 

    ,  

 >%&:

$ %  $ 

/./04'

   &

     % 

5  ,'

 -&    National Insurance Co. Vs. Pranay Sethi : 2017 SCC 270 and Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nanu Ram alias Chuhru Ram and others, 2018(4) RCR (Civil) 333.

Learned counsel appearing for respondents No.1 to 3 on the other hand vehemently opposed the submissions made by the counsel for the appellant-Insurance Company by urging that the deceased was earning approximately Rs. 700/- per day and was enjoying good health and physique. It was submitted that, in fact, the compensation awarded was inadequate.

& -   &    - 

& $



&  

   

&

&  - $ - & A $

 -       ( -  ,   &:2,    
     
       !"##$%
&"&$  ,

 & - "

 -& 

 

,..'.D $&$ % & 

 ,:2,  
      $
 

 -    &2)/2
:2,  Pranay Sethi's case (supra) 

5     & )D$0004'  70$0004',

   % 



& $& A

 

&    % &$ 

,  

&

 ,& ,()0@  &%  
&$  ,  )0@ 


 % 

$



,  

 ,:2,   Rasmita Biswal and others Vs.

Divisional Manager, National Insurance Co. Ltd. and another : 2022(1) RCR(Civil) 344

 

  Pranay Sethi's case(supra).

Hence, the amount of compensation under the conventional heads stands modified to Rs.16,500/- each for loss of estate, funeral expenses and Rs.44,000/- for loss of consortium.



 $  %$      &          

 , & 
  & 

  % -,-

  &

  &

   

& 

 

 ,
  

  $        ,   -     ,  >%&:

 &

 -

/$.D04'$



&   ,  && ;$0004' Resultantly, the compensation is re-assessed as follows:-
 

) #

;0004'

.

  ).A;000C )$0/$0004'

* ?   70@

)$0/$000A70@C 7*$.004'

7  

)$D)$.004'

D E  )4.D0@

8D$3004'

3

 E 

8D$3004'

8 # )/ / E 

8D$300A)/C )*$30$/004'

; ?

  #

 ,

77$0004'   )$*.$0004'

   )0 ? !A

)3$D004'

 )) 

&!

)3$D004'

). 

)D$.D$/004'



 ,     &;@



  ,
   $& & -&

    =    $  

  &

 ,%




* (

 

-, /+