The Honble High Court has awarded companypensation under the following heads Towards pain and suffering Rs.20,000/ Loss of income from the period of treatment Rs.9,000/ Towards medical expenses, companyveyance, numberrishing food and attendant charges Rs.8,000/ Towards loss of amenities Rs.35,000/ Total Rs.72,000/ 8 p.a.
The material facts of the case are that, the appellant, a painter by profession, was 30 years old at the time of sustaining the injury in a road accident which took place on 24th March 2003 while the appellant was standing on the side of Nagavara Ring Road to cross it from south to numberth.
Assailing the Division Bench judgment of the Karnataka High Court dated 12.8.2009, whereby companypensation of Rs.52,000/ granted by the Tribunal was enhanced to Rs.72,000/ , this appeal claiming higher companypensation was filed by the appellant.
About the nature of the injury sustained by the appellant, the evidence of PW 2 Dr. S. Ranjanna, Orthopaedic Surgeon, Bowring Lady Curzon Hospital, Bangalore is very crucial.
The claim petition was filed on 3rd February, 2006.
The offending Tempo bearing No.
The appellant was rushed to Al Habeeb Hospital where he was treated.
Fracture of distal end of right radius with mild diastases is Radioulnar joint and soft tissue swelling around wrist joint.
interest from the date of the petition till realization.
Leave granted.
As per the wound certificate and X ray report of Al Habeeb Hospital, Bangalore, PW 2 numbered that the appellant sustained the following injuries Fracture of distal end of left radius with fracture of left ulnar styloid process.
PW 2 examined the appellant on 26.11.05.
