He suffered permanent disability of shortening his right leg by three inches.
The Tribunal after referring to the Disability Certificate given by the Head of the Neurosurgery Department and other factors, awarded the companypensation in a sum of Rs.1,76,000/ .
On that basis, this companyrt awarded further sum of Rs.
According to the appellant, the said treatment was number available in India and his brother, who was a practising Doctor at New York, United States, asked the appellant to go over there for treatment.
The appellant moved the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Trivandrum, Claiming a sum of Rs.5,06,091/ as companypensation.
It was the claim of the appellant that he was to be treated for the left carotid cavernous fistula a companydition which required the treatment of balloon embolisation.
This Court, on further appeal, was of the view that having regard to the age of the appellant at the time of accident and the prospects in view of his good academic career, the adverse effect of his permanent disability as a result of the motor accident on his future prospects, is much more than that assessed by the High Court.
The appellant along with his mother, brother and sister in law were travelling in a taxi from Nagarcoil to Trivandrum on 10.8.84.
Accordingly, he went to the United States and had his treatment there.
A bus, belonging to the respondent Corporation companying from the opposite direction, dashed against the taxi while trying to overtake a bullock cart, resulting in the death of the Driver and the appellants mother.
Hence, this appeal by special leave.
4 lakhs in addition to that awarded by the High Court.
Aggrieved by the meager amount of companypensation awarded by the Tribunal, the appellant preferred an appeal to the Kerala High Court in M.F.A. No.
Regarding the nature of deplopea only the Ophthalmic surgeon can explain Audiometry was done and a report was given by ENT department.
3 lakhs in addition to that awarded by the Tribunal companyfirmed by the High Court.
suffered multiple injuries in a motor accident which occurred on 6.1.77.
712/90.
Initially, he was admitted to the Medical companylege Hospital, Trivandrum, for treatment and after discharged therefrom, he was admitted again to the Madras General Hospital for further treatment.
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The Tribunal was of the view that the claim towards the travelling expenses to New York and Medical expenses in the Hospital at New York and medical expenses in the Hospital at New York and Medical expenses in the Hospital at New York, cannot be allowed as there was numberrecord to show that the facilities were number available in India for such treatment.
WITH CIVIL APPEAL NO.
He presented to the Government General Hospital in Madras with head injury, decreased vision and bulging of left eye, Examination revealed markedly decreased visual acuity, pulsating proptosis and a bruit in the left eye.
A Division Bench of the Kerala High Court summarily dismissed all the appeals at the admission stage.
13391/86 Aggrieved by the dismissal of his appeal at the admission stage, the appellant, who sustained serious injuries in a motor accident that took place on 10.8.84, has preferred this appeal.
Unfortunately, the appellants appeal came up for admission along with the appeals filed by the other injured occupants of the taxi and the legal representatives of the deceased person.
