SHASHIKALA AND ORS. Vs. GANGALAKSHMAMMA AND ORS.
LAWS(SC)-2015-3-37
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: KARNATAKA)
Decided on March 13,2015

Shashikala And Ors. Appellant
VERSUS
Gangalakshmamma And Ors. Respondents





Cited Judgements :-

SHINDER KAUR VS. BALDEV SINGH [LAWS(P&H)-2017-9-68] [REFERRED TO]
SHANTAVVA W/O LATE GADIGEPPA AWARI ALIAS ELIVAL AND ANOTHER VS. ANAND VIRUPAKSHAPPA BALLARI AND ANOTHER [LAWS(KAR)-2016-12-88] [REFERRED TO]
DIVISIONAL MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD , GULBARGA VS. SABANNA, MALLAPPA AND OTHERS [LAWS(KAR)-2016-3-409] [REFERRED]
URMILA CHATURVEDI VS. ISMIL KHAN [LAWS(ALL)-2023-5-186] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. SUNITA DEVI [LAWS(ALL)-2023-7-115] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. KESHAV RAI [LAWS(ALL)-2017-3-276] [REFERRED TO]
GEETA SINGH AND OTHERS VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2016-10-4] [REFERRED]
KAMLESH AND OTHERS VS. DEEN MOHD AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-285] [REFERRED TO]
KIDI DEVI VS. MANDEEP MALHOTRA @ MONU [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-125] [REFERRED TO]
PAMILA BAKSHI @ SANGEETA BAKSHI & ORS. VS. DHANI RAM & ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-276] [REFERRED TO]
RAJANI A. PADIYAR VS. M.R. LINGARAJU [LAWS(KAR)-2020-2-123] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MUMTAZBANU WASIMKHAN BALOCH [LAWS(GJH)-2025-1-4] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ASHA DEVI POTDAR AND ORS [LAWS(MPH)-2017-5-98] [REFERRED TO]
BINITA BARUAH PHUKAN VS. AJIT BORAH [LAWS(GAU)-2019-2-108] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. SANGEETA VS. GOKUL SINGH [LAWS(RAJ)-2016-11-102] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. MANJU SHUKLA [LAWS(ALL)-2020-1-92] [REFERRED TO]
BALBIR SINGH VS. U.P.S.R.T.C. AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-7-110] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD ALLD VS. ISHRAT PARVEEN & OHTERS [LAWS(ALL)-2018-11-114] [REFERRED TO]
IFFCO-TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. UTTAM SITA RAM KADAM [LAWS(P&H)-2020-10-72] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. SIMA GHOSAL [LAWS(CAL)-2023-2-46] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL VS. NARENDER SINGH [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-375] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. DILWAR AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-10-146] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASURANCE CO. LTD. VS. CHHOTEY LAL [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-186] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. POONAM AND ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-320] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. PRASHANTH [LAWS(KER)-2024-10-102] [REFERRED TO]
VIMLABAI BHAYYALALSING RAJPUT (BHANDARI) VS. ANIL DADARAO WAGHMARE [LAWS(BOM)-2017-8-266] [REFERRED TO]
DIVISIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. LAXMI [LAWS(KAR)-2019-6-352] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. SHIWANI RANA VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. [LAWS(UTN)-2017-8-10] [REFERRED TO]
BHARTIBEN MANSUKHBHAI DESAI VS. BHIKHUBHAI KURJIBHAI DESAI [LAWS(GJH)-2019-8-10] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. PINKY & ORS. VS. ASAMDEEN & ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-12-195] [REFERRED TO]
MANIRAM & ORS. VS. RAM SINGH & ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-12-213] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. VS. CHARAN KAUR AND ORS. [LAWS(P&H)-2016-2-86] [REFERRED TO]
GURMEET KAUR AND ORS. VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-243] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SAROJ AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-159] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. RANI BALA AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-196] [REFERRED TO]
MANI RAM VS. RITU PAL [LAWS(DLH)-2016-4-120] [REFERRED TO]
BATASHO DEVI VS. REKHA & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-348] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ROSHAN LAL [LAWS(DLH)-2016-3-318] [REFERRED TO]
CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL VS. SUMITRA WD/O DEBU VISHWAS [LAWS(BOM)-2018-2-7] [REFERRED TO]
RAJESHWARIBEN WD/O KALPESHBHAI SHAH VS. YUNUSBHAI ISABBHAI SIPAI [LAWS(GJH)-2022-5-32] [REFERRED TO]
HARBANS KAUR AND ANOTHER VS. RAVI KUMAR AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2017-2-400] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. LAVKUSH AND ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2017-3-182] [REFERRED TO]
RAMESH KUMAR SONI VS. SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD THR MANAGER & ANOTHER [LAWS(ALL)-2017-3-434] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. SUMAN MISHRA AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2019-3-201] [REFERRED TO]
SHEELA VS. NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(KER)-2016-10-63] [REFERRED TO]
THE BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SHOVA LEPCHA AND ORS. [LAWS(SIK)-2016-5-3] [REFERRED TO]
ASHAQ HUSSAIN KHAN VS. STATE [LAWS(J&K)-2019-4-107] [REFERRED TO]
RAJAN VS. PRAHALAD SINGH [LAWS(RAJ)-2023-11-108] [REFERRED TO]
ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. VS. VENNILA AND ORS. [LAWS(MAD)-2015-10-19] [REFERRED TO]
SHAHNOORBEE W/O SHAIKH DAWAL VS. GOVIND S/O ANANDRAO KATRUWAR [LAWS(BOM)-2015-12-228] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. VS. DHARAM PRAKASH AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-213] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. VS. BABITA AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-3-138] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. IZHAR AHMAD AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-3-147] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY VS. RAM SHRI AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-256] [REFERRED TO]
BABLI AND ORS VS. SABBIR AND ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-334] [REFERRED TO]
KRISHNA PREM AND ORS VS. SHANKAR SINGH AND ORS (ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD) [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-336] [REFERRED TO]
S.RAVAMMA VS. S.JAYARAMAN [LAWS(MAD)-2022-8-180] [REFERRED TO]
RAHMATH VS. GEORGE [LAWS(KER)-2025-2-117] [REFERRED TO]
RAJITHA P.V VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KER)-2025-2-27] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. MAMTA HASEEJA VS. NITIN ARORA [LAWS(MPH)-2017-7-126] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. AYESHA BEGUM AND ANOTHER VS. SARADARULLA KHAN AND OTHERS [LAWS(KAR)-2016-7-272] [REFERRED TO]
SHIPRA DUTTA VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(CAL)-2023-5-113] [REFERRED TO]
JYNI VS. RAPHEL.P.T [LAWS(KER)-2016-1-81] [REFERRED TO]
GURJEET SINGH VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD & OTHERS [LAWS(UTN)-2017-8-55] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. DHAN DEVI AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-983] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. VEENA VERMA AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-10-148] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SHAMBHU AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-10-149] [REFERRED TO]
MRS. RAJWATI NAGAR AND OTHERS VS. MR. R.R TYAGI AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-286] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD. VS. RANI KAUR AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-165] [REFERRED TO]
IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INS. CO. LTD. VS. BABU LENKA AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-9-140] [REFERRED TO]
RAJITHA VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(KER)-2025-3-26] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. RAJ RANI AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2017-8-154] [REFERRED TO]
SUNITA YADAV & OTHERS VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD & OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-12-159] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. SANJIDA KHATUN [LAWS(ALL)-2019-2-309] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. MANI MOHINI [LAWS(TLNG)-2023-2-99] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. PREM KANWAR AND ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-12-69] [REFERRED TO]
NENU LAL AND ORS. VS. SATISH KUMAR SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-12-70] [REFERRED TO]
LAXMAN KHANDERAO DARADE VS. RAJESH RAMESHWAR JOSHI [LAWS(BOM)-2016-4-183] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SRI SUBHASH CHANDRA AND OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2018-1-678] [REFERRED TO]
SH. LALDAIHZAUVA VS. LALNUNSANGI [LAWS(GAU)-2016-4-76] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RUPA AGARWAL [LAWS(CAL)-2023-1-14] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SIMA SARKAR & ORS [LAWS(CAL)-2018-6-15] [REFERRED TO]
MADHU SHARMA VS. ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE CO. LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-156] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. HARSH WADHWAN AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-242] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. BAL KISHAN TOKAS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-137] [REFERRED TO]
U P STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. PUNAM JOSHI & ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-344] [REFERRED TO]
KARIMAN MAHTO VS. HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-380] [REFERRED TO]
SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD. VS. SHAFIQ AHMAD [LAWS(DLH)-2016-5-1015] [REFERRED TO]
RAJ KUMAR MALIK VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-10-141] [REFERRED TO]
CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD , THROUGH ITS BRANCH MANAGER VS. SUMITRA WD/O DEBU VISHWAS [LAWS(BOM)-2018-2-220] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. ISHWARIBAI WD/O. BHAGWANDAS SHAMBHUWANI VS. SHRI KISHORKUMAR S/O. ARATMAL KRIPLANI [LAWS(BOM)-2017-6-69] [REFERRED TO]
GHISI AND ORS. VS. SATYA NARAYAN AND ORS. [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-12-66] [REFERRED TO]
HARBHAJAN SINGH VS. SHILPI JAIN [LAWS(P&H)-2019-8-161] [REFERRED TO]
GURMAIL KAUR AND OTHERS VS. LAL SINGH THROUGH HIS LRS AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2017-9-170] [REFERRED TO]
ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE VS. POOLRAJ [LAWS(MAD)-2023-9-69] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. KUMARI ASHA K.THOMAS AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-284] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SANGEETA DEVI AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-2-183] [REFERRED TO]
SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. OM PRAKASH & OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2016-3-315] [REFERRED TO]
CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. R A SELVAM @ AROKKASWAMY AND OTHERS [LAWS(MAD)-2015-10-368] [REFERRED]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ASHA DEVI POTDAR [LAWS(MPH)-2017-5-95] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. DEEPAKKUMAR RATILAL KHANDRIYA (DECD. THRO LEGAL HEIRS) [LAWS(GJH)-2022-5-10] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. SUMA [LAWS(MAD)-2018-4-84] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. ANITA & OTHERS VS. GANNI KHAN & OTHERS [LAWS(RAJ)-2015-12-218] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SOHNA SINGH [LAWS(CAL)-2019-11-47] [REFERRED TO]
UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION VS. SMT. NEHA GOSHWAMI [LAWS(UTN)-2017-8-14] [REFERRED TO]
RASHMI SHARMA AND OTHERS VS. VISHWA NATH AND OTHERS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-7-283] [REFERRED TO]
SANDESH KUMAR DUTTA & ORS VS. GURDIP SINGH & ORS [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-152] [REFERRED TO]
MANOJ SHARMA AND ANR VS. SAROJ SINGH AND ANR [LAWS(DLH)-2017-8-335] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. GURDEEP SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2017-10-155] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD. VS. VEENA DEVI AND ORS. [LAWS(DLH)-2016-3-336] [REFERRED TO]
FUTURE GENERALI INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. YOGITA TANDAN [LAWS(CHH)-2017-8-141] [REFERRED TO]
NUTAN MILIND KULKARNI VS. BAJIRAO DNYANDEO PATIL [LAWS(BOM)-2020-6-154] [REFERRED TO]
VINODBHAI HASMUKHBHAI PATEL VS. HIREN KANTIBHAI BHAVSAR [LAWS(GJH)-2023-2-427] [REFERRED TO]
NANDA WD/O BHAUSAHEB JADHAV AND OTHERS VS. VIVEK S/O BABURAO NIRPHARALLE AND OTHERS [LAWS(BOM)-2016-4-223] [REFERRED]
PITAMBARI DEVI AND OTHERS VS. GURPREET SINGH & ANOTHER [LAWS(HPH)-2016-5-289] [REFERRED TO]
NEETA DEVI VS. NAVEEN RUSIA [LAWS(ALL)-2019-2-306] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. ASHA BATRA AND 3 OTHERS VS. THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND 2 OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2018-11-44] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. VIJAY SHANKAR AND 2 OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-3-63] [REFERRED TO]
SWAPNA DAS GUPTA & OTHERS VS. RAJIV KAPOOR & OTHERS [LAWS(ALL)-2017-4-479] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED. DIVISIONAL OFFICE, ALUVA, REPRESENTED BY THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER, REGIONAL OFFICE, KOCHI 683101 VS. AYANA, D/O LATEASHOKAN, KARILPADICKAL HOUSE, MANNOOR, IRUPURAM VILLAGE [LAWS(KER)-2016-10-49] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)This appeal arises out of judgment in M.F.A. No.136/2009 (MV) dated 15.7.2013 passed by the High Court of Karnataka, in and by which, the High Court modified the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bangalore (for short 'the tribunal') by enhancing the compensation to Rs.14,69,372/- from Rs.7,85,000/- awarded by the tribunal.
(3.)Appellant No.1 is the wife, appellants No.2 to 4 are children and appellants No.5 to 6 are the parents of the deceased Late Shri H.S. Ravi. The appellants have filed a claim petition under the Motor Vehicles Act on account of death of deceased Sri H.S. Ravi who had met with an accident on 14.12.2006. On the fateful day, the deceased Ravi was proceeding in a motor cycle as a pillion rider. The rider of the motor cycle applied sudden brake due to which both rider and pillion rider fell down and both sustained grievous injuries. The rider of the motor cycle died on the spot. Ravi who was a pillion rider sustained grievous injuries and was immediately rushed to the hospital. However, after six days i.e. on 20.12.2006, deceased-Ravi succumbed to the injuries. Deceased- Ravi was aged 45 years and he was engaged in a transport business of supplying newspapers from the Head Office destination to other places. The deceased was paying income-tax and was an income-tax assessee. Stating that the deceased was the only earning member of the family and that they have lost the support of the bread winner of the family, the claimants filed a claim petition claiming compensation of Rs.33,90,000/-.


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