: Motor Vehicles Act 1988 - Section 173(1) - Compensation - Enhancement - income of claimant has been taken as prescribed amount per month, compensation to be granted under head loss of income during period of treatment also needs to be enhanced consequentially - There is no change with regard to compensation granted under other conventional heads because amount awarded under these heads appears to be just and proper - Claimant was entitled to compensation of prescribed amount - judgment and award passed by Tribunal, was modified. [Veerabhadragouda & Another Versus Lakshmanna & Others, The Honourable Dr. Justice Vineet Kothari & The Honourable Mr. Justice Sreenivas Harish Kumar, Dt: 07-03-2017, CDJ 2017 Kar HC 414]
MV Act - Section 173(1) – Compensation – Enhancement - Court has consistently held that even for coolie in prescribed year, minimum wages that was being paid, his income would not be less than prescribed amount per month, Court are inclined to adopt same as income of claimant to compute compensation towards 'loss of future income' - compensation towards 'loss of income during laid-up period' also requires to be re-computed - Claimant would be entitled to additional compensation. [Shantappa Versus Adul Rahman & Another, The Honourable Mr. Justice Aravind Kumar & The Honourable Mr. Justice B.A. Patil, Dt: 20-02-2017, CDJ 2017 Kar HC 415]
[8/23, 9:26 AM] Vpselvaraju: Unauthorized Construction - First Respondent had submitted that ground floor was constructed prior to prescribed year - Alleged construction on said ground floor cannot be taken as violation in terms of regulation issued later - Director, Town and Country Planning is directed to consider appeal and contentions filed by First Respondent after affording opportunity for hearing to Respondents as well as Appellant and pass appropriate orders as per law - None of observations of Impugned orders shall stand in way of Director, Town and Country Planning form passing order on merits - Appellant is restrained from taking coercive steps against Respondent in respect of alleged unauthorized construction - Director, Town and Country Planning to pass orders expeditiously, within prescribed period. [Commissioner, Corporation Of Madurai Versus Dr. I. Ismail & Others, The Honourable Mr. Justice Kurian Joseph & The Honourable Mrs. Justice R. Banumathi, Dt: 02-08-2017, CDJ 2017 SC 906]
