BENGALURU: The state-run Karnataka State Road Transport Corporation (KSRTC) will finally get Rs 50,000 as repayment with 6% hobby for a bus damaged in a street accident about 11 years ago.
The high court docket changed the Rs 67,117 repayment with hobby awarded by way of further city civil pass judgement on and motor accident claims tribunal (MACT), Dakshina Kannada, on June 10, 2014.
The accident had befell on March 26, 2008, when the bus was plying on its scheduled path from Puttur to Bengaluru. When the bus reached Planters Coffee Curing on Belur Road, a rushing Mahindra items automobile coming from the wrong way collided with it.
The KSRTC had sought Rs 7,36,647 as repayment in its declare petition prior to MACT, Dakshina Kannada.
The corporation had contended that the bus had suffered damages and was grounded for 59 days at their regional workshop in Mangaluru from March 26 to May 23, 2008 and there was a revenue loss of Rs 12,089 in line with day all the way through that length.
Due to the accident, the entrance bumper, grill and passenger footboard of the bus were damaged, while the entrance windscreen and a ventilator glass on the left side were damaged and so they spent Rs 23,396 for restore paintings.
However, the MACT, after going during the proof, concluded that the maximum time required for restore in a majority of these damages was one week. It additionally arrived at a sum of Rs 87,442 after deducting 50% in opposition to maintenance charges and fixed the revenue loss at Rs 43,721.
The tribunal then directed Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 67,117 with 6% hobby as repayment to the KSRTC.
The insurance coverage firm challenged this award prior to the high court docket, claiming the time required for restore and replacing damaged glass was hardly one hour and the declare of 59 days of revenue loss was with out basis.
The company said the repayment awarded is excessive and there was no enough proof to ascertain the cost incurred on restore and revenue loss.
Justice Mohammed Nawaz concurred with the rivalry of the insurance coverage firm that the loss of revenue assessed by way of the tribunal was on the upper side and ordered Rs 50,000 as repayment with 5% hobby inside four weeks.
The high court docket changed the Rs 67,117 repayment with hobby awarded by way of further city civil pass judgement on and motor accident claims tribunal (MACT), Dakshina Kannada, on June 10, 2014.
The accident had befell on March 26, 2008, when the bus was plying on its scheduled path from Puttur to Bengaluru. When the bus reached Planters Coffee Curing on Belur Road, a rushing Mahindra items automobile coming from the wrong way collided with it.
The KSRTC had sought Rs 7,36,647 as repayment in its declare petition prior to MACT, Dakshina Kannada.
The corporation had contended that the bus had suffered damages and was grounded for 59 days at their regional workshop in Mangaluru from March 26 to May 23, 2008 and there was a revenue loss of Rs 12,089 in line with day all the way through that length.
Due to the accident, the entrance bumper, grill and passenger footboard of the bus were damaged, while the entrance windscreen and a ventilator glass on the left side were damaged and so they spent Rs 23,396 for restore paintings.
However, the MACT, after going during the proof, concluded that the maximum time required for restore in a majority of these damages was one week. It additionally arrived at a sum of Rs 87,442 after deducting 50% in opposition to maintenance charges and fixed the revenue loss at Rs 43,721.
The tribunal then directed Bajaj Alliance General Insurance Company Ltd to pay Rs 67,117 with 6% hobby as repayment to the KSRTC.
The insurance coverage firm challenged this award prior to the high court docket, claiming the time required for restore and replacing damaged glass was hardly one hour and the declare of 59 days of revenue loss was with out basis.
The company said the repayment awarded is excessive and there was no enough proof to ascertain the cost incurred on restore and revenue loss.
Justice Mohammed Nawaz concurred with the rivalry of the insurance coverage firm that the loss of revenue assessed by way of the tribunal was on the upper side and ordered Rs 50,000 as repayment with 5% hobby inside four weeks.
KSRTC gets Rs 50,000 relief for damaged bus
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