Kempajamma vs Managing Director, KSRTC — 291/2023

Case under Motor Vehicles Act Section U/Sec.166. Disposed: Contested--ALLOWED/ GRANTED AFTER FULL HEARING on 01st July 2026.

Case disposed

M.V.C. - Accident Claim Cases u/r M.V.

CNR: KARN210011152023

Filing Number

291/2023

Filing Date

03-Aug-2023

Registration No

291/2023

Registration Date

03-Aug-2023

Court

SENIOR CIVIL JUDGE AND JMFC, CHANNAPATNA

Judge

1564-Addl. Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC

Decision Date

01-Jul-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--ALLOWED/ GRANTED AFTER FULL HEARING

Last updated 14-Jul-2026

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act Section U/Sec.166

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.Kempajamma

    Adv. C Manjesh Kumar

  2. 2.Pushpa

  3. 3.Vijayalakshmi J

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.Managing Director, KSRTC

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 01-Jul-2026

    Judgment

    Case Summary: MVC/291/2023 Court Decision: The Additional Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Channapatna, partly allowed the compensation claim filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Facts: On July 15, 2022, deceased Jayaramu and his friend Boregowda were traveling on a scooter on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Road when a KSRTC bus, driven negligently, collided with their scooter at a U-turn near Nidagahatta. Both riders died in the accident. The petitioners (deceased's wife and dependents) claimed ₹40 lakh compensation. Key Findings: The court established that the accident was caused by the rash and negligent driving of the KSRTC bus driver through FIR, post-mortem reports, and charge sheet evidence. However, since the petitioners failed to prove the deceased's claimed income of ₹40,000/month, the court assessed notional income at ₹15,500/month (per Karnataka Legal Services Authority guidelines for 2022). The deceased was 69 years old at death, with a multiplier of 5 applied. One petitioner was excluded as she was married. Award: Petitioners No. 1 and 2 received ₹7,30,040 total (₹4,01,522 and ₹3,28,518 respectively), including loss of dependency, consortium, funeral, and estate loss heads, with 9% annual interest from petition date until realization, payable within 30 days. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 01-Jul-2026

    Disposed

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  4. 04-Jun-2026

    Judgments

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  5. 25-May-2026

    Arguments

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  6. 18-May-2026

    Arguments

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  7. 16-Apr-2026

    Deposition

  8. 16-Apr-2026

    Arguments

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  9. 26-Mar-2026

    Deposition

  10. 26-Mar-2026

    Evidence.

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  11. 05-Mar-2026

    Evidence.

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  12. 19-Feb-2026

    Evidence.

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  13. 12-Feb-2026

    Evidence.

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  14. 30-Jan-2026

    Evidence.

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  15. 26-Dec-2025

    Deposition

  16. 26-Dec-2025

    Evidence.

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  17. 23-Dec-2025

    Evidence.

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  18. 09-Oct-2025

    Deposition

  19. 09-Oct-2025

    Evidence.

    Prl. Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC

  20. 10-Jul-2025

    Evidence.

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  21. 09-Jun-2025

    Evidence.

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  22. 20-Feb-2025

    Issue

  23. 20-Feb-2025

    Evidence.

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  24. 26-Dec-2024

    Issues

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  25. 04-Oct-2024

    Issues

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  26. 12-Sep-2024

    Arguments

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  27. 20-Aug-2024

    Arguments

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  28. 12-Jul-2024

    Deposition

  29. 12-Jul-2024

    Evidence.

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  30. 21-Mar-2024

    Evidence.

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  31. 22-Feb-2024

    Written Statement

    Prl. Senior CIVIL Judge And JMFC

  32. 11-Jan-2024

    Written Statement

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  33. 07-Dec-2023

    Notice

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  34. 16-Aug-2023

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  35. 03-Aug-2023

    Case filed

    Registration No. 291/2023

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: MVC/291/2023 Court Decision: The Additional Senior Civil Judge & JMFC, Channapatna, partly allowed the compensation claim filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. Facts: On July 15, 2022, deceased Jayaramu and his friend Boregowda were traveling on a scooter on the Bengaluru-Mysuru Road when a KSRTC bus, driven negligently, collided with their scooter at a U-turn near Nidagahatta. Both riders died in the accident. The petitioners (deceased's wife and dependents) claimed ₹40 lakh compensation. Key Findings: The court established that the accident was caused by the rash and negligent driving of the KSRTC bus driver through FIR, post-mortem reports, and charge sheet evidence. However, since the petitioners failed to prove the deceased's claimed income of ₹40,000/month, the court assessed notional income at ₹15,500/month (per Karnataka Legal Services Authority guidelines for 2022). The deceased was 69 years old at death, with a multiplier of 5 applied. One petitioner was excluded as she was married. Award: Petitioners No. 1 and 2 received ₹7,30,040 total (₹4,01,522 and ₹3,28,518 respectively), including loss of dependency, consortium, funeral, and estate loss heads, with 9% annual interest from petition date until realization, payable within 30 days. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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