High Court Karnataka High Court

Branch Manager Oriental … vs Virupakshappa S/O Amaranna on 9 January, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Branch Manager Oriental … vs Virupakshappa S/O Amaranna on 9 January, 2009
Author: K.N.Keshavanarayana


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deceased was employed by the insurediio as a

loader and unloader in the Tractor~?rai}ersewned

by’ him. The Commissioner also whe1di:that”~the_

deceased sustained an empleyment;iihjur@§ dhrihg_f

the course of employment fihiIeVdischargihg:§he
duty as a loader and ahioaderi”®ihere£ore, the
insurer” is liable fito’fiiedemniiyi the insured in
respect of the c1aiadeffi#%§,¢iéifiants. In that
view’ of _thed2@atter;{:thégidomfiissioner directed
the ihs§%e% fig hag codfiehsation. By accepting
the case of the ciaimahts regarding the income

of the deceased} the Commissioner quantified the

_o compehsatioh”payable at Rs.2,82,061/–.

h’e}aBeihg aggrieved by the said order, the

ineurer~ has filed this appeal raising the

.i”,ifo11oQiag substantial question of 1aw:~

Whether the Commissioner is
justified in holding that the insurer
is liable to indemnify the insured in
respect of the ciaim of the claimants
though the deceased was not a person
who was carried in the vehicle at the
time of accident and death.

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covered though such an employee was outside the

vehicle at the time oi accident. Bgt{* the
question considered in this decision is whethe§_i
the jurisdiction cfif the Motof Accidents Qléims

Tribunal is ousted on a subsefiueht fihding thst”g

the accident was not due ts the negligence of

one of the jeint tort teasetiii

12) There is”Qo sefiepsV¢hallefige as to the
correctness _of_ the” quantum _of Cempensation

awarded. _..-i”eMi ….

in View of the diséussiens made abave, I
see no merit in any cf the grounds urged in the
a§peqle~Tfi§;éaare no graunds to interfere with

the *findings: bf” the Commissioner. Hence, the

‘j éppeal is fiismissed.

Sd/ -*
JUDGE