High Court Karnataka High Court

Smt Girijamma W/O M.S. … vs The Union Of India on 19 July, 2011

Karnataka High Court
Smt Girijamma W/O M.S. … vs The Union Of India on 19 July, 2011
Author: A.N.Venugopala Gowda


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accarcimg to them was coming back am 15.03.2084 ta

Harihar from Bangafare in fir1ter=~City Express Tra_§.nVV::::%§V.a

passenger am} when the tram entered

Iv¥.M.£’x§agaraj in erder to aiight at Hggfihar, .*:’a:1¢:§=§:j’_né’5;:r”:he__ ‘4 ‘V

dear and as the driver of the trainvifcirovie.3;hé..traEh :r;k;»asv;%;%T%%

and negfigem: manner, due te=w._If:ich

Cempartment, he lost: baiance éfiVd c: §’}.’,§_f;$:’1*TE.%.?;63;2i5§,, traveiied in train §’«§o.E:592 frem Eangamre :23

.ff§-=-§$;–j%i;2’a%A {an 1393,2394 am w?:§§e aiigfitérzg fmm the tram

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i;’;’} Whether the deceased Sn’ M.M.Nagaraj

died an acceuni sf injuries sustained

him in an unfewarcf incident Gf 3Cc§{:f%é:éV%§§.’~[.,

fax’! fmm Irztercféy Expresé A ‘

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iv} Whasi” refief and wha£*=ora%§r?’TV

Eu Affidavit: evidence 1″

appiicant, was flied. She
reiterated the stagemenfis..,§*ijad;é. A§%’ appfication;
E:=<s.A~1 E3 is the copy of
§0U¥'F1€¥ tiCké€VgV at the spot of
the tit» mamier of

0ccurrer:Cé:.uof the a_éc«£.t%:-:.r9z'E«..§éE'<;'f no assistance,

'V i§ffi:i.'a'\;s%:,V_ _____ H evifience cm' (3063 Basappa!

T_S;f'§;"»;ii_zfu;;a'%»:s'i#:,3'pg:;a was {Red and he was examined as

A§!x:»;2';–.%~' gecond divésian dark at Vishwachetarza

§=-Eégh §C§1€§€;§%,'éar2gai0:"e. Acéerdéng ta him; 3:": :4.::!Si2G€34,
"'V.::é;é;:s~:ea.§gdV"":had mme is his piace ané was with mm Lzpto

:'":E;8 'P'}A§'v'§ ma 1S,S5,2§Q4g whereafier, he purchaseé a iidiéi

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sustained omy in case czf suicide or in a case where such

an incident ocmrs when a §3€3FSC>fi negiigentfy cros,’;.e3:fs-fine

track without noticing the appreachmg tram

accédentafi fan from the train. By obsgrvirig .th’at—ti§e”‘rét-«:gr:§..,’4

shows biack raiiway 0%: marks havifég ff black ‘–c;§E~–maifl>has désbeiieved

the evidence of A_W’2 platform

ticket f3L5F’Cf’T§$ié:d””:.’§’:)’)’./””V h§:E’n. “has heéd that, the

deceased ha:s;._m:.¥]i;’ s:jiviec3V””cmé’§_CVoiifi£ of the injuries sustained

by aim i}:*%;f:.e:>~,;~,;§§ré’~§.r}:%i.d_En%i_’.b3x an accidentai faii frsm

Inter-City”‘Exprfess-:1€>~:t ‘x;ués;..__é’fiénafide passenger. Issues 1

3: 3 we-re_ anéwéred its” the negative, Issue 9492 was

.ér2s§r>;%er§éé5’f~§:i””awe 3V%f§’%§11ative and the appiécatien was

a;%s%smssea; ” 1′

Fégméfiansiraéf. ieamed caunsel apggearing far

“–~a;::p§¥ia::’:s§ gczntendeé that; the Tribzmai has

-.fA’::Q%;}r2i§’§:ted an ems? and Eiiegaiéty is answerimg éggzse 1’aI§,3

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estabiished, the efaim putforth te order payment :22?

compensation is justified.

19 In VEEW ef the above, I am of the *

the contention urged for Raifways fie .f_e;,:I::._V “VV

en the part 01′ the Railways and Ms

the falf was on acceunt of carei’e.:esneS”e deed’ ‘r;eg’!._i’g”‘er.ze’e of * ‘

the deceased is based en totei…&isee_:j<:ep'tie~n_ef,.iirailways
and is not supported by""ad;:Ae\:;_d§e§3ce';t.':'_

In the;_"%e:§;.:é.%'t§ ;3*«:he"ép:§ee'if'§e_._..e&£owed and the

impugned dfdéiiyéiwéffi' i4s""§éietfes.Ed'de';§

'fhe .f§Te_d.""befdre the Tribunal is aitowed.

The reepVtm_4dentVV"is;a1:d'ire'::ted to pay compensation of

%'4,§2eg,C1O"8,/J w§'t%'eV-..€}5V§{§__AEAr:terest frdm the date if fiiirzg cf the

-aV e”;3i_iec’.i::i_vd~:f1’ee’f?e_re the Tribunai {EH date and 9% from today

HLS’ ‘;;.e§}ment.

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