High Court Karnataka High Court

Subramani @ Subramanya S/O … vs Basalingappa S/O Sayabanna on 2 November, 2009

Karnataka High Court
Subramani @ Subramanya S/O … vs Basalingappa S/O Sayabanna on 2 November, 2009
Author: N.K.Patil And K.N.Keshavanarayana
    Harini Shivananda, Advocate for R2;

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE

DATED mis THE 2ND DAY OF NOVEMBER.«j2';?§OE:3;--,,A'

:PRESENT:
THE I-ION'BLE MR. JUSTICE41\I.I';'..Vifl§;Ti'§L   

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THE I-ION'BLE MR. JUSTI(iE:"'K_,N.  " V

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Subramani' @ Su:b'raf1*;a¥r1ya';«.."~--.V

S/0. Anjappa; aged abbut  year9,=
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 = _  _  -- Appellant
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1. _ -- Basal"i4f;g§1ppé;', S.'/*0.' éayabanna.
 Major, R/  Roogi Taluk,
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    u'('1"'1:: New._Ii;.d1a Assurance Co. Ltd,
' "  Repi'e.ser;ted by its Manager.
_ R/_at'ei.--«%"Floor, KIADB Complex,
 BCn1r1"1'asandra,
Bafzgaiore -- 560 099.
 ., Respondents

_ Notice to R1 dispensed with]

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This MFA is filed U/S 173(1) of MV Act aga..iCns’tC*the
judgment and award dated: 26/06/2006 passedin’

No.2040/2005 on the file of the Mem’oe–i~’_,
Court of Small Causes, Metropolitan Area-._ E%angaJ.ore_g
[SCCH.5), partly allowing them _c1a.i1_1’1W””pe_tition’_’ .Vfo_r ”

compensation and seeking “enhaniCe:_r1entV of
compensation.

This MFA coming CPiearin,<§-. sdayf

K.N'.Keshavanarayan__a, J ., g_de;liv_e'red the 'folglovfing:
This isdirected against the

judgment,a'r:d"'award~t.jdated'*26.¥t?5 June 2006 passed in

"file of the Motor Accident

Claims Tribouriallwlegl/';._v of Small Causes, Bangalore

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it f'§he:'_1..appel1ant filed claim petition under

of the Motor Vehicles Act against the

V'~.__v"*resporidents herein, seeking compensation of Rs.10

it the personal injuries sustained by him in the

it motor vehicle accident that occurred at about 7:40 P.M.,

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accident and in this regard, the Tribunal has failed to

notice that the appellant Was travelling in the

question as representative of the owner

carried therein. as such, thednsurer ‘tow

indemnify the insured in respect “the'”c’lairri..

appeliant.

6. On the other.handt,-“‘th.e’-learnedcounsel for the
Insurance Company judgment of
the ‘absence of any
pleadingsi’and’–. appellant was proceeding

in the vehioie’Vin_pqniu’estion as-representative of the owner

of the goods the Tribunal is justified in

disniisspingx tihpeciaiin petition against the Insurance

and thewsaid judgment does not call for

interierer1Vce.lV133:” this Court.

. ?’V._g the facts and circumstances of the Case, the

l .. only point that arise for our Consideration is,

VVhether the Tribunal is justfied
dismissing the claim petition against

Insurance Company ?

Admittedly, the Vehicle in question iswa'”‘aust_o””.

(three wheeler}. At the timeh-Aoff_’_’ii~he

appeliant was proceeding..,:v”in_ the ‘auto.’=i’

Neither in the claim vgetitionl—nVoi:-in’ oralevidience, the
claimant has stated in the vehicle
in question of the goods
carried it was his specific
case “accident, he was proceeding
in thehgololds goods vehicle is not permitted

to carry la-my’ passe.n,gers nor the insurance policy in

such’ **** ‘goods vehicle covers the risk of

carried in the goods vehicle. Under these

circumstaiuies. we are of the opinion that the Tribunal

is justified in holding that the Insurer of the vehicle in

‘question is not liable to indemnify the insured in

___l”espect of the claim of the appellant. The Tribunal has

not Committed any error of law in this behalf.
Therefore. there is no merit in this appeal. Accordingly,

the appeal is dismissed.

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