Mr K H Ismail vs Mr Ashok M S on 18 November, 2009

IN THE HIGH CQURT 0:9 KARNATAKA AT  

DATED THIS THE 13th DAY 01?' NOVE1\i£ B'::"§':1?€'i2§3£5'9' '  M'  

BEFORE

THE I~iON'BLE I\rEr.JU$TIC;;»?«V£'k.;.7;.AI_fl".}.C§i.5TNj!f.£ésu}'.. ~

WRIT PETITION No.6*?55%%%oF fioogefim-Ag'  
BETWEEN: M %'  :

Mr.K.H.Isma_i1, ..
S/0 Hassainar Haji,   _  V
Aged 3'? years,    Z. 
Residing at KU.kk:i;jcH0usé, _
Eshwaraméngla Péj-'51,, .% 
Badagan11ur"Vfi§a}g;§,V '

Puttur,Ta1i1is*.AVM    ...PETI'I'IONER

(Sri ?.Kamnakar;Aé§.§%% 

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Residing E {S hantivatla,
Ki1tI1}ZiI'£££;' Pilttur' Taluk.

" K   The iiiaited Insurance Co. Lt:d.,

 'P_t*é;bhu Building,
 React},
Puttur; By its Branch Manager.

 '  3. Mr.Vishwa11atha Gowda,

S/0  GoWd&



Residing at Adiiu House,
Eshwaramangia Post,
Puttur Taluk.

4. The United Znsmance Co. Ltd,
Prabhu Building,  
Main Road, Puttur,   z   '- "  
By its Branch Manager. V   ...REv3POND1"=3NC{'S~.u

(Sri 1.Gopa1a1m:shna, Adv. fo:*"R :1';. S1'iV.1\Ii:a.L_iV1e:'s;;)fi;=e1VV,éV";*-V'§;Véx'%.)

This writ petitimi is file-£1 L1':1::i{~':1f" *A_I'tic1eS"2'2V6 and 227
of the {fionstitufion of" M113? pifaymg  quash the order
dated 3.6.2006 and oréer fdai:.ed=._ "22';O'Z.2008 in MVC
N0252/O3 on t1r:eVmemO"fi-11%' by {Q2 arid. R4, Vide AI1nexur€----
A by issuing 3; cf tii1¢"«C30":11't made the follcswing:

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..  pet:ifi'efi§r  the claimant. A claim petition is

 se§:i:ir:g (::<3:z1p»ensat:§<3n fer personal injuries. 'I'§"§(:: 2.356'

6:? fizha Ijaéiiitioiézér is that he was 'wfifiiigég as a driver in

 Safifii and was aras, 1206 Saudi Raye} which is

x V'  tat}  14,4{30/- it; Indian currency. During file

  of via}, the petitianer produceti some of the

u wc111:1:1<=:12ts such as iikiving Licence, zyrignai visa, salary

Certificate etc. Afi these documenis are in Arabic language.

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Since the documsnts were in Arabic ianguagéj ~v.'§vere11ght to muss-
axamine  #161110 would" indicate

that 1:fii1e_<}'191 1;iS; i5_VVA:c1I1'?ii€.___c}ai:naI1t~peii£iGner to secure the
prsseriée bf a'péré{jfl\:_4émI1eI*

 $z1¥3:1:i§;?s that all the documents which are in Arabic have

  Uanslated into english and it is always open for the

   i'esp{}I2den$ to cross-examine the witness in english and if

they prepese to {3I'£)SS-fixéiiiifliilfi in Arabic: language it is for

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them $0 secure a pemon who is pmficiem: in, 'rflfabie

language.

3. I have perused the  29.9%
memo. Apparently, a reading Qf ..   L'
that it is fer the claimant  "tti 
who is proficiézlt in    1%; dispute
that all the docungents   into english.

In fact it WOu;§d §fi5;Vf3 "£easi,€:'r .'"i"0r_..£he res ndent ta

cr0ss~ex;:a111insA':'§;*it1iess i1? Exiglish, inasmuch as, the
witness  'k_iici#iS   Nevertheless, if the

respondent Lproposgs 7-t0'~~--"¢I'oss»examiI2e: the witness in

*,4§.1fabvi. (§”‘:la.;3Agi1ag@ if ‘is~—«gar them to secure a person who is

.?’;1?:1bé.;c language and with his assistance cross

examfiie th;é’1§g:f§itian<ar.

K n : ~H€fiéé, the following oréer is passed;

(1) The petitioner is 1:193: obiigfid :0 Secure the
'presenm of a translator but it is for the

respondant 1:0 secure him. fl

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(2) It is alsc} open for tha respondent to ___Cr0-ssm
examine the wittaess in English
dacuments are aiready translated. 4." .'

Petiiioa stands disposed of j

Misc.W.No.7SO5/O9' doeg, %

consideration and accordiI1gi3:4L"St,a11dé diSpQs§gg§".._;§f;'