IN THE HIGH mug? 0? KARNATAKA AT BANGALGRE
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:v2.:sCELi..A:~;;E9U$ FIRST APPEAL' r~zc§ .AS3_9"3T/209$ '
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waited India Insuranczeio. Ltd-.r,"
Divésiorzaf Office, T . W
B.?~'§,Read, Robertsonpet; "
By R5 Re.-gionaé Office,
Sharsk:3:rnaray'a',naaB»ui!c§.i4rtg_, _
¥*sE-3,25;'.»/3,"'*'*Fioa:>r,":'-!i'.;{',3;R.§sq;"- '
Banga%efeV¥ S610.Gi3-1;- '
Representeé by its D'epL:i;y Manager.
» ' '- ...APPEL1_ANT
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3, '$rr2t__.;' §'$é'§éatamma;
¥%i,fs.'«;Late Sr§.?»€un%s;'a$pa;
__Agé'é? abaut 31 yaam.
'sfasanthamma,
Wis. Lata Srifiduniyappa,
Aged abeut 26 years.
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3. Sunanéiag
;'a. Late Sri. Murziyapsa,
Ageé abeut 1% years.
4. K.M.fixmaravathi,,
DX0. Late Sri.Mur:iyappa,
Aged about 13 years.
S. Subramani,
S/3.. Late Sri.Muniyappa,
Aged about 5 years,
$5 Hanumakka, __
M,/*0. Late Sri.Muniyam:a, _
Aged abeut 61 years} ~ --.
fiéi are' :°'fes§r:i tan: 'Kafi :13-san£i_'ia""t}E§iag as-2,
Avari-i Hobfi, 'f%%;;§Vbaga'i"a-E,;;k-; .
KeEar'E';§str%c'L,.
?. Sr; $.Abé"di V'Bas§';~.ir;'--V_
Sfia, Sffi. S%%a§'é¥=';.._;GaudvSaheb,
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'A ' Vfééaar F~a'.>3§ Gffice,
Q§m;?§'pgt; "i*{9i'a}'.,
3;' Téfié §Efs§E's?"§é:_:*f;a§ Manager,
?'~%,;é'-3. Qriefiiaf Insurance 58. Ltd,
E?»*¥L~~¥31£§3d¥ngE 15' ffear,
A. iZii_:bfi<':afnpet Mam Read,
fiéeazr Square,
fiarégaéore M 569 3&2.
VT -~'§; Sr§, 'fiwiru K.9har':apat%1i,
5;/9. S{i.§<rishnan,
Evfiettzzraz viiiage, Ne.5,!6§
'xfaigpanéaé Reaci, fixfcfifi Taiuk,
E2§}A.A, msirict, Tamiinadu,
1§.SrLA;F\Earayanaraju,
Sfo. Sri.Appairaju, major,
Eehind District Ceurt, Koiar.
11, Sri, N.Sud¥1akaran,
S/0. Sriflatesh Mudaiiar,
930,1/85, Read Street,
Channathur viiiage, j;
Arani Taiuk, "RS, District »~-- 632 3"C1V1,<_ A'
"famiiiiadu. -. " _ g
..RE.S $0 BED E'i\iTS
(By §ri.K,§i*' ._
55%. N.'a*'.GuruprakasVh,-~Ad3:. fofV~R1i*)_ "
This? ~-:~ez:m %ssV%f::é!Aa . §.:'n,d"éé; Section 173(1) cf MV Act
agasngsznzije agicgmerst am"'Award dated 19.10.2904 passed
:'_A-¥'§0»292fi9':*%9--~«'on the ffle of the Pri.Civ§! Judge
{S;r*;{;'2,:fr}..vg:'.VC«:§_¥fi,___MAC"¥', Koiar, awarding compensation sf
3F;$ ,l'i',_2f;?g'2i}'f:i,?'» interest at 5% PA. from the date cf
peiiétigsz tiik gamer}: and the agpeiiant herein prays to set
a »_ x;2;sE§e :;~?: é«;_at2:.3°s;e jaégment arm award ané exeszerate the
V' :j§.§aEf;:§§%:§,: 3§aE§':st the appefiiant finsazrance Csmpany.
"':§'%';§3 apgeai gaming at'; far crders this @352, the Ciaart
" hlééféxserea the f@E§ow§ng:«
EUDGMENT
is 3: read traffic accident that cccurred _
at 813$ am. in frerrt of KMF Dairy at i\¥,.H,~:$»..uz§eaVr'--T.§§e.ia5,;"
imeiying bus bearing registratéon
iarry bearing registration ¥\i_;).TP§£V?-.'3V§4?éSf§c';"v'M'
E'vmn§yap;'1a --~ yassenger in $§1sté"i31--é§T '§'i1}a;§:;fgias and
succumbed. The Saga!' petition
under 5:166 ef the at Koiar.
Appeiiani' i.§iié=;:Las'ét'-.V»o;$f'i¢fry~"-izéaréng registration No.
"§'§*é«~23~'?"E':576,'_ fiaetition was contested by
same cf ti{eL"--«.;;esg*.:®_dé:34ts;«iéefere the MACY'. Issues were
Evidéhice. _____ was recorded in which, for the
;:'2e§ft';i;§-:;;[f:egf;;=?;"'¥,%'~.¢é':$' =1 and 2 deposed and Exs,P1 ts P8 were
:":'a'a;.r§:é§ §a*:':§ééj'j_fé%ifV'the resgartderxts RW'-1 dfepesed and the
_én$as{§&n::é«:§:駧cy was markeé as Exfii. After appreciatian
A Qfef: 'Tée*2{i§a:r2ge as': ramrci with reference ta 'she rivai
::§§:t'éé§t§3nsi urged far cerzsideratien by the ieamed
héfivgcates agrpearing for the parties, the Tribunaé heéé that
msniyaggsa has flied due ts rash and negiiggnt driving at'
£13:
£393': tfié vehifies E.e:., bus bearing registration
31?? arm the terry bearing registration
by the fespegtéve cirixzers and the :§é§a _i"'rep'r_esezii;éti3:§sTofu"1
the deceased Mumtyawa are 3'3_titEa?33'*--'§§'--the cérfi9Vsa7ts¢;s'nVfl%'~
it was hem by the Trébunai thaf"'L:1:V§"ivers sf h_9th:.'thTé' bWzié 'and
fiery'?! are equaiiy neg§igse:r1~:_ az"s_:3£V"i?' efsV;:Sé;;rV1'$"E-bAie fofvviiaiiééng the
acciéent and their iéabiii-E35 '"J's!'$SV 50% each.
Determining t§f%:ie'*g.VL§:V1:".ass::__ca:,s$éid"«.5fi".i_'~a:;§;§$uét of death of
Muniyagpaj t§;é:_> ""T?§bu'n§-EL "';a$.};:3E*:$eci' compensaticn at
R$.3;2£; 2§£};f~ §i§:?{§1..:ii";Eé?=é§'E~..at 56% p.a. from the date of
pezéééan %:}'§§ V%:§":VeVV";§5a'te»'.:'5o};'?4payment, directing the 4*"
ra$;?§§:§:ée':1t be%mr.:e it appeiiant harem, ta depasit the
manths fram the aate of the award faiéérag
%§;a:i%'§ii;' §:.§f:;;, 'iof§" Enigma: shaéi be §% pa.
Aggréeved, the énsuras" of th& Eerry Exes fiieé this
§§;£}}é:§'§;'§§ Sri P5, Raju, iearszeé aéwcate appearing fer the
ggipeiéant szsbmits that the bus was awned by the 3.3'
rewagzdegzt befare the Tribunai szamaiyg the 'Em respondent
heraén, wag did net pagsess vaiid insurance and therefcre,
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Cmzrt in the case of ‘I20, ANTHCDNY Vs. KARVARNAN 43_1_VD
934533, (2093) 3 so: ?43 and submitted that jpia’
of compesite negiigence, each wrong deer %s”auf1d _”‘j ”
gexsemiiy Eiabie tn the injured / iega} ?ep~re$é.fitafi§é$_ rifvfhevf
dieceaged, for payment of entir»ia zinc:
petitioners have the choice of Vpr.e:f:’>j”c’:~:-‘_=,»ediz’1 g Vagaifigjiz ény
ef them. “fhe petEtionar::»_nee¢V-;3*o;f_:esSta.bE§shA’the aaétent of
resgsrzsibéiity cf “each $é§5_ar§te£y, nér is it
necessary for t§1e. §ia;3rt;:t§$V’§’;§f:;&r_§fr3i.§je_fiéegéifiterzt of liability
of eachjwrgéigf 5{:3″c§esfA:’«se;3§E’a,1;e!y,’ It is for the apgzeiiant be
make the’ §:2:a ym’er’2.t z§fié:_4″r-a%i6Qer the amount from the 3.”
resgfiswergt bé¥mje ti§e f”ri!$unai and the petitieners cannot
m.:,§dé’ tQ:’V’A:;§1ffe:’. ‘mLéarned ceunse¥ submitteé that the
A§2etét’§3§:e%$’»,§§e£§s-egg-7’3″ parties are entitied to recover the
_ am:3′:;,:.;:t fr”c:;:f;s.7~”fhe appafiant algae er at their aptien, fmm
“”–.. §’i1gT§:fi.e’r«Zresgeszdents in the Tribgmai, against wham the
_ §’ir§?§»§”£§*:?iaS been mgged. R
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4, in view :32?’ the rivai contentions and the record,
the saint far censideration Es:-
” What §s the relief to which the ap;;1. a’!Vi:a’:’$.i.iLj’~.?i:§.,
If
entitiefi ‘:9 En this appeai?
5. PW»-2 has deposed aboutthe. fi5ic$. P,3. V
and 92 are the FIRs and Ex.P3 is tfhe 3?:b3fVrgé+-sV’E§exet..VV
cha:’ge-sheet is against the bu§_c:1″1%.xger ckdy. V
mahzar shows that the, .ac<:E::!gr2«*1: A'I'*i.~".-as"–.;akeh"'place?in the
middle ief the MU report: shows
extensive the bus and the lorry. It is
,» §<eep}»§s'-il:gvvi'!§ Vviegni'~tr;_¢___<avidence of PW-2 am the said
A"2_Vd:3§;:;»?*3e:fs};a2fy«Eéxsifience, the Tribunai has held that there
%#a–$;' v:*:@é°%§§S'$:§.tgT::."zéegiigersce by the érivers cf bath the
~Vs;e§*z%§'é§:r§ é§3§i.'§§ab§i§ty was appartieneé at 53% each an the
the Eorry ané issage Fig.1 was answamd
—J&’.~a§¢;:§ §’:é%ngEyg The quantum cf compensatisn was
T fléiérmined keaging in view, the evidence 91” PW—-1 and the
3 égcumentary evidence showing the age of the deceased
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s€pa:*at.€1§L On the: other hand. where a parser:
5u§7=I%::’s i:1}1.1ry, paxfiy due: to the I1eg1igen<:€~: QITfL 'éh€:
part <3i'a110the1' pergaztm or pssrsozxs and parfiifi? ,4
rf:$uit of his own riegiigerica, than the A ~
cm tbs part 01' the: i_11j1.1r£:d which contzfi-*;a:Ait€d"%::Qr the "
acrttidezm. 11$ :'*efer1'ed to {as his. "«_c€é31:_i*;£b;1.?{J{31§j_
m:g'i_ig<:éz"1Cs: "J.?'Ir1§é’:1″a1}Eé respect of the
i.:’3g1.:ri.::s Stand red;j.iC€:§i’ §:f1 _.p1?%§;3§§1%t;i_o11 3:0 his
ccg¥1t.:*EE_§:j:g~€?:Iy .
?. ” ._I:?: view 5e€?’i,-fwé-~:f§t;§£S of law dectared by the Apex
CQL§§’§,;’i.T§’}’-T.?,j TrE’$EiuVr§ha’i’c1anf§’t.”be heid ta have committed error
i’n &d;E_”:’*L’-a’V:’tEE’e*’2″g Efee payéfiéét cf cempensation amount by the
Vs_w:§$¥§:.é:%;’§;e*s’v§Vt_”.T~Q}appefiarzt. TM petitieners before fihe
Z 5éfix$’ET__f :_es;.2;§§’:dénts E. is 5 herein, are entitied to weaver
T “=__§:’:”agjan%<::§§:t either fmm the appefiant or frcm the
' i:'%é%$f;§s3:;*§':'§e::ts gr: whem the iiabéiéty has beers fixed by the
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8, The Tribunai has heid that respondent £_\__io.-4
hafere it L9,, the present appeiiant is iéabie to dep_o'a§t"«tt§'e_
entire ammmt and get 50% reimbursernént4"'"–fifc.i3'i'-.,.'~
regpméeent f\éo,1,i As a result of th§sJfT..nd_ing,_-'it""h駧_';»diVfe<;'ted "
téza 4"' respsndent ~– United India Ii'i4sur}a:2..?.i'e «€c_§rcsg:3}'an'§;*V:'Lt;i1ij
-~ insigrer of Sorry bearing regvié_t:<a.tion"'i*i¢%. TN~'~?_:31{?»S6V5,.»3to%
deyasit the amount and recevefV'E.£i)%._V_am§5u«–ni::Aiaiqviég with
further interest from thé'«-ti::sta'é.gf :gje_=:p£3$i5"tA:'t'ii3ii recovery frcm
S. Abdui B&S§'3B£?,!". — r¢§i3§nIdeht»it"'Né;"i_ V.:'.."~:'.v"'t:$'.xA1r:er of bus
bearing1?,regist.r9éti§:n:Lj"i§ti;-t.::_:'i<;fli'-(ii1-13-3579, without any
fairther proéagciingtié fiiing the execution petition
on titgétaisis of V.t%1'e:a§§:Aa.:'d. The Tribunai has not correctly
A";_;%2¢§:z§§ed.,VA_t't:e§t+:,n_uitimate §ar't_ sf its crater. Ne exception
$::a;*sF';':Ia the exterzt ef homing that there is
V ~Vcsméflgitéiairééfiiigencet Grace it was heid that there is
u'V"4"'Vgt§%::i;3:es%t=§é negéégeace, the ciaimants being 3" parties, their
.'.tj'_ei:vtV§tisé:;:2ant ta recever from any we er aii ef the
T '<'..::Vt§t'tfeasQrs is unrestricted: The choice is ieft for the
it miaimants to groceed against 3% or any at' the tartfeasors.
if arsy we cf the tortfeasora makeg the payment, in View
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9? the agportianment of Eiabiiity at 50%, the tor”£:feaser_.x§:ho
makeg the entire payment should have the
recover the amaunt, over and above its
apportianed by the Tribursai, from»t»h.e4&ot&:éfV”‘tc;%1f§é:5§:{s.’-_
Yhis positian has not been
whiie passing tha Er:°:pugned fi.u:Vt:4;;_mer§’t a§{4[é§.rAdA’;§. “He;*{ce,
ciarification is necessary.
in the resuit, thzf-V.z_V_ 2s;A::;pé§i’fV»Vfa-iii;’AA§’;§;»__’§he extent of
::ha!ieng;’é'””‘ 539.8; ‘”§rf:–§>§J*gned_””jiidgment and award.
Howeve}, it is;n飀’é’L«:;E’;e.~;i§Vf=-ifiiféggt in case, the appeliant pays
the entire 13$-;%ar’dVam6Mt~.-‘~£o the respondents 1 to 6 or if
“V”«.§%:e..’:L;?;;2s;§§:’::$%_er2tS’ recever the whole ef the award
L?:*’§f:F:”V:?ta:”a§:y§iiant; an payment X deposit of the award
a§i:c§::9:i§Vthééigifiéilant shaii have the fiberty as reserved by
,_:he §:E.bi:.:;f_1aVi, to recmzer ma amount ever 3:13 above its
V’ ‘v.:Lj’E§:$ bf駒§–ty 9? 58% §rem the 1” resgcndent in the ‘Tribunai «-
respendent herein ~- 3. Abdul? Basheer, i.e., in the
fiannar directed / germittad by the Tribunai.
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The Trihanai had granted 3 mcmths’ time from the
data af passing 9:’ the award ta deposit the award
with interest at 6%. in dafautt, it has .
Entarest at 9% pm. Appeiiant ha_s….bar2a _§”?d7e” *
this apgeai. In the circumstances?’-if t£3’_’eA.éépf§e_Iytarj:t
aaaosit the award amount w’§:i_:_h’i~r} 8 2waak$_f:”§m.i._’teda¥, it
Sinai! me: ha Eiabie to pay the intafaat 9%’
Appeai stands a’iér}1’is se£:ii’ the said
absersgastfitéa “arid cEa§}j:f§ca’t§§i1.
An9’3:au:’:: in appeal, is ordered to be
Eransfarred ta thawT:”§bi§na”§.for necessary action.
Sd/-
JUDGE
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