Managing Director vs Smt Gangamma on 22 February, 2010

IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA
CIRCUIT BENCH AT DI-IARWAD

 

DATED THIS THE 22m: DAY 01%' FEBRUARY.;'4.'_2'Q_i0.:V"

BEFORE

THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTIC:EImA'_.'S...vE3DEfA..I$I1\I;'X_rj,__I'

M.F.A.N0. :'CO'5;z/2"ov0I8 . _
M.F.A.so. 79153»/Izqos "

IN M.F.A.NO. 7052/2008'-C. 
BETWEEN:   I

I . M a n a g I     0  « '
NWK_R_'_FC'~,,VH  'V  "

2. Divi:§io.n~aIIII§'I.aV;jIa~gbé'1§:*2. I I
NWKRTC, Gad'.?§:g_.  

3. Self ir1sC1a;1~v:*axiVrz<:.Ve.V'«Fhtznff;
NWKRTC, 14~i~m;)1i, _

I 'Ail   by its

C'I'1_i_e'fV   f'fi"c;v.3_ f_',,

 q._[By  'Hosamani, K.S.Bharath Kumar,

A.dvoca"ies"--,

»_  SI:r1f'.V.VIGa:ngamma W/o.Shekappa Malathar
Age: 50 years, (300: Cooiie,

 RV/Cc5'.'MuIagund, Gadag District.

is

to

 Appeiiants.

 Respondent.



in.)

This MFA is filed U/S. 173(1) of MV Act, against
the Judgment and Award dated 20/9/2007 passedin
M.V.C.No.2/2007 on the file of the Civil 

(Sr.Dn.) and Addl. Member, MACT, Ron, awar.d_ir1g"t'he",.
compensation of Rs.25,000/-- along with  
at the rate of 6% p.a. from the date ofMpe't.i.tio:n4_ti11'--«  

deposit.  
IN M.F.A.NO. 7053/2008 V

BETWEEN:

1. Managing Director,
NWKRTC,Hub1i. 

2. Divisionai Managedr,  E'  ;
NWKRTC, Gadag.  '

3. Self In sur2in&;:::s 'Fu,r«.d,€     V' 

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All repre sented' by fitusé  
Chief Law 'O_ff'icer,V.._ V "  <
NEKRTC, Central O.ffitte,'«...~7
Gulbarga. _  _  " V'

  '   Appellants.

  't/*..,_.}»~Iosa'rr'fiAani, K.S.Bharath Kumar,

A-dvo.(:' ate  

  AND': . 

ja,.,__1E$a_savarajt@ Basappa Shankarappa
5,J«ato_thi athottar
 _AgE_'e',35-.,years, Occ: Coolie,

R./U,_M--uigund, Gadag District.
 ;  Respondent.

This MFA is filed U/ . 173(1) of MV Act, against

 tlle Judgment and Award ated 20/9/2007 passed in



_M.ACT,.. 

Kn.)

M.V.C.No.3/2007 on the file of the Civil Judge
(Sr.Dn.) and Addl. Member, MACT, Ron, awardin_gFthe
compensation of Rs.20,000/- with the interestl"a.t"-Vthe

 

rate of 6% p.a. from the date of petition 

These appeals coming on 
interlocutory application this""'»-day,-h  vCefurt;

delivered the following:

COMMON   

In both   appellant
corporation is vllthe common
Judgment  in a batch of
cases.   relate to the case
in M.v.c*r_Ne.'2;2';§'or3V:%}j:a.§i'«iii::'3./£007 on the file of the
learned  and Addl. Member,

 these appeals are listed to

i""~.i'~consid.er t.heihf,-applications seeking condonation of

..i.i.i'.j'jv.-dellay, I"h__ave heard the learned. counsel for the

ap'piel.1_ari.'t in order to consider as to whether it is

'1*2eVce_slsary to issue notice on the coridonation of delay

lli'»»a1:}plication. Since the matter does not require the

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consideration on merit the same would be a futile

exercise.

3) Sri.RaVi Hosarnani, the learned;i_coufip'sel*'._,_l.'T.

appearing for the appellant strongly4contertd'_edl"'that.,vl 

the Tribunal was not justified iri-v.pfi:=..«'<_'_'icni'g theliaibile-it§rI1.i_'

on the corporation since the aVc"c..iden"t was ii1Vot{_'c~a.usied

due to the negligence  the:T.dr:iv.er--._Vof  It is

contended that the   Trailer was

ought to have'"b"e_elnv--inade.,___li..ab-ledEyen with regard to
the quan.it'u'n1.,gpl.ofl clampen-slatio--n..._the learned counsel
contended that  on the higher side and

the same caljisw for tnodilficiation.

  T'  regallrldvto the negligence the Tribunal

has this aspect of the matter while

lli'decidi"ng No.1. Apart from noticing the

 at E3xs.P.l to PA namely, FIR, spot

l_'1nlalh'a--;z.alr, etc., the Tribunal has also referred to the

':l_4ev»id:ence of PWs.1 to S. No doubt the learned counsel

for the appellant contends that the FIR was lodged

wherein it was indicated that the Tractor Trailer

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Rs.20,000/-- respectively in any event the same

cannot be termed as excessive. Therefore ever1vVo':n.._4t'he

 

said aspect the Judgment and Award does 

for interference.

6) Accordingly the appea1A:s.__a1*.ez'of 

and the same stand dismissedofr-t,

7} Consequentl3%_hfMisc.;§LiiV'i;l_'a_No.101739/2010
and 1.A.No.2 of A2008  of delay
and aiso the" :uvnn'e"c3essary and the

same are a1s0--w..¢di-s;i?.Osed«oif'.f' ~  

8)   in deposit before this

Court shaltRb'-evhhtran~srn.itteid to the Tribunal.

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