High Court Karnataka High Court

D C Raja Reddy vs G Latha on 23 July, 2008

Karnataka High Court
D C Raja Reddy vs G Latha on 23 July, 2008
Author: B.S.Patil
MFA 1476/2004
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IN THE HIGH comm' OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALos3§é» 
DATED THIS THE 23163 DAY OF JULY,  "

BEFORE Q  " !

THE I-ION'BLE MR.JUSTIC.:3JI§£?.:.'S.F}§{l'{I.   ':  A
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BETWEEN: V '   '

SRE D.C.RAJA REDDY,

S/O CHINNAPPA,   .
NCL373/2, BEHIND SANDHYA' '  '
TOURING TALKIES, MABIVALA, " _

BANGALORE-560 055:.' " . 'V  ..}'..A:§PELLANT

(BY SR1 J.KANAKAF';AJ;1::jA{}V.V)'"'«  "

AND: 1   " I"

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sMT.c.LLA’i9I¥iA,5’v., 4 , .

W/O LATE ~.NARAYAPIASWA_!y_IY–. ‘

@ 1.AKsHM1HARAYANja, ‘-

AGED 28 YEARS. * ”

2. SMT.;’NARAYANAMMI\. ‘V
W/V_()iLA?I’E BA1.APPA,.. …..

‘ . “AGED 6’~wEAgs.

* ._.B{}fFHARES_Ii3IN€} H3′ CHAMUNDI
Ex’r$NsieN.,.__B.3mJ1 STREET,
RAMANAC:AR!;M,
BANmL.joRE~RURAL DISTRICT. ..RESI~”€)NDEN’1’S

” ” ‘1″A{3§f”sR:1% K.’i’.’GURUDEVAPRASAD, ADV. FOR R-I 85 2 (ABSENT?)

” 2 THE?» APPEAL IS FELED U/3 30:1} OF’ THE WORKMENS

..__{;OMf5.ENSATI0N ACT, 1927, AGAINST THE ORDER DATED 26.12.-2003,

— ?AS’S’Ei3 iN DISPUTE N0.WCA[§?’C/’CR-Z0/’99, on THE FILE OF THE

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‘whether the Commissioner was justified in
the appficxttien filed by the appellant seeking”

opportunity to cross-exaIm’ne the ciaimant +-

to lead his evidence?’

7. It is borne out from the ieconis

cmss-examined HIV-1 and has nt2t:vLt(‘:hVa11en”geg;t bet’-xfeiéjibne ‘t$efore” V

the Commissioner. T};1at,<.).n when vvthevviicase was
calied out. both the .We!12'°_: the matter was
adjourned to u edvocate for the
applicant. despite giving time
the the Cornmissionexj had
not availezi the PW-1. Based on

the said sebmissen; passed holding that there was

no cmSS'-examination and the matter was adjourned for

'Ve.=_V:ié.sp9fi'e§n'{*s jevigziencetttttto 01.10.2002. On 01.1o.2m2, an

eppficaemfje«V:1§1é§r,'–1~eo;der xvm Rule 17(4) was filed by the

2 appetlant Ieereuiéittiequesting to recall PW-1 and provide him an

t' its Ctnsswexaminc. The matter was adjourned to

A It is seen from the order sheet that this application

not been considered. Even on 09.12.2002 though the

nppeflant herein was present, the application was not

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to appear before the Commissioner was not served on he_1:.__ The

application filed by the applicant coulci not have been

on that gonad. Unless the appellant is guilty of

protracting the matter before the vforf

meaning PW-1 and subjecting her’__for ,

not have been negatived. The ordeiveheet does stiowt that a
fair and reasonable ~- thteuafivpenant to
cmss–exam1’ne the claimant: I am of the
oonsidered View consideration by
providing fair to the appeflant to
cmss-exagniiie evidence. The question

raised for oonsidera1ig3ite«ist’a;iStKf¢Eed accordingly.

9. I1; ti:s.eIest11″t foe flzte foregoing, this appeal is allowed.

the Commissioner for Workxnen’s

aside. The matter is remitted back for fresh

consitiexathen eccondance with law. The Commissioner shall

-4 j;-fj1.§S%I§= TI10t§1’c.~:%;«:’to both the parties and provide opportunity to the

VA to croes~exaJ:ni11e PW-1 and also to kaad his evidence.

“‘-tI«’:Vh_ge__*§3omInissioner shall dispose of the matter as expeditiously

possible. It is ordered that the amount in deposit befoxe this

%

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Court shall be transferred to the Commissioner for Worlgxnerfs
Compensation, Sub«~Divisio3:1 110.4, Bangalore, who ‘ii_i\r§st
me said amount in fixed deposit initially for
months. Depending on the result of tinge tin»;

is in deposit shall be disbuxsed to age V ”

‘ judge

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