High Court Karnataka High Court

G N Shetty vs New India Assurance Co on 25 March, 2008

Karnataka High Court
G N Shetty vs New India Assurance Co on 25 March, 2008
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy
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ADDLCIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN.) 85 ADDL.MAcr, HUBLI,
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EAHIEVVMFA FILED U/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST

“‘THE”{.iUI’)GMENT AND AWARD DATED: 3.12.2004 PASSED

IN. MVC NO.58_I200{) ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL.CIVlL

_ _ JUDGE (SR.DN.) 85 ADDL.MAC’I’, HUBLI, AWARDING
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RA. AND DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT HEREIN TO

BEPOSFF THE C0}.*IPENS.’.T!QN AMOUNT ‘.1.’!’!’!-I !.-IBERTY
TO RECOVER THE SAME FROM THE APPELLANT HEREIN. ‘

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This appeal and cross at.”

common judgment and
the learned counsel for the heard

and are disposed of.ji1dgInent.

2. ‘I’he.ow1_1er vehicle. aggrieved
by the dated 3-12-2004 in
aid the 5Ada1. Civil Judge (Sr.Dn) 85
..short ‘MAC’I”}, has pleferfed these

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“l’.fthe”‘compeiosution and Iecover the same from the owner is

izudthe light of the decision of the Apex Court in NEW

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4. Learned counsel for the appellant advances the

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ofiianfling vehicle by forging on uthe

Vakalatnama and Statement ‘1v1:ef_t:J1*evs’iA’l1e ”

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{ii} That the «fen
liability on the insure} ‘ eoo_1pensafion.

Rao, learned
Insurance Company and Cross
ob3pctc.r céfieejngis the MACI’ having recorded a finding

of r§c: that” »– were travelling as

3;; ‘seen __rs”io tl1e goods carriage in question, the Insurance

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“”sup;io1’t: contention by plm ‘ g or: upon the decision

AA Oftilté Apex Court in Vedwaifs ease supra.

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the answers fo the oofi”fiii’i1s advrucfid by the lca.1″””1′.i€1′.’|

counsel for the appeilant need not detain the Cour’: for iong.
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The fimt contention is without merit ardtt

rejected. I say so because. the »Aal1egatidVh’ ~93}-vutfie .

appellant cannot be decided in an agdpem. imam

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OTHERS 9, the Ape}-t Court th.1.1s:–t_

” ‘Fraud avoitie 0- eoclesiastical or
tempozml’ ohaenjved Chjeftiidutstjoe Coke of England

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the eyes of law. Such a
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— _to he “-.gatté.’«i=.i nullity by every court, whether

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7. The second contention is without merit. An

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Vehicies Act, IP83 does not en’ ‘ statuto or:

owner of the motor vehicle to get.his_ veh_joIe”

passenger travelling in a goods

would have no liability thereof. Tins is the by
the Apex Court in Vedwatfs supra’ view of the
matter, the MAC!’ weosinot dimcting the insurer to

pay the compensation 1ocove”r”the’~V–‘san1e from the owner

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8.’ “respondent-Insmanoe Company in
M.F.!t.’1No.t276’8_!_ not preferred a cross appeal,

._ iieiiiole to satisfy the award of oompensation to the

who travelled as passengers in the

.. goods carriage. In the result. the appeal is

‘ dismissed while the cross objection is allowed. The

impugned judgment and awards in so far as they relate to a

direction to the Iespondent-Insurance Company (Cross

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