High Court Karnataka High Court

National Insurance Co Ltd vs Bhadramma W/O Late Govinda Reddy on 21 January, 2009

Karnataka High Court
National Insurance Co Ltd vs Bhadramma W/O Late Govinda Reddy on 21 January, 2009
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao S.N.Satyanarayana
 

 

xx: 'FEE HEGB CQURT OF KARP€A'I'1%}{';%, B1%NG;ég;i;a.'§aVVE_'__;'  " 

DATEE) THIS THE 21%? my SF' &ANUARY, _':_2--:§Q'§A_T.j:~ 

PRB$ENT: 

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A'C§E_'D ABOUT 37 YEARS

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' ~:>;{> G(}VEE*é[}E's REED'?
AGED ABOUT 1*? YEARS

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SIG LATE} GOVENEEA REDS?
AGES ABGUT 16 YEARS

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4 MISS.I'£AVYA
we G(}\fiNI;)A REDDY
AGED A8015?' :3 YEARS   

#2 2-4 BEING M§1'-EO§~"{S REP   *

BY THEIR MOTH'E;R"E'%~i¥§j13TF~1::5~fr."~% _

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MVC §€£f}.12%8..1j9:4- '£:N%§H;E"_.:?ILE _r~:.} as; _MACf1',  BANGALORE RURAL i)ES'i'RiC;"i',

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"ma-«c{;2v3P§;'N.SAT:ofi';"'

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_ "~2&sj»:> €'§{}"'v'iN{}AE?E{3£)Y
'-- Rio MG 9, KABEXLE PURAM
§v§fi;'fASA DIRA POST, A1'HiBELE€; HQBLE
MEKAL 'I"ALUK

 2 Gmvia

ASEZQ ABQUT 19 YEARS

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3/0 GGVENEBAREDEY

RIO NO 9, KABALI PURAM

MAY'2%.8fi EEERA WEST, :51'? f-%IBElI;-E3 HOBLE
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MAYASA an-'ea. mar, &'§"'HE37f;.LE Eiflfibi A' T"
ANEKALTALUK    

AGED A801}? 14 YEARSV

£3/S C§(}VEN_'i}A_REDDY''V~ ; _  - ~
Rji} M3 E34', K»§.§:.ALI:1._PLwaM   - " 'V 
MAYAS? 13- 'i*RAAI.Ef}S'i";.;A_T'E-infBEL; V HOBLE
ANEKA1,T.;xLIJK"--- »    

SI?§'¥€3}').APPi1?LLAN'i'«.§§C':_3 AND «-'mag
;v1IN<'3i§s §I2E:§r«:j:a-'sf '§':::1§;-«:;I__R" MQTHER AND
NATURAL, {}L:1A:~=a;;;FA';%z_§ STJET, BHADRAMMA
» V ' V   AP?E,E;EJ-ANTS

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'  'észigfs1§?:vé;;:xr
MVC E\i'O.1:281f94 ON THE": 1:-31,33 cm my. PRL. Ci'd'Z£,.«;.i"<,I_i}G:'"§_

(SR. ms.) ag. MACF, BANGALORE WML 9~1:=3f£'I:2__:::';iTg'
BANGALORE, PPs.RTLY ALLOWING THE _cLA1§s§~:..PE'r:T;---:::Nv..._T _
FOR CO§'v§PENSI~'s.T°ION fis.ND SEEKEEQ-G §%3HAE§IjC.E_MEb§T' ms...

COMPE3SNA'1'E'0N,    

These appaais coming on far Ordé3f$  :3a;§;g

RAG .32, deiivemci the f'<}]}ov.?i11g:V 
J:;nG2sx'a:~im*M::,
Que Gavinda Redd}; .é':Vpa3--§€I1Vg€f"3;: bus kfiled in

an accititmt £311 1.3f?'.1994.'-.1  -account 0f the

co1iisionv"i3'efxxgé:'::ii   é.3::fi~nti}:e iorry. The wife anti
<:1r:,;i1dré:fi"--  Gf:   filed a petitiém seeking

c0mp&11sati{3:;    filed an apgeai seeking

_. _ en11a;::«;:e3:m3:1t of éampenvsatian.

.A  * ..  étjgsélfer has filed. an appeal sacking avoidance of

  that there WES 1310 caveragfi af policy

V _ 911 {kg  the accidant. '§'he policy issueii is markefi at

 i1a".s€,f. zero hours sf 14.7519£34 to mid night of

 ,:r3','?.-:599:*s. Tlfge ixisnreé had paid the pmmium amount of

  -R--:s:.13{}'?',F-= 91:: £33'. @994 ffhe EXR. }=~I°t3C:€ipi is issucci by me

Vinsursz' to that efibct. T215 tribune} hag awaxriaé



 

2%'

compensaiiem sf R3.312€3£E»8f« with i:fi:.s§es~;t' at €%'Ef£; pa» magi

6.i1"eCtefi the G"fi?l1€I' azzd fizsxzmr csf me: §c:)::":z"3=' is ;"'§;»a3:

campfinsaiion. The <::£?cu1*r€m:€t 6f the accifiygfié  ':%:i':cé'~

::€gIiig&:1<::: 9f the 1(.'3§'1'§«f.§:h;€: i:j;Si::v$_}rw{;1;11d cexizimeziiitfiz {mm
the time of the a¢.Z:'s;":€_'}_§".'f8"3'.'1_(?,'€;V'«Z§,f 1?)-xfiéxnium or Whether it
cammeilcss fmrn 'the 4:331:16-.cf :;s31;Le._ of the };:>oEis::§';' cave-r
note? .   V --'  

5%. Véryl. _ .g.VL":.';V.S€§{i"E:i1£§i:'4'fa:E:§. Rae 001111361 for the inszirfir
piaced ;'€1ig3_;:Cr: :ipQi1'» f.i3.ci " ';1é<:£§i011 of the Supramrz Cam: in

Deegétw/'*;£*'¢;:p0I;f5   fleas,» India Assurance Ca, Lédfi

 .fi'2%9€3'9§AE1*§g¢{3§':J-j§}8§. ':£;"§5m 9 and :3, ma; :2, 3;: is heist}. 11113.3:

1 L-..""VQT,.   "::;§_§;€ like pmposai Sam: 13}; fix: a§p€}.L3:1"¥; was;

§&3c.e'ite.%€:éV"t;3§%"~tEi;~: Vinsurer an 16.61989, it requjrefi that the
perépd, sf _":f;ns's..1ra11rca covar shemd %e far the gaeriefi
12.3'.19é3 8 to 32.§;198§? The mason Why the I.'€Spt::~7.1éetnt

__ -».22:a::ta€i.Vf%_;?:::a: iziauranca cave: retiwspeciivaly {mm 12.3.1988
 V, 31$; vT%=:;E}vi0u,s. 'The izlitiai insuranca policy expimd. on
" _iV'2_'3."A§J988. Under me temzzs of fmance haztween MSEK'; 211116

"1'§1€"38.;)p€Bi-:"111?Z, apparently it wag 1150633313? :9 have an
zxfiintemnptgd and cerautixxuous insuraxace cover dining $315

VV '"p€:°i0d the machine was secured in favezu" of MSEFC.

Tharefore, 'aha appeilani wanted the insurancg covar ta» be



 

ceurxter ;ar§30:§ai. But the agspéliant defmiteiy {iii} .Ei::3§,v:{"1?)..'%J€
{he fcpurfh »:::ho'i(:e of propotmding a ceneiuded C{}11§I'E?,;??_Vi£.?'§,i;:?:

3 madiiicaiima fléiflifii' pragsesésd 3:31" agreéd to _.%:%y' »gii§§§i:z** K
paxty. if the appeilant dié 21.91: agree: to the poiicjg c::§%;*rj'§é::g'. ' .
Em: pericaii 23.8.1988 ti: i?,:'"§.8.}98§ iixsiearzé af".ihe:j'p;ei*i>®a:i._'T
12.3.1988

{:2 1Q.§.£989, the rrfistzfi V’&?§?fQ3.).1(§ ::.:’é§i;%Ie:*=.g::.v:~¢aie’-aux
insuragxaee c:)3;1’Eraci efiecfive fiom :”§G,é.”£i§§8§} at .£ii;;§: -;;§:’:::~

date.

“112. The cantentien of figs, iaarnafi C0u;aS£i§A ,f<::r V'_"i.1i"i€'
agagaiiant that an; €q1BZtah}e'~.._v':s:§'«;* mt;2.s'€ -355 ¥;al<§iEI§ is
unftegaahie. in 3 cm1i:ra€:t 9i:"* §::2$umit:~=*:_ i"igh:3 and
e'i3'iigatis::»:13 are snicily gmgr::r:1E:d"'i1y't'i1t§-»;§201ir::y' é:;f..'i¥1Si.1£'€§3;§;£te.
No axcepfian <31" re1axai.i«;s1i1~ cat: ?t:2r?::V"3::::z§x.r.3;Ve*"«:c;»11 {E162 ground. 9f

5. ‘$15 des;§s:t§;p;1’% sf”-$13; “‘§i’Sti13r§=§r;fi{é~~,._C§5ur{ in Qrientai

:::suranee%Jvz:é5;jép ?s;’:*1gtfmnitg-.R¢fiL%-,%mi Am 2993 sc 25? is
raliaci ufiafi’ $0 Vf.i3:_.é iiabiiity 0f {E18 izxsumr urzdea’

fix: §){}§Z§i;7′::;’ égaaixisi §.E”t3%:’:i,S”s'”::},’§f”‘_.” Cif.¥Ifif£TEk€1}.{:€$ {ream ihfi £i.a”€.a a’z::.<§

~ V. « tmgeiff mé}3tic3:1é{i§~–Vr;f_t};1¢ issue sf gxsiicy.

~ '"€':E1&VSL°§’~”Z’£}S}” iii acxzzmfiazzce with $316 iarms mi” the yaiicga

: ?. in the Eigfit (3? ‘ma rafile Eaié :;3.e:.}w1″:. by {ht Sligfiffififi

Qiami: in the abavt: {§E€iSi{)3;’3.$, it was atrezzimusigx czaizimiésd

V.

that ‘£316 jgoiérsfg in quastierz is ifisued 011 }~<!».7'.199<'¥. "T-'2j1€:

auzrcidsszfit €::<:;~r:.m'x*£€1 011 133.1994 at 13. 33 a. 31. 'F%:&::ifg;§,%:,'i'éf;éV"§”‘-3; C<)n'i*3*a{:*.3:_ jiig, §§é:§&%'§ The
Eiabfiity cf the insurer Lmgier t}3;é"e;:€f;§;;:t1%1::_': §$01i'é:"iAA arise csnijg"

afixer the: iasuafice Bf pafic}? '23.: ':.'::::§; ;gH*1y€i_m¢"c21r1ier :0 'ihai.

8. fézf ” -..cn:$_11<iat<3:'§i§' insists
i:13u3:a§1<:a ';s*é:;1\'/;,,\§v§'€e*;':. 6o'%~{v}('i?} mandataes
that ca:§..é1:§$;t:m€ risk esrgifig on 3:§<:a£§.}t
af VA' macée $;ha*£: $316 5113:} 233105

CGH1p.?.,~3."%§7 cat!' .£:;I~3s;:..i*ss:ié: _;L§'é":}i»:ifl’?:_i:1 tvhé. meanmg cf afiicie $2 arsf {hit infiizm iiazzgtiéiziiazi’ it

‘ifigindaiarjg’ umier that }3I’€i?\?iSi01’1S 9? $336 Bv’i5’¢’,E£ct mai :39

44 _,.g,~v§%§1iC§€3 can pi}; in :92 géubiiz: piacz: without a vakfi ‘§}G1iC§?’ is

0?

cewtr Ehfi risk ef {him party. Vv§I.1eI:€i?€1′, {Em Gvczmr sf” 3:

vehittis makes an Qffelf fur issue {if poficy, ii. is 1E§}aV0i§.;*%}f;f1€

Gbiigatiozz of {Em appeilaxfi {:3 rttcsive the mqiiirtzd…§)i2’irfi:i%:~;1z_’* .,

‘éijid aftrsr pamper ve:1lfi:::a’€i<;:1 af necessary detéiifis ifsafie:

paficjsgp The appsfiant has :10 dis<tre£i5i:"i:x_

the issuancf: of poéicy, since, ii: is €ii’V

ever}: vehicle can ply in a pfi%’§§.§ £:r=Q1js:’–.V§$e§%;e§%;; é’€3v«.é§”::£§
wzith vaiid §i”iSi1E”€a11Ct3 gcii-j:j.fjg: CQv€:::;f;g riéfii’ +::§ figs tixérd
fiaftjga . . . .

13, in had paid {ha
premium sir; Vi:-¥;’S’Q. 1″ff’*£V’. comma, isgzmzi 21
recaiyt 1’1″-Q i:_–=:s:1€d 5: pdicy, E1<m'='='Exr€:§*, Wfif.
}4a?,19<}#.VV._§:1. the Iaw ami iécig, €351.53 fiffiffiififi

q11est§a:::3 _ §3«.?{)1};33:"}; _ $36 wixether the iziaurar cma, iizaééisr figs

Vézsaziiixikfklnifizi E:;~f_:"isk is 1338:' pzzfixsi zryf iimts Gfilfif ihaiz "frag: this

"é%.::1£: 52:" z'éc::i§;:€' }:;§ .316 prizmium.

1 ~?;:_i ragazxi SEE. E.§'{Z.§€5€£:ara§1 Ezaa §;t§e:1<mi3us§j§;

"s%_:"gu;:::*§ .{}%é'a%, $356 izzsuz'-m' has is mafia izxspafiima 0%' me

"E%'f%1i§C'1:§fi§ scrzaiiimiss $36 recorés 331$ '{hem;s'i;§'£€§' waulié @3126 the

u §}£1;§if:Tff' if t3V€i"}' {hing 513 in {}Z"€i€11 'figs mere Etictfiipi Qf §:§'Sm.i'i1m

ii}

(10:33 no': Cmaiie 311}; eantzact ctr ablégatioiz an €113 gar: ..;Qf.:hr;:

itzsurez' against €116 third; pa;;"t§-* amass pszfiicy is isS:.:§%¢:d}'k' :_. '

ma-

_ Supreme :;:Gm’1:, in Beokar E§s:pQ1″‘:3{=p) §,t:iA.,fl; 52.53: f

Assuzmace (30,, axis am of thsvégfgxz §:§£«:ei: ‘:1:a.¢3 rafiié; é<'§;§:;31A
in {.336 decisiozxs ctitefi is neat a§§5Ei;;a?1_§a ma
case. '§'E:u:: facts ciied '§_%§_"'~A$l1& to vvv'.'A:A0€}ve:::"a<ge sf
iI1SuI'a{ICE of macE1i::€r}gj._ J£:#;stitu?{i=0n had
Stipuiatefi '£0 "A;'._%§;5§}{3'{:§3¥€i§' Cavmsage sf
insuranca £155? in {snug with the
r£{;?a:i1'eI fi%:fii$' * bormwer had xsaght
iSS1E£%I}_C%;-Of: effect, Tha iflfififfii' hazti

iSS11€§_ 3 §_)0§§ac;};' 'a$$i;:;§Lfig'~~f§1e risk oniy W.€.§.. 13é,6.§§88 cm

" '~ ziatt firm f3:x=:3.3::ium wag 1"'-3C€i'%£t':{§.. E11 *Ji6"i§£' if this

64~{ss){b} and 5.11 {ha Eight sf fake g€::::,€z"a3;

‘p:*i:1éi§:31es« {;;fC*~<3:.::tracr'i: gaaziaénizig 1:0 gsffer 3:151 'a£';'<'3ffiptafl%;'£'§ it is

held " éhe izmzzrezti had no zéglfié; to sask paiécy

'}"€TEXK'€;}'3f§'3€€V3'fi;V€§.}£a 'fihan {he poiisgz is issfifié. and acceptaa Eéy

' firasured it bfififflmfig the csgzicéuded csniraca if 3136

" H§iisur6<:% was not agmfiabia is thfi 'tfirms stipulated in {ha

4%

E')? After Carefufijg going iiimagh the "

§;3<3§i<;*§; hfi has ihfif Qfjiifiil ':9 rapuéiaie {£16 c:::3::':rac€,, which 03'

zgtoursa W213 :10: {$9112 in £1355 ciisd case. E1: the :i.{3§”‘:T:ié;:v,4

Said facts, 1: :g gmza mag, in the ztaifiraci fig ;:;s;’::ra;n;.:eF.”§1:¢’–T ”

rights and {>biigat;i<:;:ns ars stiéiréiy g<;ev::'m€;é. Ejf; t2i€:–:p«7}i:::§%:'«Vs£5'.,V

izggfiifazxzte.

13, The d&<:i$i:;:1:1 of the S11§fi'€:®izf:'{§(Z!.fi_iTV:'}iIk
case AIR 1998 SC 257 Jake lags:ufiiazsizz._V§3a§£fii.%'f§§\ E,;f§%§icipEe of
Eaxxg that the iiabiiiiy afvfiigi31$";3:j%::":..%'{;é§§1é§sicmmeaces {mm

the date 0f '(ha Eifiriffff. ifaiijeg is;T»,ma§:;;"§i¢§.$:fi;{€{;1 in thc }::<:sB;:r§,

{mm that '§.i3;1é'–tE1;”r” éffééfive anti; 110$ aiariirtr
{Q ihai. _’§’f};e ?<;::;:3fi11g tsjaiiks in {ha efiher ?fg'”p€S

03??” :’:01:iz’am:._0f 21n$1′:.§%*:.–a3′;<ié,._i%–..i$'s{:;a:1€§a.?::”§; ‘$13.: ihird gzsarifg B133»:

ghouigtfi “‘:;fsr: Cavfitfeii’ “fiszhéitg. 3 vfihicie has is gig: is} 3 _fii1§Z?1iiI;’.

‘ §5§aé:5éi.. Tbiiing ‘aha Staie a’u:ho1~i§§2 ziasigzg

‘§”§1i”éT&§31€§3s4″«V.§i’ é~:3.f;”-§~’u2″a:1::e is d:1t§; ‘?:3m1;:1d is ‘hrs:m€>u:* asad

i§nAp–E¢m<~j21¥, provisi5

” pgfimiiam. Maj; ha, that in {faker iypss i;-af 2’:-G:£’1’EI’2§.{‘E$ i3£?’%1iiE€

izisurance is am: hi the .%.i1$u:’€.1.* mag-E’ hava ‘aha é.isc2*€’§:ir3:1 is
, ” 5 ,,

§%>’ifh{5=;V%,i ,.

tiflifif 313:0 9. <::<}i1'i3'a.<:! 01"' 110?. B12': in rsspsszéf of :'vEr vsrilgkcifisza

there is no siiscrctiafi 93;; {E16 part af €12.52 ‘Ei§}’§)€§1€-§T§.§L7″‘-.:§!fi;1€

appfifiazfi has ta emér %11’i£e:3 {ha c{>’3:s.imC*é: anii issu;锑pQ1i€:§ T; A’

acceifiamiré wifl”; 13%;, if pmper }}I”€ii}1ji1,§I11 ;i$V _1′.r: ‘£}§’.-1:’ »

€.’€}1}'{€X’1′. of the saizti factual and is-ga1:S£’é%1:§£§.qn;,..& it.::ls: it: _E:eaE

that in 3 centzaci of ins1:1’a11=ce in réspgzji sf iifi0f{Oi’».¥”$§i.-.Z¢i€S ‘

the iSS’i3.8.’i1C€ sf persiicy b€C8BIfiSv.v_€’i§.CCiiVvév1§.?E1€i:1V’v}§}”fi:fIfii'{1i”fi is
m<:::'ived. The insurer gaiinat po$'t.;3_::£n.¢ the "ass;iu:;;€pti0:1 of
liability aftér rftceiizat cf pr?:mium.{Thé"* .i:ie§é3sa1"y vfizificaiiam

of vehécée 311:1 311?'.'.(i(}C1"i3:33fi;f?;':.Sé""§h€*}?S§{} 33¢; g'i}:):ié before racaégt
sf premium. 4_Vi–r£o2x:iéi€§:r,.V iliiélsr the'v.séiir§"§§i°e§exf, the §.;1su:*er
Calmcai g}esi.;3:1le’ il1eVassiizzigiticza of risk, otimr max; £1132: £1326
date ami té;;:,ae:~r:«f fé:<:éi:;f .9?'-j3rémi11m. Qfizamviss, 'flat: inaumxd
Wm:ig:?; '§;§(;+.gi1il{}"'Q.f'ébatifig the use of vfiiiicfis in 3. pzflaiic piaiifi

§~'v%~, "i–::bV£;'ij5fiE1:S!.:a11§ C'3S€ the mcfiipt at EXRE 1. §,§€}€S am:

m€1'}–%:j;§0:: _ 7g§zf: ¥;1T::3§% 23$" paggzmafit of pmmiumx it §S s;u?:*a<::i§(:e cf €135 izlsureif is iii; E'€Ci3§'i£€ {figs

fmm E§'{}=3a.m. is} :%.{}G p,m. Whig}: aimasz

u C§E;:E'€S}30fi€§S {E13 ha;:1}<3i:1~

hears, "E116 a<:c.i:?_::3;1: has e~cs3'z1r:~esi