New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Sundra Shettigara on 14 July, 2008

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IN THE HIGH coufiw 0? xaxxaraxa AT aAgGsL§R$7; i:':.. VIQVLSQ12-S.?'?'*:1 at

aibcnzt 1-4&5 ptm, near iiudzipzg cf VM 

is the ease sf the   Srinixras
Shett.2?.,gax~a was waxkiifig vL%.'1'-::__1:~.:%L':::*,.*t.o;:  i;11 va private
bus belcmging ta Ivsfsm  on l9.8.3.§9'?
at about  :: Lt:a1:¢_s: naar 'iamanfioor
pretzel huéfié.   the c:1:;.ese3... S;:j,m;.vas

Sliettigara  .c:j«.:nduc:t:Q:r: of the bus, in
order té.  alighted from the baa but

tam A.:lx:ive3: V withvbufi éssextainimg whether conductor

V' «..p;a§__  the ""15i1's or not pxczceeded fiuxthert In

 __thVa,_  T.e;§;':;¢u1iz;~;-itagiaesf in order to aatch the bus

déz;éas«a'ft§£a-:;--cycle bearing No.KA 28-E-3'?8£1 oivmed. by R-6

'  lfiigfiéfln ta give a drop. Accerdingly, Sirmn Salaanha

VV "Vii: order to catch bus was proceeding in a gas}: and



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negligent manner ;m axaar to ov*c;~,r~«ta3<;es .« 'Said

U;h;(_?f°C(U3$ n.-- 4;QJ.Le,Err.. 
bus § A be hit an yedestrian and  T -  v  --,bi's«.:»';i.:1;:.

     

the ::;ia,,§ex and pillion ridéx ofiuhthe n=s:it1o§;:f: _:z:iL.
rzadex fiustainea :.njuri§R4sfiVV.:._V'V'3.;§:fis   on
2§.,1G;19§'?3 In the iégyaa ledgefi

by the legaii heirs of Srgfiifiés _-3§&A§:;'jE;.1;:§'ara.
2, A§pe;i;j,;a:.r;,t ;?3§.,;2s1;ivai&g e  caratends-ad ainge

the p;::;i.!i£:3r   iIr:r::"a':%3: aycie in favour af
EMS wéafpg   insuranae cc:-zmany is mat
,§.,:?;.ab;i..a: "c;.%;i:§nen§at3;on ta the iagal. hairs
mi V.r.$fi§'<.§;:e%a4sed v:$Lx'--.7i:2;3;V;§._fgf:ai:*5 Shattigara, Eimgever, trcib-anal

.f;m:;i,:1g_vAtha iia®3;.lity an 'aha ,:1mura.nce aaszgsany alas

"..'---.;..»z_~:aT.'1,;=_c;a,§:;.v T7¢;g§;;g§}ez:Imt:on af E5615';/fi1,3B6fif_' with interest

at 3.5%  by its jufigxmnt and awara fiated,

""'«._""«3AA.8T.20}:23'; '$113.5 juagmnt and award i3 caialsad, in

  ';;ues_i£:i.en in this appeaéu



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3. '£133 931;? pgint ta be considered by 133 11} this
aypeal Ls that when the gzmiiay zsguafi
ap§e3.3.ant--3T.n$u.::a,n<:e cmtgagzy in favmzr 

aat paiicy, whethaz at w':;;d ¢c::»ve.r  fikéat

y;i.,1m.l."mn xiaer .

Q, Ting paint gm squareif"~~.§av é,t§§ 
af the Eiawbie Supregg . ;;;1. Hfi2«ISi}%C.E
c<:.s,. gem' vs, sun§A,:{i:--§.;§;ru§'  ":;§;";g:'~{}§EHERS in c;2_-;:_a,1
Appea; §es3fi3%;£2:fi@B gatgd, 52-5 is not in

a yaaitisis --.f;¥§; di:§sf1§i1:tfe:. tI;e &éLf£'wz;z2g the aforesasffi.

guagment, V ~'£§'3'é _ 3:1Véa-:a;ré'  fi::: t.'L'a1low this appaal. and the

 judggnié,-x$t'. and V"a'é~_=fa,.rd 5:13 the tribune; has to be set

 fisifié &z..:;s+::;j:I.AI:a.,zsjJ.ng the clam petltlcn against the

AaI.;3;::ef§.3,1a.::ii"*«1V;i_e::§e:§;ii .

f5. At "'1::_11is stage, it is braught to ma: nstiae by

'..}t.'=hie ?<;%913nse,1 far R-1. ta 3 that S:r:§.,n1va:s Shettigara ¢fi;e_& 5;"

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 mam éaschargxng his dutieg as a ccvszzductox

 the bus, thezreftnre lega; heirs are eatxtled ta

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claim cempensatian under the pravis1on§f"a£f,§h& 

wbrkman Cnpensation Amt,l923.

6. Grazxtizzg such liberty, thifi. afieéég 

Amount if any in deposit fig bxéeréd ta be fiéfunfied

to the agpellant.

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