High Court Karnataka High Court

North West Karnataka Road vs Gurasiddappa on 22 October, 2008

Karnataka High Court
North West Karnataka Road vs Gurasiddappa on 22 October, 2008
Author: H.G.Ramesh
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III THE HIGH 0031?!' OF KARIIATAKA
CIRCHIT BERG}! A1' DHARWAD

DATED 'mm um 22103 DAY or 0OTOBER__$t§¢8j_~     _

BEFORE

THE nownw unsuanczfi   '- A  V'

BETWEEH:

1. North West Kaxnataka   .' V 
Transport Corporation, 2 3 "
Gokul Road, Huhii. % _ V 
By its  Diifictfif " 
Represc3;te{1.V.§y its _  "
Chicf1.,aw'Oiiio;:er. } M  _ 

2. Next}; Wgstigiarnstaka  
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S'ielf  -
Gokui R'm:d.«H11b!i    Q
By its Managing -¥)ismr:_dtz:z:'r
Reprefiflntcd by   
. Chief Lem  ' . 

. : ._ .  Ma,  Advocate.)

 A' 1d a:$:iaf
S] 0' Jalawadagi,
about 49 years,

 v,  TVRIVQ C[0--Rudrappa Shivappa Artvai,
~.f"Vitiyagiri, Dhaxwad. .£POKI)£llT

 'i'his M.F.A. is mad under Section 173(1) of the

    agahxst the judgment and award dated 29.06.2007

passed in M.V.C.No.9-4/2002 on the file ofthc 111 Add}. Civil

 Judge (Sr.D:1.) 3. C.J.M., Dharwad, awarding a

compensation of R557 1,000 I -- with interest @ 6% per
annum from the date of petition 'km the éatc of realisation.

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This appeal coming on for admission this "

Courtdclivcrcdthcfollowing:
JUDGMENT

This appml by N.w.I<.R.'r.r.: %%%% "i's*"c1.,3I'<':C} % % 'st

the judgment and award dated

the Court of the III Addl. (sr.9_a.)Aa&1.
M.A.C.'F., Dnarwaa, by ttw
impugned judment, awarded a
compensation; fivith interest
thereon at v'.i;I1:§§':»§ré$pondent-claimant
for the A in a motor vehicle
accidenifi"*J!1atV"}6.10.20O1. On the said

date, , wt;cn ' I§ésfién£i:mt~c1a1m' am: was riding his

V. CNW-641 from Keshwapur,

bus bearing Rag.No.KA-25/F-1341

_ dazélwd the claimant's motor cycle resulting in

' H H 'T ir1}1mes' to the cla1man' t.

' 9' The sole contention uiged by the learned counsel

% A for the appellants is that the T:-ibmal had arm in law

in holding that the drivm' of the Rants' bus was

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negligent in (musing the accident in question. 'She

further submitted that the Tribunal ought to hgvai VIE-{i~::1"' . _ %

the accident in question. It is

following discussion made _.b_y A Lon;

aspect of the matter.

*3. . . . . . .

has taken place due :9. dn’u’mg
ofthe Kskfmfmw have
“”” mmsolf
in case produced Ex—P-I
FIR, E:c.p.*.:2_’&c.P.a panchanama. On
gggmwql offiénejtt :s’c:éar that police have filed me

‘ the KSRTC bus. As per

Ex-P-3 m the place where the

having 13′ width road and mere is 3*
TKa”c.=;ér:aRoad oneitherside. The aocidenthas

of the mad and 10’ from southern edge.

fI7zerejbre,i:tisoleartha:accidenthasta}cenplaoe
inthsmiddleoftheroad Butfiuswhichwas
comingfiomwestemside towards eastern side

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has crossed the middleportéon qfthe road
caused accident. . . . . . .”

3. On consideration of the matter, I _

the appxweciation of evidence ttiig

holding that the driver ofT’t.1_’.xe WA k %

negligent in causing the aociiie-. i 1t may
add that the appella’1$1t._.sf’-(‘ii(~i§: evidence
before the Tribunal ~ €1$’ence. No
ground to V’

4. The sit with

this am be ms mmxm

forthwith for an;»¢c¢rda:m mm law.

….. ‘ ‘ .

Judge