High Court Karnataka High Court

Oriental Insurance Company … vs Sri Rajashekar on 13 August, 2008

Karnataka High Court
Oriental Insurance Company … vs Sri Rajashekar on 13 August, 2008
Author: H.Billappa
   
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IN THE HEGH COURT OF  " 

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BEFORE« 

THE HONBLE MR. .ft:.I_S'i'.i_CE H,131%LLA1%éA~VJ[ A -

DATED THIS THE  DAY'QF 2003 k'

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BETWEEN:

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Reg. by:

The Regional Marzager, » . ,. 

The Oriental insurancea. Ce.Lt:._i.,*--. 

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Byjits Max;age:e.%«    .. APPELLANT

(B3? & Sridagadish G.Ku1::1bar,

Gffild 'Smith,

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R/o.A1junag', Indi Taluk,

Bijapur Ij)istri{:t.

2. Sri.Sh.ivananda,   
Agfid about 40 years,   j; 
S / 0. Srri. Muregeppa Armeppanavar,

Business and Owner of 
Tempo No.I{A 28/A 

Mallikaxjuna Celony, _ _   
Ashram Road, Bijapu;~_ _.... _  .. REVS!-IPGNE')ENTS

(By srm. G. chags;s;;e:t:%M¢é;;3;{. if-{..}i§3'i:*';9.da.r, Adv. for 3- 1;
R---2 N0t:'a<;eA Wifl1A.}_ "  V ., 

may

;'i'I1i$.VI§iF;e'g  _u'fS2.:i7_3(1) of MV Act against the
judgment. rgand ' aW£é1'd' "dt.'1~3~2007 passed in MVC
Nu%.%%1T235;;o1' i.1<1e---f1ie"i)i"*$t11e Pr1.CJ (Sr.D;r:.), & CJM.,
lfigiemberg -;'€%.r{AC.'F~V1;"~.BijapL1r, awarding compensation of
R's,1i,17;660,1awi:h«.+::::erest @ 6% p.a. from the date of
petition 1:i1i=d6pV0sit:---- '

  {taming on for orders this day, the court

C 5'ti<;1i:vc,rAed the' 'f::-}i0wiI1g:-

JUDGMENT

. the it-Earned counsel for the parties.

2. This appeal is directed against the judgment
and award dated 1-3~20()’7 passed by the MAC’1’«VI,

Bijapur, in MVC Ne. 1236/2001.

L/%

* one of the grozmds specfi Kid in section
‘ofV&fI1e’e?Act and therefore, the Insurance Company

,é.;void the iiability. It has also held, the

Company caxmot avoid the liability on the the

first respondent was travelling on the to§~~-o1fV¥i§e’.j’S{ehic1e

and therefore, the impugned j¥.l(i%1€I1.1;®&:;i_7f?§é::.$;§E%§31’d’

not call for interference.

7. I have carefi31Iy..%conSide1’ed “submissions
made by the learned oou11ee;’1–foi*e__the parties}

8. The poim; that a-ri:~3es’9 ‘for’1*i13*”‘oonsideratéon is,

justified in fasterfing

the liability on thee[app¢11a:;:e:£;§u;e:i§{¢ c¢§@any:>

9. It is not in was traveiiing
on t11e:_.:t(?f9_0f” Court in the case of
UNrI*}3DV”‘eeo%_’11$iVt:}§,;\% co. L’i’D., vs.
reporlzed in 11,12 2000

.612, held, travelling in a vehieie sitting

V

insurance Company cannot maintain ‘.1 as
right cf appeal is confined to the
under section 149(2) of the ._A;:t
considered view, there is ‘ ‘A
the ieamed counsel fdi; it
is rejected. ‘i’he176;zis “i1_1_ and hence,

it is liable to be A

Sd/-»
Iudge