High Court Karnataka High Court

Smt Bhavani Bhat vs Lakshmi @ Lakshmamma on 13 August, 2010

Karnataka High Court
Smt Bhavani Bhat vs Lakshmi @ Lakshmamma on 13 August, 2010
Author: S.Abdul Nazeer
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"t 1) Whether tho petitioner prxwcs that on l5.2.2{){'}4 at
about 2.15 21.111. wltctt her 5011 dl'i\r'iI]g 21 car bearing
rcgist1'atio11 N0.K/\w()4 N_i)4()9 and was pr0ccc.ding oh  u
the left side of the mad Erorn north to .~:0uth on   

1"0ad at the _§um:tion of i1tl"'a11'1t1'y road. in t'm_:1't a;:i7.  '

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T.(“)H’icc. at that tintc. £1 MtL1’L1tl’1_i~$u.zt1ki 1’w:igz;:;ti.’;V Rf-
Bearing 1’egis’t1’£1ti011 N0.K.A–()9 Ci)§V\{I;8_”7;1t3r.?§i1″iAv2;1.t
driver in a rush and 11cgligc1V1t’ 1_14_1a11.11tc’:’1″”.1:t_Cr’>; ‘1:iIi:’i}§’@r__pi'(.)§’;3. “that due to

the said ;1cLf_idc.:_1t rm <§;i1'5w_1$=s:L:.stuittc.:..}¢ Vdzitrtztgcs as

('3) W}1c%_:}1cv1' tl1c3_})t:t_it'im._1?er is entitled for cmnpensation
..}_;,11n0u;1t. U"V.StI)v._V]'1()\-N" much and lr1’n wétont.’

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_ hVEx.Pl to i§Z«x.!’l7 lmve been rnmkctl in her cvidcrrcc. The C1&liI]’]£1T1L

_ f_”tt:z1s aiist) cxtirnirtcd the Axx:i.s’t-artt Service Mamztgcr of Metro F0111

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Ford Coinpztny. whieh tliseltinses that the total repair ehzti_tge.t”wi;tsv.V

Rs.1.E3.7l()/~. The Metro Fr;)1’d (.7onipamy’ has given 4.'(iise<:):tint:'"(JET——.

R..\'.5._78()/~ and the amiuunt paytible Z-1S p_er…1l,1_;e 1'cp3ii" "ii1'*.=.r;}iee"\~_t:s

Rs.E.,07,93()/~. P.W2 in his evidence 112157.ftt1'tIje1":LicitbmeciHthat~.itli.7«t:x t–i

satid iEF1'}0U1'1I lias been paid by [iV'§L':'vt1'P,|:3C11£:lE].V[ to wt1ie.V§%.3i'd

Conitan The reeei . ts at l:'j2.tT…the Metro Ford C(’71’1}.{7dl]y and that the

iettppellatnt “tugs =z-1 t.r;)1’a1E sum 0!’ Rx.[.()9,(3()()/W towards repztir

e%121i’ge$’§ The L<ei;_naéd respondcnt~Insurance Compzmy hats not let in

any evideriee. in SL1ppUI'I 0['it,~; plea. Therefore. the Tribunal ought to

"him-'<~:. aii-t};ti*cIed the entire Ltl}%(I)i.fl11 oi' R.\:,[.()9.6()(}/~ as ztgz-iinst the

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