High Court Karnataka High Court

The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Julekabi on 3 November, 2008

Karnataka High Court
The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Julekabi on 3 November, 2008
Author: H.G.Ramesh
1 MFA N0.5656/ 2%6

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DATED THES THE 32» DAY OF NOVEMBER, 2008 H 
BEFORE V
THE HONBLE MR JUSTECE 1~1.G.RAM§5$§~;-..:  V'
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL;'N¢.'5e5§;£2oQ5fwé:;;   
BETWEEN:      " V' 
THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE cc:-;TV_z;':?;3.,
HUBLI, BY yrs REGIONAL oF1:':cE,~--._ "
2-B, UNITY BUILDING ANNEXE,  _ 
P.KALiNGA RAD RoAD{M:ss;oN R5;'».9;%_','--

BANGALORE 550 027, '
REPRESENTED BY ITS

REGIoNAvL%Mai§5;§EEi;[;,;  A'  ..APPELLAN'I'

(BY SR1 f%AVI G.  SEE P.B.RAJU, ADVS.}

AND:

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4. 'SUFF'I{)IEN'I'}

THIS MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL IS FILED UNDER
SECTION 30(1) OF' W33. ACT AGAINST THE JUDGMENT AND
CERDER' DATED 2'?,Q.'.2{)06 PASSES iN WCA:NF:20:2005 ON THE
FILE} OF THE LABOUR OFFICER AND COMMISIQNER FQR



2 MFA N£).5656/ 2906

WORKMENB COMPENSATION I-EUBLI SUB~DIViSiON~I HUBLI,
AWARDING COMPENSATION OF' RS.48,808/- WITH INTEREST
AT 12% RA. FROM 17.2.2005 TILL XDEPQSIT AND DIRECTING
THE APPELLANT HEREEN TO DEPOSIT THE SAME, 

THES MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL COMING ON
HEARING - THIS BAY, THE COURT 1t>E;..1vI:r~_2i::1::a-.;_. 
FOLLOWING:  " ..   '

JUDGMENT

This appeal by the
against the Judgment dated /2055 %
Court of Work;men’sV (itinimisegioner,
Hubli. By the impugnea

has aWardedA’:A”‘aj”~~of =’§Rs.48,808/~ for the
injuries Suf£’¢reri V’ 3 moior accident that

occurred on: 1?/0 1 /2:505; «

new the learned counsel for the

the impugned judgment; and the

Vrecorci” o.f’*”;t11e Commissioner for Workmexfs

K The claim was resisted by the

apigéiiafit-Insurance Company on the grozztnd that there

W ho employer—-emp1oyee relationship between the

‘4 kzlaimant and the insured.

my

J 1V.li’I”‘l iV\}ux3KJyi\)f £4-\i\iiJ

3. The sole contention urged by the learned
counsel fer the appeliant iS that there was no empioyep
employee relationship between the claimant

respondent No.2 and hence the Commissioner ~

in law in making the insurance company T’

award. The eiaimant had on éeatee T
Workzing as a hamali on the vehicle qtiesfioii V
date of the accident. This
disputed by the empioyei:;”‘:««It _state the
employer did not even made
by it

4’ “Commissioner that the

claimant Wasworitirgg as employee under respondent

J ‘N{_).2 the date’ef«the accident is based on the oral

iemgiice noneemal of the said fact by the

i empie§}er.V. I’ no error in the said finding to warrant

” ‘ »- ‘ 4. _ ieterfereiiee in appeal.

32%/V

4 MFA 346.5656] Qms

5. The amount lying in deposit with this Court

shall be transferred to the Worlmerfs

Commissioner for disburse} to me _ : _

accordance with iaw. J >

Appeal dismissed.

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