{"id":113073,"date":"2010-08-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-25T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mohd-gouse-so-md-khairuddin-vs-the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-26-august-2010"},"modified":"2016-01-19T01:30:20","modified_gmt":"2016-01-18T20:00:20","slug":"mohd-gouse-so-md-khairuddin-vs-the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-26-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mohd-gouse-so-md-khairuddin-vs-the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-26-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"Mohd. Gouse S\/O.Md.Khairuddin vs The New India Assurance Co.Ltd on 26 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Mohd. Gouse S\/O.Md.Khairuddin vs The New India Assurance Co.Ltd on 26 August, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: C.R.Kumaraswamy<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA\n\nDATED THIS THE 26\"' DAY OF AUGUST, 2010\n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE C.R. ~ _\n\nM.F.A. NO.30356 OF 2010 (mrj  \nBETWEEN   4.\n\nMOHL). GOUSE.\n\nS\/O MD. K1\u00bb\u00bb1AIRU_I>1)1N, \"7; _  E \nA0131) 35     'V  \nocc.   \"    A\nR\/O sHm'QARE.A(;\u00abH,\u00bb  A_  '\n\nB11)\/\u00ab\\R.. EEEE _ '~    ...APPELLANT\n{BY SR1  AI)V.,)\n\nAND V V V D\n\n1. Ew INV'I'}i.A...ASSURANCE (:0. L\"E\"D.,\n\n  '*s:1f1R<f)t'3A GOUNIDAR.\n\n AGE) MAe;_J()R. oc:c:. LORRY OWNER.\n  'DR\/_(_'.) 1\"\\\u00a7C}}.:_\u00e92. I CROSS, I MAEN.\n\" \u00ab 1 \" CI'r*I_\u00a3-&\u00abE_.\\\/IA rE'r'-.\n\nE \n\nLi'\n\n\n\nru\n\nEr3A\u00a7\\' (GAI .(\")RE. . . . RES PON D ENT S\n\n(BY SRI \\\"EERESII I5 PATIL. AI)\\-\".. FOR R1)\n\n*****\n<\/pre>\n
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