{"id":116139,"date":"2008-08-05T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-08-04T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-managing-director-ksrtc-vs-santhosh-paul-on-5-august-2008"},"modified":"2015-02-12T17:44:38","modified_gmt":"2015-02-12T12:14:38","slug":"the-managing-director-ksrtc-vs-santhosh-paul-on-5-august-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-managing-director-ksrtc-vs-santhosh-paul-on-5-august-2008","title":{"rendered":"The Managing Director Ksrtc vs Santhosh Paul on 5 August, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Managing Director Ksrtc vs Santhosh Paul on 5 August, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V.Gopalagowda &amp; Nagaraj<\/div>\n<pre>R3 1% HIGH COURT OF KARRATAKA AT \n\nmmozn um um am pm: or AIJ'G'US__'.'\u00a3'\u00b09.:A.\"2'(Ai\u20ac;l8\u00a75:   \n\nTI-IE Horrnm MR.JU8'I'ICE   Ak   T\n\nmn%_ % A %  \nTI-IE Horraw  \n\n \n\n1 THE \n\nK.H.12oADf 'SHA;\u00a7\ufb01\u00a3'H1NAGAR'v'VVV-- \n\n    &amp; ;\nREP.'-.\u00a73Y TEH  \"F_1'.AW. OFFICER\n .  * \nBANGALQRE  X\n\n. .. APPELLANT\n\n mar  :  A swam' ADV )\n\n\n\n....___..\n\n  sAN'rH0sH PAUL\n\n~ $11 ISSAC\n\n V.A('\u00a7E:D mom 52 YRS\n\n%   SM'r PRABHAVATHY\n\n W\/0 SANTHOSH PAUL\nAGED ABOUT 49 YRS\nBOTH ARE R\/AT N0.'-am EAST ROAD\n\n&lt;_____C&quot;&#039;\\a-\ufb01n.-,___&#039;_,_\n\n\n\n1\u00bb)\n\nAUSTIN TOWN BANGALORE 47  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n<p>(By M\/S LAWYERS CENTRE FOR C\/R1&amp;2 )  T<\/p>\n<p>MFA FILED U\/S 173(1) OF MV ACT A&lt;\u00a7A1;q%si\u00a7A\u00a7\\AeL:eAe,i\u00e9iE*  _<br \/>\nJUDGMENT AND AWARD DA&#039;1&#039;ED:O3 \/04\/zooee PASSED IN. *<\/p>\n<p>MVC 190.5199\/2004 ON THE FILE OEWTHE VI SCJ-IA AIJDL,<br \/>\nJUDGE, MEMBER MA&lt;::&#039;r,  <\/p>\n<p>BANGALORE, (SCCH- 2), AWARDING&#039; COMPEN.SA7I&#039;\u00a3O&#039;i\u00a7&quot;&#039;~(\u00a7F._<br \/>\nRs.4,2s,ooo\/- WITH cosrs &amp;  &#039;AT &#039;rave 5-\u00a7.A,k F&#039;_ROM_ *.<\/p>\n<p>THE DATE OF mrmom TILL DEPOSIT. A  A<\/p>\n<p>THIS APPEAL COMING 0N,.-FOR  \u00a3~A\u00a5,  ARALI<br \/>\nmagma, J. DELIVERED  3;~\\2s;*1:~re%;<\/p>\n<p>The   the correctness of<br \/>\nthe impugned  date\ufb01 3.4.2006 passed by<br \/>\nthe  2) (hexeinafter referred to as<br \/>\n  M.V.C.No.5199\/04.\n<\/p>\n<p>heard the aI&#8217;glHIlC1&#8243;ltS of the learned<\/p>\n<p>  for both the parties and perused the<\/p>\n<p> jtiiiment and award and also the entire material<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; &#8216; &#8216; A  oh &#8216;\ufb01nal reconis.\n<\/p>\n<p>  Smtsumangala Aswamy, learned counsel for the<\/p>\n<p> strongly contended that the Tribunal<\/p>\n<p>committed serious ermr in not acoepthlg the  of<\/p>\n<p>KW. 1, the driver of the KSRTC bus bearing No.I<A> &#8216;  0f thr\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>of P.W.2-Dayanand who wag. pilli\u00e9ixj  cycle<br \/>\nwhich was driven by the deg &#8216;% 33:69&#8243;   other material<\/p>\n<p>on record has   the driver of<\/p>\n<p>the said bus&#8217;    by driving the same in<br \/>\nrash and    .\n<\/p>\n<p>4.    documents Ex.P}., complaint<br \/>\n   Uni\u00e9sli&#8212;-who wimcssed the accident. Ex.P4<\/p>\n<p>iI1qu__c:s$,_ I&#8221;P;I}G!jf;,\u00bb.  scene of offence pans \u00a3\u00a3.__x.P8<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; rm  anti&#8217;: $33910 copy of the charge sheet, it could be<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;  that n\ufb01\ufb01se decuments clearly establish that the said bus<\/p>\n<p> in the said accident and the same was driwen by<\/p>\n<p>h  in a rash and negligent manner. Ex.P10, copy of<\/p>\n<p> charge sheet further reveals that the ixlformant Umcsh,<\/p>\n<p>3\/0 of Deva1&#8243;aju, resident of Byrapatna village, Clmnngpauia<br \/>\ntaluk, who lodged the complaint Ex.P1 stating mazeaieeisaga<\/p>\n<p>ae&lt;::ide:r1t was caused by the KS1-&quot;\u20ac&#039;I&#039;C bus which  <\/p>\n<p>the place of mad&#039; em after hittingV.e&#039;dIe&#8211;.   the  E<\/p>\n<p>P.W.2 Dayanand has been    s11ee\u00a7\u20ac\u00a7vifiii5S&#039;s&#039;V:IVio.2;&quot; V<\/p>\n<p>His evidence also clearly&#039;  W\ufb01\ufb02e&#039;~k\ufb01e1self and<br \/>\nthe ciweased were moving   the driver at&#039; the<\/p>\n<p>said bus, by it   maxmer,<\/p>\n<p>clashed  eyes  the said accident.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. uimm  was falsely lodged and the<\/p>\n<p>charge s1_1_eetV &#8220;w%as  submitted by the gmlice<\/p>\n<p>   \u00e9river, the appeliant-Corporation could<\/p>\n<p>we  getting the FIR\/charge sheet quashed.<\/p>\n<p>   on record to show that any steps were<\/p>\n<p>_  by the appeHant~Corpora\u00a3ion in that regard. Therefore,<\/p>\n<p>  find any reasons to ilaterfezre with the findings&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>e   by the &#8216;i&#8217;:ribunal as to the occurrence of me said<\/p>\n<p>*&#8211;._ &#8216;aecident on the said date, time and place as a result ofmim<\/p>\n<p>r&#8217;-&#8220;&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;~&#8221;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>rash and negligent driving of the bus belongng <\/p>\n<p>appe\ufb02am:-Corporat:Lon by its driver. Since the <\/p>\n<p>not filed any appeal or cross\u00bb-objection  file.&#8217;  <\/p>\n<p>correctness of the \ufb01nding as.\n<\/p>\n<p>compensation awarded by the; ~ the at   ,<\/p>\n<p>undisturbed.&#8221; V V V<\/p>\n<p>5. For the  _  appeal<br \/>\ndeserves to be dismiS9&#8217;\u00b0dA&amp;&#8230;.a:%9.   any merit.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly,  judgment and<br \/>\naward of    amount deposited<br \/>\nbefore in  L \ufb01faxasmitted to the Tribunal<br \/>\nconcerned   to withdraw&#8221; the same. No<\/p>\n<p>   &#8221;  &#8230;.. .. 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