{"id":137878,"date":"2009-11-16T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-15T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-j-suresh-vs-ms-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-16-november-2009"},"modified":"2017-11-04T14:45:29","modified_gmt":"2017-11-04T09:15:29","slug":"m-j-suresh-vs-ms-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-16-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/m-j-suresh-vs-ms-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-on-16-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"M J Suresh vs M\/S New India Assurance Co Ltd on 16 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M J Suresh vs M\/S New India Assurance Co Ltd on 16 November, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: N.K.Patil & V.Jagannathan<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAICA AT BANGALORE\n1.3m'-\u00a351)'1\"1~1t$'rm2 team DAY OF f\\1()\\='I'\u00a31\\\/II:3\u00a5.\u00a3R.;'~iZC)\u00ab\u00a3}\u00a7i}.._\n2 PRESENT I\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUsT1cE4N.Kfii;qri*.:1.   \nAND \nTHE HON'BLI3 MR. JU&31}\"rc_B;  \nM.F.A.NQ. 1 1  2005 (M'vg..A \n\u00a33E'I'WE3EN: ' ' ' H 2 ' .\nM..J.S1.11'esh S\/Q'Jzjgya:'1:eihEf2\ufb01i\u00a7 LI1_4i.}1.:V-  V .\nA\u00e9loci 2'1b()u\u20ac 37        \nR\/ 0. 'I'y2'1;_{21_r?a_\u00a7'2I_;':eig;1*:If. '\u20acTf_jz;_]]a}<('::t*  V .\nC1"11'\u00a31'2'1ciu1'gz-1I_}i\u00a791,. ' "    \nV ____    '\u00ab1.;:____  '  '  ...A;.)pe11am1\n(By Sndt. Sp(}r.;\u00a7'\u00a71}_\\_;T'\u00a7------IE \u00a7'01'_ Sri.I).R.E\\Ia1ggz'11'e.1'\u00a72'1. z'\\d\\\u00bb'{)(.'\u00a3;1Et')\nAND:  ' V '\n1. IV!\/s..s NL'K'i'~vE1i(ii.E'\u00a7V }j:\\sS".:_11'Vzf1"f1V(?(* (.70. E,[d..\n\nIii\u00bb-' 'Vi  E5 1'21 E i(?AE1_V Ma'-:1'1z.1,g{e1'.\n--_'__%'(m{1.:1.. Co-op St)L':'it*'i'y building.\n\n'  Ncm" .T;!_E'1A'1'l\u00ab.<;: c.):'1'n.~c. xmz-wi Ci1"<*Ic.\n\nM     Sri. \u00a5".E'3.Raj1.1. Adv('a1\n\n' C3111i\"1'\u00ab17;1t1m';,{\u00e9.1';--\n\n; K.M2;1nju\u00a7;:;.1;'i ha S\/(1) K.'v\".Li1'1g21;')pz':.\n\nCE' 'e-.1 E3611 E 50 yea rs.\n\nO\\-V'11\u20ac\u00a7:f of E {em 1 iontf :1\n\n.A _SPfL 'Hd(.)i' No.Kf\\~ E6\/E'{~875().\nV V 'ix:\/c). V21ltiaikim-1ga1'. Ch\u20aclH\u00a35lkL.'I'(\" '%'<m-'r1.\n\n'  {Ssh it 1'z.1c11.z1"\u00a7.\u00a7a I')isL.\n Re-rsp(.:1:c11'11.s\n\n \n  \n \n\nR2\u00ab \u00a7\\I()Ei('\u00a3' EVIV AC1 ;1;g;\"1i1\"1}=s\u00bb1[ 1.111-*\njLk(;1g1':1c'1'11 zzmcl em-'a1\"(1 (1\u00a31I('(\"i 11.5.2()O\u00a3S 1.1);-1>ssc(\"i_ \u00bbi\u00a7'1~._?\\.f{'v'C\nNo.58\/O4 [564\/2004) on the {\ufb01lo 0E'1hC Clix-'i] tJt1c.[gggf('ES1'jI)'1:1.}\u00a2g;\n\nAc\u00a7{'ll. 1'.\/1\/\\(.,\"'I'. CI'1z1IE;1kc1*c. pz1:\"1ly z-Lllc.J\\\\'i:'1g 111:' (>.!__2'1iriE'v.pc1_i1\u00a7im.'1\nfor ('()I]1[}CT:1SE'11i()l'1 z-md scoI<En;;' (':1l':e1mtc.*1T:1r::'1t U1."'(SD11:{)'\u20ac?.1l'S1-if.'i(.).f1 '\n\nThis MFA \u00a3?()U1El}_\u00e9_{ on i'()I' i1L'$\ufb01.E;I':'}.s;;{'," l}I1iS}.:_.v(}1.}:;{3 VN.'K'.\nPATIL, -1.. delivered the fo\u00a7I(.)wi1'1g:"';  '   I  \nJ U .I').(_''} M 33;];\n\nThis appeal by 1' he c'121i"1'n};i'111 is ('i'i2fn_~.(\u00a7:1.js=3\u00a5::E z:1 'g21i1'1s1 the\n\n_judg.\u00a7,n1er1t anci axvarci-~.\u00a71a11e\u00a71~"'1 1 i_?f-  2'O"G'cL,~'; )21ss<_'(i in\nM.\\\/. C. No. 58\/2004 {.56 \/-:2()Q\u00e9i\u00a7--}V.iv m7i- l\u00a7m}' E7"_1p of (.;'.m1 J n(ig__\u00a7c\n\n{Sr.If)v11.} 2u'1'ri'" .__Ac1d'Ei'iVt.5:m:.Vi  'M\u00bbc'i)\u00a7(u*~ ;}'ic_tcici(*:1E Claims\n'1'1'il):.1zV1':1'i';' . _C;-heft?1i\u00a7:}\u00a7r;'1'C-.,_  (1'<_}1*"""sI\u00a7():"1. "I'ribm1z11'). for\ntr[1ha1it%g'1'i1c1*:1 .(:)f7.'t"mi1v})6;-1,:\u00e9zV.;.1ion on the ground the-1:, the\n\n('0Inpc.*1'1sai'i.r)1'i <)\u00a7' \u00a7:'{sA."v1.'1"'3.150\/~ z.:w2u'c1<.*(i in l"av()ur (.)I"1l'1c=:*\n\n ("E\u00a3::.iI'1:'12'i_\u00a3'2\u00ab.i' a_pp011ai'fI\u00a3'j"L15; 2-1;gai:"1.s'1' his ctl2"1in1 for  13.50\n\n __ i";-d,{Iu'is; _  %i:v1.V\u00a31':'i_\u00e9_qz1z11'0.\n\n2,~~_ f'.}'lT1c' ap1)eIlam' (rlzlinls 10 be an E1c(ttrice11\n\n ('01111*zw,I.I":t)r. cr:;11"1'1i1'1g :1 sum of R.s.6.0()O\/~ per m011Eh. Ho\n\n" -,\\1va:a.:sfa1g__geci about 37 yezirss, as on the date of a() A.\u00a7Vi, he \\x-'as;\n\n \n\n\n\n ' \\t!2'I':;'s$. n\n\np:'(..)\"1i\u00a2>\"L.=11f' 111a:1:1c1' a11(.l (ia;1:~;!1m;i\u00bb--. \u00e9\"::\u00a3z\u00bbi'%1'.}s!' 1l\"\u00a3c\u00a7'=\n\nmotor cycle-4= oE'1'!'u:\u00e9 :;1ppciI:;-1111. on'\u00bb.g=:('co;.:.1591t k=>.1'w!:i'irt?i4:\"!-1_c\"*i:kj-1!\n\ndown and susta~n'nec1 grievoi_,1's:._ViI1j1_.:r'-\ufb01ves 1,0 iii-S \u00bb!L=*v\u00a37t._!pg_g .21n\u00ab3. \n\no1l':er injuries. In'm'1e('lia-}i_(%'i3f,  'xx-*21s;_ sfl*:i1'i(m:! 10\nGovernment. Hqucmly\n\n:'c\u00e91'c=.1'1j'L'\u00e9\"(:1\" i ()1  !\"1 E 1 p\ufb01. J '{)_i':1g,_;j1:)si it V Cont re. I)z1\\*z11:g'c':'e, wh c- re-r\nhe? t<")c')\u00a5; 1'u-1*1.!1<:~1*'i=:f\u00e9:21i1'z.1t%'1\u00bbn He was il-1&1}-)E]{'i(\/1'1'1 in SL'.\\-'L".l'E11\n\nH0._3pii':a1ls '\\\u00bb.'c:'*e'1.l'.(.>L\"?c'ra;\u00a3sic'>11s. 1.012-a}l_v for a pcrioci 01' 32\n\nV  '  O1f1~.Vgaiar([:;1'ic\\\/ous injL.:ri<3s susiaineci\n\nin"-\u00ab.__1l'1L: 'aL{L5~i(ie1'11_' the .';.Epp(.'1l:;-11'}? l'"ilmi the claim pcti1io1'1\n\n" _b\u20ac:f()re=---i'11e '\u00a3'r1'bL1nal secki11g c()mp<-:1T1sati<)11 of 21 sum of\n\n""_RS"'1'-3.50 lakhs 21g21ir1s1: the respondents. The said claim<\/pre>\n
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Karnataka High Court M J Suresh vs M\/S New India Assurance Co Ltd on 16 November, 2009 Author: N.K.Patil & V.Jagannathan IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAICA AT BANGALORE 1.3m’-\u00a351)’1″1~1t$’rm2 team DAY OF f\\1()\\=’I’\u00a31\\\/II:3\u00a5.\u00a3R.;’~iZC)\u00ab\u00a3}\u00a7i}.._ 2 PRESENT I THE HON’BLE MR. JUsT1cE4N.Kfii;qri*.:1. AND THE HON’BLI3 MR. 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