{"id":185367,"date":"2008-09-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-09-10T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-divisional-manager-vs-shri-mehboobsab-on-11-september-2008"},"modified":"2014-10-28T21:42:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-28T16:12:43","slug":"the-divisional-manager-vs-shri-mehboobsab-on-11-september-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-divisional-manager-vs-shri-mehboobsab-on-11-september-2008","title":{"rendered":"The Divisional Manager vs Shri Mehboobsab on 11 September, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Divisional Manager vs Shri Mehboobsab on 11 September, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: B.S.Patil<\/div>\n<pre>R?\n\n3\n6\nea\nx\n5-2\nx\n\u00a7\n\u00a7\n\u00a7\n\u00a7\n3\n\u00a7\n8\nx\nQ\nx\nE\nE\n3\nE\n3\n3\n2\n$2\n2\n\n \n\n \n\n..\u00a2,,...,W\u00a2..,....-m.m..m \"nan wwwma 54;\" mmgmngnmg 3-in-{pg-3 QQURI of KAQNQ \"\n\nMFA 9390\/2007\n\nIN THE HIGH coum' op' KARNA'1f;;:xA    *-\n\nCIRCUIT BENCH A'r,VQUL3ARG.\u20ac    =\n\nDATED THIS THE 1 111% DA\\??.1oF:'SEj?TEI_Q\u00a3'13E}'~2;\n\nB\u00a3spREV_\u00b0 V _ a__W\nTHE HON'BLE M\u00a7'.J.iiS1'ICE' a.$;PATr':,\n\n \n\nBETWEEX:\n\nThe Divisional Maizagei', '\nThe New I;t1dia'ASsiti;\u00a7anc:j;--..VL \nCompany Limitcgi, ' -. \" '\n[)ivisioua\u00a7--0\ufb01'ic6.\"*i:.--  \"\n\nsangamesnvvaracem\u00e9;    \n\nGulba\ufb01fga; 4 '\n\nBy the M\u00a7m;a gcr,VV' ._ 'V\nRegiozmal O\ufb01icc, ' ~ *\nT2123-\u00a2:Ne\\iz India \ufb01ssmnuce\n\n  Limited' ..... ..\n . '\ufb01o._2~B, 'U;:zity*._B1zil\u00a3ii\u00a3Lg Annexe,\n   \n #50 027.\n\nmy  \ufb01e;-ash 3.!-'until. Adv.)\n\n.5-.-uuuau--..\n\n'   Sri Mehboobsab,\n\nS\/0 late Sri Jameersab,\n25 years, Roza,\nGulbarga - 585 101.\n\n... AP!'ELLAN'l'8\n\n\n\nw a&lt;-mmwxem mwwnrwmmmm &#039;lawn!\n\newmmewmnwmmwm mlsnmwwtm ww-ween WWW&#039; mwmmuwmammm 3&#039;&quot;fl\\3l&quot;l ha&#039;J%JWB!&#039;_f&#039;\n\nMFA 9890\/ 2007\n\n2. Sri Khaja Farid Hasan,\nMajor, Owner of Lorry\nNo.KA-39:472,   \nResident of Darga Roza, I\nBasavakalyan,\n\nBidar District --- 585 327.\n\n(By Sr! Huleppa Hen-oar, Adv.  h V\n\nThis appeal is \ufb01led &quot;am;der&#039;--_S:rction.VL&#039;30(~}.) of the WC Act\nagainst the judgment dated 30.06.2QG&quot;-Ff in Case\nNO.WCA.NF.119]20Q4 OH     0&amp;3 and\nCommissioner for,_ Woriimenfgi  Gufbarga,\nawarding a compense:iiQi1.of R13. 1,0_Q,&#039;2 19,1 4&#039; interest @ 12%\npa.       \n\n &#039;onfor atimission this day, the Court\ndelivered the  2  *\n\n1.<\/pre>\n<p> This appe\u00e9u3._:is&#8217;p\u00a7:efer1e\u00a3i. by the Divisional Manager, New<\/p>\n<p>iridia  Limited, Gulbarga, against the order<\/p>\n<p> 2 4&#8217;V&#8217;\u00a3&#8217;er;1missioner for Workmezfs Compensa\ufb01on,<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; &#8221;     impugned order passed on 30.06.2007, the<br \/>\n ,_C1:\u00a7mmissi0_r1er has awarded compensation in a sum of<br \/>\n  19\/- along with interest at 12% with elfect from the<\/p>\n<p>  of 30 days \ufb01mn the date of accident.<\/p>\n<p>A    The main. contemziea of the appellant in this case is that<\/p>\n<p>the proceedings  before the Commissioner for<\/p>\n<p>%_<\/p>\n<p>wum WP K\ufb02;\ufb01&#8217;NA%&#8221;AKA I-EEG?!  KARNATAKA. H365-*1 CGURT 0? K\ufb01RN\ufb02?AKh H36?-E CQURT OF l(ARNA&#8217;i&#8217;M(A &#8216;E-HG-H COURT OF KARNATAKA H!Gi*i COURT<\/p>\n<p>M FA 9890\/ 2007<\/p>\n<p>Work:rncn&#8217;s Compensation were incompetent  <\/p>\n<p>claimant had already \ufb01bd a Claim  &#8221;   ~ L4 <\/p>\n<p>provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, 1933. :;to.=.-=}&#8217; \u00bbthis::bao\u00a7.%{&#8220;g7oi:nd<\/p>\n<p>that the entire controversy   1:ox he  ii:  &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>C886.\n<\/p>\n<p>3. The facts that are  the claimant<br \/>\nwas employed o,<s>n~.s~&#8221;mi*u5&#8243;&#8221;fa 6mz:\u00e9m\u00bb;Vi:&#8217;;\u20ac w*&lt;ww::ws MW&quot; %&quot;%\u00ab;\u00a7&quot;~;\u00a5\u00a7\u00bbM\u00a7\u00e9&#039;*V;E:&#039;?-&lt;\\%?&#039;k#&quot;2g \u00bb&#039;2&quot;&quot;i\u00a7M.3:?&#039;\u00a5&#039;&quot;&quot;\u00a7 Qmu\ufb01.-3&#039;W\u00a7??N @433?&quot; KMMNMERKA  <\/p>\n<p>MFA 9890\/2007<\/p>\n<p>No.457[2()O3 for the injuries caused in the sa\ufb02  &quot;<br \/>\nthat the Tribunal by its juriment and award   AV<\/p>\n<p>awarded compensation in a sum of  :7:<\/p>\n<p>interest at 6% pa. and that the<br \/>\nhad deposited the said amount in  on 14\u00ab. it<br \/>\ncontended that the claiman\ufb02  i4:i11. &quot;tAt: 1&#039;Tc: \u00abgame cause of<\/p>\n<p>action maintain another claimeehefcinev &#039;thee&#039; <\/p>\n<p>4. The   the question raised<br \/>\nregazdiag the.   befoxe him has held<br \/>\nthat the cleimant ;  compensation before<br \/>\neither of the    before both and hence the<br \/>\nmount fag\u00a7\u00a7a1d,ed i;y\u00bb:1\u00a7eM\u00a7inr Accident Claims&#8217; Tribunal in a<br \/>\n  with interest was ordered to be<\/p>\n<p> n'(ie.&#8211;:&#8221;a1nount detenmn&#8217; ed as compensation<\/p>\n<p>  &#8221; payable &#8220;-by  per the provisions of the Workmerfs<br \/>\n.. 1 Act. In arriving at this decision, the<br \/>\n  has drawn support: from the judgment reported<br \/>\n%  AG! 1759 in the case of GITJARAT sum new<br \/>\n zzeansmxr comroxarmx vs. mmmnu menu:<br \/>\n &#8216;:&#8217;uRUPPURA &amp; 0%.\n<\/p>\n<p>?&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;&#8221; W mm\ufb01i\ufb02m WWW W&#8217;W?m_= KARNATAKA mow COURT o? MMMAKA mow cotmr or MRNAYAM HIGH<br \/>\n~  com? or :&lt;AmAm&lt;A HIGH comm&quot;\n<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9890 \/ 2007<\/p>\n<p>5. On fhcts, the Commissioner found<br \/>\nciaimant was aged 21 years and was<br \/>\nmonth as a. cleaner. Taking note of the V\u00e9evioience   &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>and the permanent physical    fhe<br \/>\nCommissioner found that    &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>capacity to an extent of  VA   the relevant<br \/>\nfactor namely 222.r?1&#8242;.L%l:~4fdeterroined as<\/p>\n<p>oompcnsation ~  4&#8242; -Z  V.\n<\/p>\n<p>6.   appellant-Insurance<br \/>\nCompany  that as per Section 167 of<br \/>\nthe Motor,   Section 3(5) of the Wo\ufb01cmcn&#8217;s<br \/>\n   proceedings instituted before the<\/p>\n<p>..::Workmen&#8217;s Compensation were iilegal and<\/p>\n<p>  and the Commissioner could not have<\/p>\n<p>  to pass the awaxvd under challenge.<\/p>\n<p>_ V_    on the judgment rendered by the Division<br \/>\n   _Beno1 1;  Court in the case of rm mmanm mnscmx.<br \/>\n  in 11.12 (19877 1 ms 142. He has also relied on the<\/p>\n<p>%\/W<\/p>\n<p>W-&#8220;&#8221;&#8221;45&gt;&#8217;\\&gt;&#8217;3*&#8221;&#8221;tr\ufb01'&lt;M&#039;&quot;&#039;\ufb01 nwwyma\u00e9 &lt;&#039;m&lt;-%,\u00bbw&#039;w*:m.:\u00e9 mews&quot; mmrmmmwmnm\ufb01 \u00a7\u00a7&quot;&quot;HW.;W&quot;i R Wm?&quot; W?&#039; \u00a7&quot;\\:..M%{NME<br \/>\n&quot; &quot;&#039; ~ \ufb01\ufb01\ufb01\ufb02 WMQW QQUR?\n<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9390\/200&#8242;?\n<\/p>\n<p>judgment reported in AIR 2008 (NBC) 1428 of the  V.<\/p>\n<p>of Chattishgarh.   &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>7. Learned counsel appearing , fr   &#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Sri.Hulcppa Hcroor stmngly  th\ufb01t<br \/>\nthe purpose behind the<br \/>\nAct, which is a welfare   the award<br \/>\npassed by the     He<br \/>\nsubmits that    ;_1:&gt;&#8217;tWpe1&#8217;n:3itted to avail<br \/>\nthe   and so long as he is<br \/>\nmade to  &#8216;  as determined by the<\/p>\n<p>Commissione1;&#8221;f9 r W6&#8217;1*l;ii1\u00a2n*s:_&#8221;..&#8217;Compcnsa5iaon by dcducting the<\/p>\n<p> was  by the Claims&#8217; Tribunal under the<\/p>\n<p>  Vehicles Act, there is no justi%tion for<\/p>\n<p>  V mmemm   order passed by the Commissioner. He<br \/>\n VV has   on the decision Itmdcmd by the High Court<br \/>\n 5\u00a7w,i&#8217;V:r.\u00bb:sar;11;ya;&#8221;\u00e9radesh in the case of u.p.m.ma mnmmax<br \/>\n:1  &amp; otrmms vs. %r.mA1&amp; oamns (1990<br \/>\n  _'(3~-?:&#8217;.A.C. 269). Reliance is also piaced on the judgment<\/p>\n<p>LL 3 &#8220;&#8216;if:ndered by the High Court of Punjab and Haxyana in the case<\/p>\n<p>of PAWAN KUHAR VS.  , WDRKHEIPS<\/p>\n<p>513%\/.\n<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9890 \/200&#8242;?&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>T..A.C. 41 (rang).<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>8. Having heard the learned    <\/p>\n<p>upon consideration of the an    &#8221; L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>question that arises for  \u00bb.,_<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Whether the   jusiz\ufb01ed<\/p>\n<p>in holding ma: the (A3lo_it.r_c:*V.PetiAtim1 ji&#8217;Iec&#8221;i&#8217;V-.1;&#8217;:-efore him<\/p>\n<p>was    the\n<\/p>\n<p>9. Secttiton H-V(v\u00a7V&lt;V&#039;)vn1pcnsation Act pmvnd&#039; es<br \/>\nfor the cmglpyc\ufb01s&#039; &#039;~ jiaying compensation. If any<\/p>\n<p>persona}  Wofkl\ufb02ag. by an aoc1d&#039; ant arising<\/p>\n<p>I-&#039;\ufb02u: OfV&#039;:f.!\u00a3id3\u00ab.iIt thg  his employment, ifs empioycr shall<\/p>\n<p>  in accordance with the pmviasions<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; VV      Section 305) of the Act reads as under.<\/p>\n<p>V &#8216;No\ufb02iing herein contained shall be deemed ta corgfer<br \/>\n., A&#8217; &#8216;arpy fight to compensation on a workman in rmpect<br \/>\n &#8216;gang irgfury ifhe has instituted in (I aim&#8221;: Court a<br \/>\n suitfor damages in respect ofthe injury against the<br \/>\nemployer or any other person; and no suit for<br \/>\ndamagesshalibemaintainablebyaworkmanin<br \/>\nany court of law in respect of any injury, &#8211;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">55<\/span><\/p>\n<p>:L&#8217;UUR&#8221;I&#8217; UK&#8221; KIWKNATAKA Hi\ufb01ii CGXERI mmmmm. Hi\ufb01\ufb01 COURT OF K\ufb02i?NATAl(A Hi\ufb01\ufb02 CGIJRT OF KARNATAKA WGH COURT OF KKRNATAKA HIGH COURT<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9890\/2007<\/p>\n<p>fa) ffhe has instituted \u00a31 cfaim to   <\/p>\n<p>respect ofthe injury before a Cmrnrrtissionerjor  .A  &#8221;  <\/p>\n<p>10. It is thus clear from the  ions  &#8221; L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>that if the workman had  no soit forxio\ufb01nagcs in<br \/>\na Civil Court in respect of   the employer<br \/>\nor any other P\ufb01m\ufb02\ufb01&#8217;  file Workmcn&#8217;s<br \/>\nCompensation    right on such<br \/>\nworkman to    the provisions of<br \/>\nthe Act.    of the Workmcn&#8217;s<br \/>\nCompcnsatiog Act  a claim is made before the<\/p>\n<p>Competozzt   fh.o \u00a7.vorm1aa, no suit \ufb01r damages is<\/p>\n<p>   b&#8221;y._a wofkmanv&#8217; &#8220;&#8221;&#8221;  in any Court of Law in respect of<\/p>\n<p>  :foz:Aw3iic:1\u00a7_jhe has already instituted a claim before the<\/p>\n<p>   mmggmnq; \ufb02ffiic object behind the provision is amply clear,<br \/>\n   o particuiar Forum is chosen by the workman<br \/>\n  Civil Law or under the Special Legislation namely<br \/>\n .._Wor\u00a7\u00a7meo&#8217;s Compensation Act, it will not be open for him to opt<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;\u00e9foruthc other Forum. The legislative intent is clear and<\/p>\n<p>. muui\ufb02\ufb02 In<\/p>\n<p>W&#8230; Ww&#8230;;__.,_r mmnmm rum-1 cow? 9? MRNATAM men COURT or mnmmm Hm&#8221; comm or xAmAm&lt;A i-HGH calm<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9390\/2007<br \/>\n1 1<\/p>\n<p>nor is permitted as per the provisions referred to .,<br \/>\nOn the other hand, this is precisely what is 4. &quot;<br \/>\nprevented by enacting the provisions under.Sec\ufb0126V\ufb01 i3<br \/>\nWorkmen&#039;s Compensation Act and<br \/>\nVehicles Act. Reliance placed by* the   <\/p>\n<p>judgment of the Madhya Pradesh   (2f}T.A.C.<br \/>\n269 is not apt to the case 011:  ease  claim<br \/>\nfor compensation was   the Motor<\/p>\n<p>Accident Claims&#039;  gtvhenythe  under the<\/p>\n<p>Worlcxnenfs   It is therefore<br \/>\nobserved  the   before the Commissioner for<br \/>\nWork1nen&#039;s   V\ufb01not have been maintained<br \/>\nwhen the   the Motor Vehicles Act was<br \/>\n   &amp;&#039;V1&#039;ribunal. In paragraph-12 of the<br \/>\n   Court has however observed that there<\/p>\n<p>_ *was  Before the Court to disclose how the<br \/>\n  to be  before the Commissioner for<br \/>\n Compensation. Keeping in mind, the fact that the<\/p>\n<p>  was an illiterate lady and her ch\ufb01dzen were minors<\/p>\n<p>  she was \ufb01ghting for compensation ibr the death of her<\/p>\n<p>wwwmi wr mmmwimmmm Hmi\ufb01 COFJRTf5.{3_\u00a7 K\ufb02gwh-{AKA R36&quot; COMM. F<br \/>\n   0 KARNATAKA H\ufb02\ufb01\ufb01\u00bb-3 COURYOF KMNNKKA HIGH COUR? OF KAM*fATAKA HIGH CGUXT<\/p>\n<p>MFA 93%\/2007<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">12<\/span><\/p>\n<p>husband, the High Court held that the amount  <\/p>\n<p>claimants under the Work1:m=:n&#8217;s Compcfggusa\ufb01oxz &#8216;4 &#8221; = &#8216;V<\/p>\n<p>deducted from the amount of the   &#8216;V  s<\/p>\n<p>Accident Claims&#8217; Tribunal. Thcmfong, tbs    tiie  ,<\/p>\n<p>said decision does not in any  cams   of the<br \/>\n(ftimhis . \\&#8217;  <\/p>\n<p>14. with regard ta-the    ACJ 1759<br \/>\nin the case    nwvspom&#8217;<br \/>\n s-smriamsnax xvrwm &amp;<br \/>\no1mRs, on =whi\u00a21\u00a7~:\u00a7:ej&#8211;ms:jsisg:oner has placed reliance, it is<\/p>\n<p>necessary tcf  o1&#8242;.u1t&#8217;_  the facts and circumstances<\/p>\n<p>.v.i.:;:;voIvc::1iA:.i\ufb011 &#8220;the  were totally di\ufb01emnt inasmuch as the<\/p>\n<p> of the deceased had not instituted any<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;Vibe Worlmcxfs Compensa\ufb01on Act, but the<\/p>\n<p> V cmpldjfcr  dsposiwd the amounf which was liable to be paid&#8217;<br \/>\nH H &#8221;  _&#8217;thc pfovisi&lt;Ins of the Work:mcn&#039;s Compensation Act. The<\/p>\n<p>&#039;  &#039;na\ufb01resentatives had received the said amount but had<\/p>\n<p>V?  proceedings only under the pmvisions of the Motor<\/p>\n<p> &quot;  &#039;Vehicies Act. Under such circumstances, the Division Bench of<\/p>\n<p>the Gujarat High Court held that it cannot be said that the<\/p>\n<p>W<\/p>\n<p>Sn\ufb01\ufb02\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>vr zwmwmmo\ufb02 mun  \u00a7(&amp;RMA&quot;3&quot;\ufb01K\ufb01t MG&quot; CQUW&#039; 0? WARNAYAKA H36?! COURT OF K\ufb01RNATAKA HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA mew EOUW<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9390\/2007<br \/>\n14 &#039;<\/p>\n<p>stipulated time. In depositing the said<br \/>\npurported to discharge his stamto1y.:ob}\u00e9.g:atioh&quot;tt\ufb01iieg-&#039;.th\u00a7?f.laiV.&#039;\u00ab<br \/>\nIf that amount were to be paid to 15\u00a2<\/p>\n<p>said was that such payment    the V L&#039;<\/p>\n<p>compensation awaniable tinder T. under<br \/>\nthe Motor vehicles Act.  . Sec\ufb01mn I IOAA<br \/>\nof the Motor Vehicles   because the<br \/>\nclaimants   Sec\ufb01on IIOAA of<\/p>\n<p>the Motor &#039; <\/p>\n<p>15.   are cii\ufb01ezent. The im1ued&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>c1ann&#8217; ant h.-35  the remedy under the provisions<\/p>\n<p> of the\ufb02tlotor  1988. Hence, the hm&#8217; oontained<\/p>\n<p>  of the Motor Vehicles Act is applicable.<\/p>\n<p>Hemgoinetgeo the law Laid ciown by this Court as refenecl<\/p>\n<p> to  and in the wake of the provisions contained<br \/>\nH H  3(5) of the Workmcds Compensation Act, 1923<br \/>\nK   provisions contained under Section 167 of the Motor<br \/>\n  Veizticlcs Act, 1933 it is to be ma that the award passed by the<\/p>\n<p>  &#8221; Commissioner in the instant case is vi\ufb01ated m the ciaimt<\/p>\n<p>was not entitled to initiate parallel proceedings by involdng the<\/p>\n<p>%\/<\/p>\n<p> W&#8230;&#8221;..m W Wmmmmw newt&#8221;! Mmm w- twa\ufb01wm\ufb01\ufb02\ufb01\ufb01 WWW agmmzf m\ufb01 m\ufb01mmm Mm\u00e9t mm&#8217;2\u00a7*&#8221;&#8216;&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9890\/2200&#8217;?\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">15 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>Pmvisions of the Workzttnexfs Comp\ufb01nsahion Act\u00bb  N  %\ufb01t4Y .<br \/>\nelected to initiate proceedings undf-.r&#8221;&#8221;ti1ct 2 &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>Hence, I have no hesitation to hold <\/p>\n<p>the Commissioner is illegal    <\/p>\n<p>15. It is unfortunatcv  11% who has<br \/>\nsu\ufb01etved injury in a scnsi\ufb01\ufb01te in his vertebra<br \/>\nand is found    his claim made<br \/>\nheron-. the  in dctcxmina\ufb01on of<br \/>\ncompensation. &#8220;a  R&#8221;\u00a7.&#8217;2\u00a7,000\/&#8211;. It is not \ufb01n&#8217; this<br \/>\nCourt  or otherwise of the award<\/p>\n<p>passed by  Claims&#8217; &#8216;I&#8217;ribu;na1. It is open to<\/p>\n<p>_.._thc  ton&#8217; challgngc the award passed by the Motor<\/p>\n<p>  bcfom the proper Appellate Forum by<\/p>\n<p> 5  of delay in presenting the appwl in<\/p>\n<p> .accoItianc\u00e9: law, particularly having Began?! to the pcndency<\/p>\n<p>W  t112&#8242;:__1\u00a7c  &#8216; s in this appeal. This observation is<\/p>\n<p> having regard to the unfortunate situation in<\/p>\n<p>V   the claimant \ufb01nds himself due to the wmng advise given<br \/>\n   &#8220;to him.\n<\/p>\n<p>%<\/p>\n<p>mgr KARWATAKA W63-E CGURY 0? amammm WGW COURT OF K\ufb01RNATAKA HIGH CGKSRT OF KARNAT\ufb02KA<\/p>\n<p>HWH CORR&#8217;?\n<\/p>\n<p>n-cur-war-umw&#8221;\u20ace il&#8221;l&#8217;W~2FiE&#8217;1 Vat?&#8217;-5&amp;3<\/p>\n<p>MFA 9890\/2002?\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">16 <\/span><\/p>\n<p>17. In the result and for the foregoing, this a;3\u00a7\u00e9ai &#8216;i:\u00e9<br \/>\nThe: onier passed by the    WV:0rkm\u00e911&#8217;s&#8217; j  AV<br \/>\nCompensation is set aside.\n<\/p>\n<p>costs. 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