{"id":185841,"date":"2008-11-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/national-insurance-company-vs-sri-dharnappa-kulal-on-18-november-2008"},"modified":"2017-12-09T18:00:50","modified_gmt":"2017-12-09T12:30:50","slug":"national-insurance-company-vs-sri-dharnappa-kulal-on-18-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/national-insurance-company-vs-sri-dharnappa-kulal-on-18-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"National Insurance Company &#8230; vs Sri Dharnappa Kulal on 18 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">National Insurance Company &#8230; vs Sri Dharnappa Kulal on 18 November, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh<\/div>\n<pre>IN 'THE HIGH cozmrr 012 KARNATAKA AT\nBANGALORE \n\nDATED Tms THE 13\"?\" DAY 0? NOVEMBER.   \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JLFSTICE HU:\u00a74U: \n\nMISCELLANEOUS FIRST ::s.z&gt;If1:;$L%13z().1s&lt;;\u00a2fzi}::\u00ab&#039; \u00a3095 %  %\n\nBET\n\nNatienal Insurance Co:z2pV::ii*;\u00a7;;&quot;ijV\u00abi:i\u00ab;it@j\u00bb=:A\\ .  \nMangaicre D0, &quot;     &quot; &quot;\nThrough its Regiogai V()ffi\u00a2._:\u00e9; &quot; &quot; * .  &quot; \n\nNOJ44, S1iI)h\u00a7}\u00a73e&#039;31_\u00a7?;  &quot;\nM.G-Ro;{d, Ba&#039;2&#039;1gaI0re&lt;V&#039;aS60O\ufb02.1&#039;.\n\nRep. by its Assistaxiti\ufb01diiai\ufb01istfa\ufb01ve Of\ufb01ceg;\nsm:.D.Kanh_:ka,   A %    ...APPELLANT\n\nV (By S;\u00a7\u00a7B.C.S\u20ac;6t\u00a7\u00a7afa1\ufb01al\u00a7a0; Adv-)\n\n1: ~ K1133},\nSip Chagzdappa Kala},\nAg\u00e9zd about 26 years,\n\n   AA Rasidiv3:c__c=;t of Dharkasiu House,\n~ Mepdabidri, BK.\n\n%%  ._._ &quot; 2.A Sfi:V.Nithyananda Maziya,\n  V330 V.Laxmana Mallya,\n\nManaging Director,\n\nMoodabidri Transpext C0,, +3;\nNithyananda Complex, Moodabidr\u00e9,\nMangalore. (Owner ef the Bass&quot;)\n\n1&quot;-J\n\n\n\ntn)\n\n3. Mr.Rajg0pal.R., Major,\nNo.265,, I Main, Manjunathnagar,\n&#039;C&#039; Read, Bazzgalore-10-\n\n4. The: Divisionai Manager,\nUnited India Insurance Cu. Ltd;  . .4\nII Floor, 113&#039; Cross, Malieshtsgaram, 3 A\n\nBangalore--560003. A  \n\n(By Sri.S.Narayana Mur\ufb01fg fo\u00a5&#039;&quot;R--~fi )&#039;=    \n\n$H.is=I\u00a2  &#039;\n\nThis M.F.A. is \ufb01led.Lu\ufb01\u20aci.3r.&quot;&#039;S\u00a3?\u00a3:ti0n 173(1) of MV Act\nagainst the judgment and aviardidatad&#039;1.I;3.1.Li.05 passed in MVC\nN\u20ac).IO;&#039;03 on i}3\u00a2 \ufb01I\u20ac:&quot;\u00a3:fV&quot;ti&lt;:\u00a7: }_&#039;rl..:&#039;L\u00bbCivi&#039;i lfzzviige (Sr.Dn.),, Member\nMACT-IV,&quot; &#039;,R\u00a7.zinga\u00a530re;,L  &quot;aw-21-rding compensation of\nRs.I,00?.5&#039;t&#039;)Gf]-_ in...\u00a3;1I&quot;tQg\u00a2&quot;thcr igxierest  6% pa. fram the\ndate of f;\u00a7ti1iip}\u00a72_ tiII&quot;tha_ 6~.:.it@A_c3f&#039;deppsit of entire ameunt.\n\n &quot;{&quot;hisV on far hearing this day, the Cezsrt\ndeiivered\u00e9 the f0il_ow_i::g; +&#039;\n\n . . . . .  \n\nA  \u00e9ppeal is by the Insurance Cempany Eyeing\n\nagg\ufb01\u00e9gcd by the judgrzzent and award passed by the MAC&#039;?-IV\n\nV&#039;   Civil Judge (Sr,Dn.), Mangahare, in fastsning the }iability\n\n on the appellant to pay the compensatian in MVC NQIOEO3 by\n\norcim&quot; dated 15.11.05? \/,\n\n\n\n2. The claimant {Had the claim pctit\u00e9cen 15:22&quot; the injuries\n\nsiiifcre\u00e9 by him in the accident that has \u20acsccurred.p7r:, 3&#039;3:&#039;\u00a7;{}-\u00abIV\n\naround 5.30 am. while traveihng in the K *\n\nNo.KA()1-B\u00bb-7777 whera\u00e9n he   \n\nAccording to him, on that day ;\u00a7.rhileA&#039;a&#039;:}:\u20ac}&quot;--bu3  \n\nnear Bhrama Devara Katie in  \u00e9zie :9\nthe rash and negligent   ofthe  if dashed\nagainst the   NQ.KAQ1\n3643 and c:_i::c\u00a7&quot;.\u00bbv%;;)   szigtaincd grievous\n\ninjur\u00a7e:\u00a7. He:  tr\u00a75h11t:nt_&#039;in a private hespifai at Haveri\nand thef\u00e9aff\u00e9r   Mangalore. He said it: have\n\n \u00a5aVkh3..V_f\ufb01&#039;waz;&#039;\u00a7is me\u00e9icai cxpensas and that he stiii\n\n  r:e qu_iVres:A \u00a7..3~..&#039;3i &quot;~\u00a7akhs tawards \ufb01iiure medical expensas. The\n\nnz\ufb01iter \u00a7\u00a7a:\u00a73a_:Qi}T?:\u00e9Stcd by the Insurer and the: ()&#039;Wl.&quot;l6fS (sf both the\n\n vehiiuziazst &#039;ay\u00e9fe placed experts. The Tx\u00e9bunai an hearing both\n\n&quot; &#039;i;id\u00a2\u00a7~\u00ab_.having raise\u00e9 four issues fer consideration held thai the\n\nK  a\u00e9cident wag due in the negligence on izhe part if the driver of\n\nthe bits in questinn, haviiig mken inter censideratian the various\n\ndocuments produced bygzc Claimant and haviag noted the\n\nW\n\n\n\ninjuries Suffered? has awarded 3 tom} compensation of\n\nRs.I,\u20ac3\u00a5Z},50{},f--, out of which, tewards pain \n\nRs.30\u20ac,_O(3O,-5--~ is awarded and Rs.70,5G0.f1~ is  &#039;s\u00e9Qx\u00a7?ba&#039;r\u00a3%.gVb \n\nmed\u00e9cai expenses and aCCDI&#039;\u20ac\u00a7\ufb02g]y,\u00a5_f&amp;S:t\u00a3:\ufb01\u00a2.\u00a7Cifh\ufb01\u00e9 1i\u00a7i\u00e9appeaI is filed. There\nis no crass 3339631   c3fi\u00a7t{1aat seeking for\n\nenhancem\u00a2__mt\"L*f   \n\n3: Hf.-ard'th~eV  fer the appellant. Akho\ufb01gh\n\n:2Qt\u00a7;:'e'V is se:rve}:i'~n;;}ne rieprcscntsd for the respondents to contest<\/pre>\n<p>. j\ufb01asvmatter. &#8212; .  A . __<\/p>\n<p> ..&lt;f;A;Ai\u00a7:\u00a7&#039;:0rding to the leamc\u00e9 Caunsel far the appeiiant the<\/p>\n<p>V&#039; &quot; nl\ufb01siizjed bus had been cmrercd with the risk of passengers and<\/p>\n<p>fave workme\ufb01 namely the Driver and the Cenductnr and as per<\/p>\n<p>Secticon \u00a347 cf the Meta: Vehicles Act the risk of the cleaner is<\/p>\n<p>neither centred under the policy 110:&#039; contampiated under the<\/p>\n<p>32\/<\/p>\n<p>statutory provisions and ignering this aspect the apjmliazzt was<\/p>\n<p>made to pay the campensa\ufb01on.\n<\/p>\n<p>5. On perusal ef Annexure <\/p>\n<p>and the cerii\ufb01eate of Iz:su:&#8217;a::ee pfL&#8221;){i&#8217;L!C6d   .see\u00a7f:&#8217;.t\u00a7123j{1f&#8217;e,<\/p>\n<p>premium is collected by the  1;ndei&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;:3&#8217;1:V:e&#8221;i;ea\u00a3&#8217;Vif;Iiabil\u00e9ty to<br \/>\npizblie risk and also in    is coilected as a<\/p>\n<p>legal liability .123 d!&#8217;iW:i&#8217;,= . \u00a7::nei*iei=._ add  {&#8216;x.ther employees in<\/p>\n<p>connectiezfg   egfereiign,.._\u00ab&#8211;r1iai\ufb01teh&#8217;\u00e9{ece and unit-ading of<br \/>\nthe  &#8216;ve}\u00a5i\u00e9\u00a7_e\u00a5e..\u20aci\u00a7Vh\u00ae.:&#8217;_ad2n\u00a7{fe{i}y&#8217; the Inserer has eeiiected<br \/>\nadditiengl &#8216;pgeziiiifi\u00e9etop kis.&#8221;-rj}e&#8217;;*&#8221;if}2e \ufb01ab\u00e9lity {if about 6 empieyees<\/p>\n<p>in :cu11neetii3z*:._*;\\?ith the operation and maintenance of the<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; \u00abxseiiiele,?i}1ei2e.._:2ecessariiy the cieazzer is a person eem\u00e9ng within<\/p>\n<p> z\ufb01id there is no gain\ufb01y in the centention of the<\/p>\n<p>iee\u00e9rnedv 0f the appcliant. As per the addiiiena} premium<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; .. ei)23_;eeted there is a vaiid iesurance coverage which aiso covers<\/p>\n<p> \u00a7he&#8221;}iabi}ity as to the injuries sustained by the cleaner, whe shali<\/p>\n<p>a\u00a5se be treated as an employee in ceneeet\u00e9on with maintenance<\/p>\n<p>ljzzv<\/p>\n<p>of thz mcztor vehicie. Under the circumstances,  no<br \/>\nmerit in the contezition ofthe appellant&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>6. Accordingly, appeal is<br \/>\naward passed by the  amouht: i\ufb01.: iiep():sit be<\/p>\n<p>transferred to the Tr\u00e9bgm\ufb01gl fbr..d&#8217;i&#8217;3&#8217;\u00a7\u00a5;i&#8217;s\u00e9i\u00a5;\u00a71)t. &#8216;A &#8216;<\/p>\n<p> gd\/-Q.\n<\/p>\n<p>.4.-\u00abQ<\/p>\n<p>Iudqe<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court National Insurance Company &#8230; vs Sri Dharnappa Kulal on 18 November, 2008 Author: Huluvadi G.Ramesh IN &#8216;THE HIGH cozmrr 012 KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED Tms THE 13&#8243;?&#8221; DAY 0? NOVEMBER. BEFORE THE HONBLE MR. JLFSTICE HU:\u00a74U: MISCELLANEOUS FIRST ::s.z&gt;If1:;$L%13z().1s&lt;;\u00a2fzi}::\u00ab&#039; \u00a3095 % % BET Natienal Insurance Co:z2pV::ii*;\u00a7;;&quot;ijV\u00abi:i\u00ab;it@j\u00bb=:A\\ . 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