{"id":214161,"date":"2010-03-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-03-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/muralidhar-vs-mahadev-on-9-march-2010"},"modified":"2014-02-24T00:07:46","modified_gmt":"2014-02-23T18:37:46","slug":"muralidhar-vs-mahadev-on-9-march-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/muralidhar-vs-mahadev-on-9-march-2010","title":{"rendered":"Muralidhar vs Mahadev on 9 March, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Muralidhar vs Mahadev on 9 March, 2010<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda<\/div>\n<pre>3 CHIKKAPPA\nS\/O MALLAPPA TADAS\nMAJOR, OCC: NOT KNOWN\nR\/O HIREPETH, OLD HUBLI\n\n4 PEDDA PULLANNA CHANDRAPALLI  \nMAJOR, OCC: TRANSPORT BUSINESS  \nR\/O PEAPULLEWADA,    '\nKURROD DISTRICT 1\n\n5 THE UNITED INDIA INSuRANCEV.CO..1.TD  '\n2-4153, N.K.ROAD ' _V  2 1_   \nNANDYAL -- 518501   ._ ..*-RESPQNDENTS\n\n(BY SRI. B R SATENAHALLI, ADI\/\"}4'O'R~ R';':I__\nSRI M.K.SOuDAGAR, fAl_DV'__FO;;R .R'+~-2;  _\n\nTHIS MFA_'I5__ FILED UNDE.R=\u00abs\u00bbEC'rIO;N 173(1) OF THE MV\nACT AGAINST:THE,-JL:D'GMEr\\:*T AND 'AWARD DATED 20-6-2006\nPASSED IN_ MV(; F!_CJ.;--'14'7.1\/_19--95 ONTHE. FILE OF THE PRL.CIVIL\nJUDGE (SR.DN)gAN'D .A'D.1;&gt;I,_.M.A.::T,'v., HUBLI DISMISSING THE\nCLAIM PETITION FOR cO'MREN'SATION.\n\n'THIS ON FOR HEARING, THIS DAY,\n8 SREENIVASE GOW\"DA'J,,'D,_Ei$__IVERED THE FOLLOWING:\n\n.iUDGMENT\n\n 4'  fCi~a_E_mant\"'a\u00abggrieved \"by the judgment and award\n\n in dismissing his Ciaim petition has\n\npfeferred  appeal.\n\n \/\n\n\n\n2. For the sake of convenience, parties are\nreferred to as they are referred to in the c|aim._:pe_ti-tion\n\nbefore the Tribunai.\n\n3. Brief facts of the case are: i ._ \n\non 09.04.1994, when the ciairnant vvasAtrvaveiiingiw'in,\n\nthe car bearing registration\"'vii\u00a71:o..CNViI-'39\u00a7_529it  the\n\nTruck bearing registration .~ii*J'o:}5i{T'_CV{i-446, as a\" result he\nsustained injuries, hen'ce.'hei'v'fii'e'd _a:_fc!Aairri;.petition against\nthe driver an.d~:1::n'f3,.urer of the  compensation of\n\n14, __  I the respondents entered<\/pre>\n<p>appearanceiiin&#8217; the&#8221;&#8216;.cia4iimpetition through their respective<\/p>\n<p>Cou;nse9!., but&#8221;o.n_i&#8217;yV&#8221;the second respondent Insurer has filed<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;of objections resisting the claim on severai<\/p>\n<p>  on the ground that the ciaim petition fiied<\/p>\n<p>by&#8221;&#8221;~the.j&#8217;ciainnant without making the owner of the car as<\/p>\n<p>  .party is not maintainabie and it is iiable to be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p>5.<\/p>\n<p>rival contentions of the parties has framed fo_id-lovvinrg<\/p>\n<p>issues:\n<\/p>\n<p>The Tribunal on the basis of the pleadings and<\/p>\n<p>1) Whetherfthe:laiieged-I&#8221;acci&#8217;dent&#8221;V__it<br \/>\nwas due to rash and&#8221;n_e\u00a7.l_ig&#8217;ent&#8221;d..rivi.ng<br \/>\ncar No.CNW~3&#8217;*3:S2~.,..or &#8216;wvrong<br \/>\ntruck c&#8217;rc~14-467\u00bb&#8221;-J    <\/p>\n<p>2)  &#8216;j\u00bb;vuhezher;d &#8216;4&#8243;&#8221;&#8211;o(_:!.a&#8217;iimant had<br \/>\nsustained iVnju_i*i.es in :_the&#8221;saidraccident?<\/p>\n<p>) . to _What .orcier ordecree?\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;T5h.e_&#8217;claima&#8217;n&#8217;t_VVinsupport of his case, examined<\/p>\n<p>himselfas PW1V_.ar1dl&#8217;Vtworvvitnesses as PWs 2 and 3 and<\/p>\n<p>produced  ..dAocu&#8217;m\u00e9&#8217;nts&#8217;..as Ex.P1 to P20 respectively. On<\/p>\n<p>  b\u00e9ihiai\ufb01of t&#8217;i&#8221;:e resoonldents, no evidence is adduced.<\/p>\n<p> Tribunal after considering the oral and<br \/>\n documentary evidence on record though has held that the<\/p>\n<p>V&#8221;*&#8217;._Acla_irriant has sustained injuries in the accident: occurred on<\/p>\n<p>59g<\/p>\n<p>09.04.1994 due to rash and negligent driving of_..t__he car<\/p>\n<p>No.CNW&#8212;39S2 but dismissed the claim petitiori~i:._on&#8221;*.ithe<\/p>\n<p>ground that the claimant having not madejthe.:oi$}&#8217;nieir&#8221;&#8221;of~.&#8217;_<\/p>\n<p>the car as a party is not entitled.__for __thei&#8221;coIinp&#8217;en_satiionVVj <\/p>\n<p>awarded by it. It is against this judgmeiriia\u00e9id <\/p>\n<p>the Tribunal, the ciaimant&#8217;h.as-..I_:0me&#8221; up in it-his:._a&#8217;ppe&#8217;ai. In 9<\/p>\n<p>the appeal, the claimant got&#8230;th:e..ow_nerhoftiie  and the<br \/>\nowner and the insurer iof. thef}ttu&#8217;c&#8217;i{fvfbearing No.CTC 1446<\/p>\n<p>impieaded as respondie&#8217;n&#8217;ts.{&#8220;:\n<\/p>\n<p>8.  L\u00e9af\ufb01eidi .Coi.[in&#8217;s&#8217;e&#8211;ioappealring for the claimant<br \/>\nsubnjitslllthatiVfthe&#8217;\u00e9:?iVi&#8217;aim&#8217;an&#8217;t by umlistake could not have made<br \/>\nthe oiivner of&#8211;theAj_:ca&#8217;ri&#8211;._a&#8217;rid\u00bb~&#8221;the owner and insurer of the<\/p>\n<p>truck_ as lapar_tiesV&#8217;.*\u00abto&#8221;v.th\u00e9. claim petition and the tribunal<\/p>\n<p> disrhissedivi.ti2e cilaiiwpetition soieiy on the ground that the<\/p>\n<p>   is not made as party to the claim petition<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;came to.be&#8211;.V.d:ismissed and therefore, he may be permitted<\/p>\n<p> to implead them as additional respondents to the<\/p>\n<p>Claim. petition and the matter may be remitted to the<\/p>\n<p>..\u00bb-a<\/p>\n<p>5333&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal in order to give an opportunity to the claimant to<\/p>\n<p>have a decision on merits of the case.\n<\/p>\n<p>9. Per contra, the learned Counsel&#8217;:a~&#8211;pp&#8217;eAa&#8217;riing<\/p>\n<p>the Insurance Company submits:;&#8217;thatA&#8217;because <\/p>\n<p>the part of the claimant in not mal{i&#8211;ng*the oyytr&#8211;&#8216;r.:e}f&#8217;of the&#8221;car&#8217;g<\/p>\n<p>as party to the claim petition&#8217;,&#8221;&#8221;&#8216;*hi:.&lt;..%\u00bbclaim&quot;pet&#039;ition  to be<br \/>\ndismissed and therefore&#039;_ icarlshould not<br \/>\nbe made liable to pay  interest and<br \/>\nhe further submits&#8211; that in&#8211;t~he&quot;eyie1nt..t3.f.\u00a7&#039;this Court allowing<br \/>\nthe ap\ufb02eei-it .the&quot;:.imatter to the Tribunal<br \/>\ngivingdan&#039;Vo&#039;pportur$fit&#039;y   to implead the owner<br \/>\nof the:VV&quot;ca&#039;r4&#039;.as  it may be observed<\/p>\n<p>thatthe cliaivmantis Ar;ot&quot;&#039;entitled for interest for the period<\/p>\n<p> date oi&#039;fii&#039;ii&#039;i&#039;g of claim petition till the date of the<\/p>\n<p>  and the owner and the insurer of the<\/p>\n<p>truck areymiadie as respondents in the claim petition.<\/p>\n<p> A.  10&#8230; As there is no dispute between the parties with<\/p>\n<p>s.&#039;_&quot;&#039;r_edg&quot;ard to injuries sustained by the claimant in a motor<\/p>\n<p>%.\n<\/p>\n<p>road accident occurred on 09.04.1994 due to rash and<br \/>\nnegligent driving of the car by its driver, the<br \/>\nthat arises for our consideration in the appeaifis:p.::&#8221;.~i.cI&#8221;&#8216;   A<br \/>\n&#8220;Whether the TribL&#8217;inal:::A&#8217;iSji, &#8216;\u00a7uS:EAiAfEe:d&#8217;~.s<br \/>\ndismissing the claim petition i&#8217;iolding.&#8217;vthat  9&#8217;<br \/>\nclaimant having not n1a:deV_theA&#8217;owner  t&#8217;n_e&#8221;&#8216;ciar\u00b0<br \/>\nas party to the claim peltit.i:o_i\u00b0i&#8211;vVi_\u00bbs not enititied for<br \/>\ncompensation?v&#8221;&#8216;i_'&#8221;&#8211;._  it 9 9&#8217; A V<\/p>\n<p>11.   due to rash<br \/>\nand negliggenti-.diriv&#8217;i&#8217;r)g  its driver as has been<br \/>\nheid   was occurred due to<br \/>\nrash and&#8221;  the car by its driver. The<\/p>\n<p>owner oft&#8217; the vicar-_isA&#8217;:.iab\u00a3e to compensate the injured who<\/p>\n<p>  sL,:&#8217;st:ain__ed VVinjuriesiion.\u00ab&#8217;account of rash and negligent driving<\/p>\n<p> of&#8221; its driver under the principles of vicarious<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;liabill\u00e9ity   the owner has insured the car, the insurer is<\/p>\n<p> liable.  indemnify the owner by paying compensation to<\/p>\n<p>it  the\u00abin3&#8217;ured. In the instant case, the owner of the car has<\/p>\n<p>\ufb01g.\n<\/p>\n<p>insured the car with the second respondent in the claim<\/p>\n<p>petition, but the claimant has not made the owner._as.l_p~arty<\/p>\n<p>to the claim petition and hence, the <\/p>\n<p>dismissing the claim petition_,h.olding&#8211;&#8216;&#8221;&#8216;t&#8217;hat_j&#8217;.insorance&#8221;t <\/p>\n<p>company Is not liable to pay theV&#8217;r;orrj&#8217;pensati_o&#8217;n:a1yaVrd\u00abeciT1.ijy<\/p>\n<p>it to the ciaimant.\n<\/p>\n<p>12. Further .th~e_ timle&#8221;&#8221;sti1pol&#8217;ated  filing claim<br \/>\npetition under the pro&#8217;yisi_o&#8217;nsi-oi&#8217; :i\\*i\\_\/:.ftc.&#8221;t;V!ys\u00a7_&#8221;removed by way<br \/>\nof an amendment  of the same<br \/>\nclaimant  at any time after<br \/>\nsustaining&#8221;iVn}I,iri.e\u00a7j&#8217;i&#8217;r1  accident. But: oniy thing<\/p>\n<p>IS he  InteVrest=.for.LVt&#8217;he&#8217;delayed period. That being so,<\/p>\n<p>the claimant in the iri&#8211;.sta~~\u00abnt\u00a7can file a fresh claim petition by<\/p>\n<p>  ovyneir&#8212;-~-of&#8217; the car as respondent to the claim<\/p>\n<p>  peltlllon_i   <\/p>\n<p>1,3; 2 :&#8217;Further, in view of the finding of the Tribunal in<\/p>\n<p> the connected claim petitions in MVC Nos.1331, 1332 and<\/p>\n<p>it  of 1995 arising out of the same accident that the<\/p>\n<p>claimant in those cases have sustained injuries due to rash<br \/>\nand negligent driving of the car bearing registration<br \/>\nNo.CNW&#8212;3952 it is left to the claimant to imp%eads~.o:nl_y~..the<\/p>\n<p>owner of the car as additional respondent_.&#8211;to&#8221;thej&#8211;cf|av\u00a7.rn.V&gt;<\/p>\n<p>petition or both the owner of the car as w&#8217;e&#8217;I&#8217;:&#8221;  o.wner&#8217;V <\/p>\n<p>and the insurer of the truck as<br \/>\nthe claim petition. V l l V a V l<\/p>\n<p>14. For the foregoingg_:r\u00e9:ason_s, we  just and<br \/>\nproper to set aside  and award of<\/p>\n<p>the Tribuna! and. remaridv\u00bbth&#8217;e &#8216;m.atter&#8221;to;&#8221;th&#8217;eJ Tribunal for re~<\/p>\n<p>\u00bb.\n<\/p>\n<p>consid&#8217;era&#8217;t&#8217;ilon}afte3%igiuiiit:j_&#8217;- opportlunity to all the parties.<\/p>\n<p>a) A &#8220;v*tAccordin&#8217;gVl&#8217;y; the\u00e9appeal is allowed;<\/p>\n<p> The  judgment and award dated<br \/>\n  :A\u00ab.sa:o;.og6.2oo6 passed in MVC No.1-471\/1995 is set<br \/>\n&#8220;cl  Claimant is permitted to implead the owner of the<\/p>\n<p>car bearing registration No.CNW 3952 or both the<\/p>\n<p>5::\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>d)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>owner of the car bearing registration No.(_Z__i_\\iW 3952<\/p>\n<p>and the owner and the insurer of the tafecietbeyaring<\/p>\n<p>registration No.CTC 1446 as additio-neat&#8217;4res&#8217;p&#8217;o&#8217;n&#8217;d&#8211;er:ts<\/p>\n<p>to the claim petition;\n<\/p>\n<p>The Tribunal after issuirj_gA.&#8217;i&#8217;no&#8217;tices&#8221; toiii&#8217;&#8211;ai:ir?\u00bbi.the &#8216;A<\/p>\n<p>respondents inciaidingw&#8217; the propoisiedi&#8221;re.sponde&#8217;n:;s<br \/>\nand after providinAg..4.i:t:hvem__an..op&#8217;portg,nity of filing<br \/>\nobjections  &#8216;o&#8217;bj&#8217;:ecVtio&#8217;ns if any and after<br \/>\nprovid:&#8217;=ng op&#8217;po&#8217;rti3::nity_:\u00bbto&#8217;&amp;iea.d&#8217;.eiriderzce or further<br \/>\n  reconsider the ciaim<\/p>\n<p>petiitiojnyin a_c&#8217;corL:\u00a5ance with Jaw.<\/p>\n<p>._A!liVt.}:Ve..ajconteriirions-i of the parties including the<\/p>\n<p>\u00e9&#8221;~&#8211;c:ointentio&#8217;n&#8221;  insurer of the car that the<\/p>\n<p>  clairnapnti isinot entitled for interest for the period<\/p>\n<p>  the date of filing of ciaim petition til! the date<br \/>\nit VAVrj*s~a&#8217;king the owner of the car as party in the<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; appeal are left open._<\/p>\n<p>5%,.\n<\/p>\n<p>1\u00b0)<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">11<\/span><\/p>\n<p>No order as to costs.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court Muralidhar vs Mahadev on 9 March, 2010 Author: N.K.Patil And Gowda 3 CHIKKAPPA S\/O MALLAPPA TADAS MAJOR, OCC: NOT KNOWN R\/O HIREPETH, OLD HUBLI 4 PEDDA PULLANNA CHANDRAPALLI MAJOR, OCC: TRANSPORT BUSINESS R\/O PEAPULLEWADA, &#8216; 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