{"id":218572,"date":"2008-03-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-n-shetty-vs-new-india-assurance-co-on-25-march-2008"},"modified":"2018-03-15T19:36:53","modified_gmt":"2018-03-15T14:06:53","slug":"g-n-shetty-vs-new-india-assurance-co-on-25-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/g-n-shetty-vs-new-india-assurance-co-on-25-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"G N Shetty vs New India Assurance Co on 25 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
G N Shetty vs New India Assurance Co on 25 March, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Ram Mohan Reddy<\/div>\n
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JUDGE (sR.D_N.’-) 85 _ADDL.’MAcI’, HUBL_I__, AWARDING _<\/p>\n
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P.A. AND DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT’ HEREIN._4″‘l’CI.__
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\nAGED AEDUTE6 YEARS\n<\/p>\n
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” . E AGAINE1’ THE JUDGMENT AND AWARD DATED: 3.12.2004-
\n‘=PAEEEE.= m wrvc: NO.56i2000 EN  FILE OF <\/p>\n
ADDLCIVIL JUDGE (SR.DN.) 85 ADDL.MAcr, HUBLI,
\nAWARDING COMPENSATION OF’ RS.35,000]– wrm<\/p>\n
 ” ‘*\u00a3NTERES’P AT 6% RA. AND DIRECTING THE creoss
\n*  GBJECTOR HEREIN T0 DEPOSIT THE COMPENSATION<\/p>\n
AMQUNT  L-IBERTY TQ RECOVER THE SAME FRQM
\nTHE APPELLANT HEREIN. IN M?
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G N SHETTY
\nAf.}E,\u00e9tii YEARS; B-_ SIBLTSS<\/p>\n
R[0.MAN’l’UR ROAD, HUBLIK
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 ”    RESPONDENTS<\/p>\n
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\n T (By\ufb01ri : “B_C.SEE’PHARAMA RAD, ADV FOR R1 )<\/p>\n
EAHIEVVMFA FILED U\/S 173(1) OF MV ACT AGAINST<\/p>\n
“‘THE”{.iUI’)GMENT AND AWARD DATED: 3.12.2004 PASSED<\/p>\n
IN. MVC NO.58_I200{) ON THE FILE OF THE ADDL.CIVlL<\/p>\n
_ _ JUDGE (SR.DN.) 85 ADDL.MAC’I’, HUBLI, AWARDING
\n* A “\u00a33-\u00abDMPENS_AT!QN. QF 125.2-‘5,0\u00a3lC),l – WITH INTEREST AT 6%
\n RA. AND DIRECTING THE RESPONDENT HEREIN TO<\/p>\n
BEPOSFF THE C0}.*IPENS.’.T!QN AMOUNT ‘.1.’!’!’!-I !.-IBERTY
\nTO RECOVER THE SAME FROM THE APPELLANT HEREIN. ‘<\/p>\n
THESE APPEALS as MF’A.CROB, COMING on FOR
\nHEARING, THIS DAY THE coum’ DELIVEEEE ‘THE
\nFOLLOWING: A .\\ ml) A<\/p>\n
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This appeal and cross    at.”\n<\/p>\n
common judgment and
\nthe learned counsel for the    heard<\/p>\n
and are disposed of.ji1dgInent.<\/p>\n
2. ‘I’he.ow1_1er   vehicle. aggrieved
\nby the    dated 3-12-2004 in
\n  aid the 5Ada1. Civil Judge (Sr.Dn) 85
\n  ..short ‘MAC’I”}, has pleferfed these<\/p>\n
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“l’.fthe”‘compeiosution and Iecover the same from the owner is<\/p>\n
 izudthe light of the decision of the Apex Court in NEW<\/p>\n
 _ _ am; ASSURANCE 00.1.-rn. u. vnnwxn as one 1.<\/p>\n
4. Learned counsel for the appellant advances the<\/p>\n
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following contentions:\n<\/p>\n
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‘:00’! (3) scam 397<\/p>\n
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MACT;\n<\/p>\n
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\nliability on the insure} ‘    eoo_1pensa\ufb01on.<\/p>\n
      Rao, learned
\nInsurance Company and Cross
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Vehicies Act, IP83 does not en’ ‘ statuto  or:<\/p>\n
owner of the motor vehicle to get.his_ veh_joIe”  <\/p>\n
passenger travelling in a goods   <\/p>\n
would have no liability thereof. Tins is the    by
\nthe Apex Court in Vedwatfs supra’   view of the
\nmatter, the MAC!’ weosinot  dimcting the insurer to<\/p>\n
pay the compensation  1ocove”r”the’~V–‘san1e from the owner<\/p>\n
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\nM.F.!t.’1No.t276’8_!_  not preferred a cross appeal,<\/p>\n
 ._  iieiiiole to satisfy the award of oompensation to the<\/p>\n
 who travelled as passengers in the<\/p>\n
 ..  goods carriage. In the result. the appeal is<\/p>\n
‘  dismissed while the cross objection is allowed. The<\/p>\n
impugned judgment and awards in so far as they relate to a<\/p>\n
direction to the Iespondent-Insurance Company (Cross<\/p>\n
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\nappellants am  to  Company
\nifit has satkar\ufb01ecl _thc_’ proceedings.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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