{"id":220896,"date":"2009-05-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-05-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-chairman-karnataka-vs-ganga-deveeramma-on-25-may-2009"},"modified":"2015-06-22T06:33:22","modified_gmt":"2015-06-22T01:03:22","slug":"the-chairman-karnataka-vs-ganga-deveeramma-on-25-may-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-chairman-karnataka-vs-ganga-deveeramma-on-25-may-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Chairman Karnataka &#8230; vs Ganga Deveeramma on 25 May, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Chairman Karnataka &#8230; vs Ganga Deveeramma on 25 May, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Dr.K.Bhakthavatsala<\/div>\n<pre>'Now, i\u00e9I'1\"1'C2L;\n\nM F A NO.-\u00a2359f2995\nI .\nIN 'THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BAN\u00a7A\u00a3(\u00a7RS'~\u00bb\nDATED THIS 'THE 25% DAY 01? MAY f 'j  M?\" A'\nBEFORE;  \u00ab J H    '\n\n'rm Horrnm DR. JU8'l'I\u00a2E :1' _\n\nMISCELLANEOUS FIRS'5':lf:vK1EfPE1--}'\u00a7L   % AV\nBETWEEN:  \u00bb   \n\n1. The Chainnan, A  _   ;\nKamataka Eiectri-city Board,  V  '\nNow KPTCL,   \n\nCauvery  .1\nK G Road; __ .  \"\nBangalore-5.60 \n\n2. The Assist\u00a3Vi11tExc;fu. ti\u00a7ic \nKarnatafa' Electxicity Boax\ufb01,\n\n ;_Ku11_igai sub;n:v\u00abig:en, H %%%%% \"\n\nTuznlqur' Eiisixtigit.  - V x  Appellants\n\n  (By Sj:\"Z__VI3 Rmd\ufb01gifwda, Adv., for petitioner)\n\n. A  jv ' AND:\n\nVx '-1:' --  Devccramma,\n\n\/ 6- Late Krishnappa,\n\n.  '--.Auge:__38 years.\n\nBf o fate Krishaappa,\n\nAge: 20 years.\n\n\n\nM F A No.4359f2(}\ufb015\n\n3. Hanumegowda,\nS\/0 Iatc Krishnappa,\nAge: 18 years.\n\n4. K Anitha, .\n\nD\/0 late Krishnappa,\nAge: 16 years.\n\n5. A R Rangaswamy, \nAdvocate,\n\nS] 0 Rangappa,\n\nR\/0 K R S Agrahaxa,\nKunigal,\n\nTumkur District,\n\nAnd aiso residing at No. 189,\n5&amp;1 Cross, 1\" 'N' Block, A '\nRajajinagar,\nBangalore-560 010.\n\n6. The Na'iiona}.ii1Si:1z-yliec Co':-.Ltd..,_'\n\nBranch O\ufb01qe,\" _ V    \"\n\nVivekananda Road,   _  '\n\nTumkur-S72 10.1. - -_   Respondents\n\n  R;-1 wall msiciinga:\n AV KF2  i*';g1'a\"h..\ufb01a' rd, \u00a2K1m1ga1' Town,\n\nRA--4 i:3_-a mina'r\"a1:dVVmpmscntcd by\nNatur8l.Guax~\u00a7i~an:-mother\/ R 1\n\n (By Sri_A M .Vc_i1;1:atcsh, Adv. for R-6)\n {By Szi  J R, Adv., for R-1 to 4)\n\n\"  Miscc\ufb02aneous First Appeal is \ufb01led under Section 113(1) of\n\n\ufb01tge Mdtbr Vehicles Act, against the judgment and award dated\n\n --.1 6.2.?2005 passed in MVC 530.3609\/1997 on the file of the Member,\n \u00bbMA'C3T'-V, Add}. Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bangalom (SCCH~5)\n ..,_a}Wa1vding compensation of Rs.2,93,000\/- with interest at 8% p.a.,\n iimta the date of Petition ie., 24.12.11.997 till 1.4.2003 and thereafter\n\nat 6% p.a till the date of deposit and direcfzing the appellants herein\nto pay 40\u00b0\/\u00a32 of the comwnsation amcunt.\n\n\n\nM F A No.-4359!2D(}5\n\nThis Appeal coming on for Grders this day, the Court delivered\nthe following: ,\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>The appcilants are before   f\u00e9\ufb01i  <\/p>\n<p>the impugnea judgment and awam jc\u00a7atea 1T%5;2,;5ed5  zagm tr-.c*?<\/p>\n<pre>No.3609\/ 1997 on the \ufb01le of  pf'    at\nBangaiore City, \ufb01xing    40% on the\nappcllants. J . 3 A Z M H\n\n<\/pre>\n<p>2jv1vNot_~\u00e9c:\u00e9:A&#8217;  No.5 is dispensed with.\n<\/p>\n<p>3.  v}.&amp;aV\u00a3nc&lt;A:i._  for the appeliant and resmndcnt<\/p>\n<p> . _Nos. 1 31;)  axgd 6&#039;   disposal.\n<\/p>\n<p>     &#8216;5Vf\u00a7f:\u00a3~~faCiiS of the case leading to the \ufb01ling of the Appeal<\/p>\n<p> st%::@1..&#8211;as under:\n<\/p>\n<p> ..  Rcspbndent 1903.1 to 4 \ufb01led a claixn petition under the<\/p>\n<p> _  Mot-er Vehicles Act sacking grant af compensation of<\/p>\n<p>VA   R3;%4,00,{)00\/~ towards death of one Kishnappa, who died in thc<\/p>\n<p>~ motor aocidant that occ on 16.7.1996 at about 2.00 13.1111.<\/p>\n<p>M F A No,4359\/2005<\/p>\n<p>Respondent Nos.1 to 4 am wife and children of the . deceased\u00bb<br \/>\nKrishnappa. Respondent Nos.5 and 6 herein are 0&#8217;\u00a73i?&#8217;I1t&#8217;_43iiV@41_:(&gt;l~.,_iI1S1]1&#8217;CI&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>of the Car bearing No.CRL-6670. It is the case of ce1L\ufb01os.1<\/p>\n<p>to 4 that on 16.7.1996 when the deceased~i{1&#8217;ishr:e.;;&#8221;\u00a7\u00a72V  <\/p>\n<p>front of the house of Nageshwaraiah, the em.ti\u00a7G3%&#8217;e?es   hf<\/p>\n<p>herein were drawing electric line r across &#8221; the the<\/p>\n<p>.Maru\ufb01. Van bee\ufb01ng No.CRL-6675?&#8217;  *s::&#8221;rash&#8217;:&#8217;;3nd negligent<\/p>\n<p>manner and as electric was  gt   of the vehicle<\/p>\n<p>struck and as a result of  pulled and it fell<\/p>\n<p>on the he&#8217;; sustained fatal injuries and<\/p>\n<p>died.\n<\/p>\n<p>5&#8230; of the Car were made parties to the<\/p>\n<p>V.   appellants\/Boaxd pleaded that they are not liable<\/p>\n<p>to  neither under Motor Vehicles Act nor any<\/p>\n<p>V ether age, as ttzeaccident oocuned due to rash and negligent drm&#8217; Eng _<\/p>\n<p>\u00a73ar&#8221;b_\u00a7,r its driver. The parhb 5 went to trial. The Tribamal<\/p>\n<p> as many as three issues. In support of the case of the<\/p>\n<p>  the wife of the deceased~Kn&#8217;shnappa was exazmh ed as<\/p>\n<p>  &#8221; &#8220;Few-1 and got marked Exs.P~1 to P45. in support of the case of the<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; Insurance Company, its o\ufb01ciai&#8212;Sri C Gopalappa was examined. as<\/p>\n<p>x_\/<\/p>\n<p>M F A No.4359f20G5<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>R.W*1. On behalf of the appeliants viz.Kamataka  <\/p>\n<p>one Kenchaiah was examined as R.W-2.\n<\/p>\n<p>6. The Tribunal, on appxeciationvof&#8221;ev.idex:ee Qii&#8221; &#8216;.v&#8217;V.:&#8217;v!.&#8221;&#8216;:f'{.&#8217;-%l&#8217;.}VV1lT'(3.;}C\u00a7;&#8217;-}7&#8217;l(&#8216;2 in  <\/p>\n<p>a conclusion that the accident     J<\/p>\n<p>driving of the Car by its ciriver as&#8217;\u00a7ve\ufb02..as  of the<br \/>\nKarnatraka Electricity    chetiiatitmwt-r\u00e9zxy negligence<br \/>\nat 60% on the driver of the     Karnataka Electricity<\/p>\n<p>Board and ordered   591&#8217; Rs.2,93,0()O\/- with<\/p>\n<p>interest at:&#8217;t11eTVra\u00a7e T.9f   date of Peti\ufb02on.<\/p>\n<p>7. Learxgued\u00e9 &#8216;f\ufb02lc appellants submits that the tria}<\/p>\n<p>   get pmpeflya\u00a7.1p&#8217;reeiated the evidence adduced on behalf of<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;fine&#8217;   contended that the work was in pmgmss<\/p>\n<p>   and   deputed to keep watch on the  and not to<\/p>\n<p> .=a11ow&#8221; &#8216;V   in spite of that, the driver of m\u00e9 Car came in a rash<\/p>\n<p> V  hegljgeet manner and as a result of which the electric cable got<\/p>\n<p>K   the wheel of the Car and as a nasal&#8217;: of which the electric<\/p>\n<p>T &#8220;;\u00a7\u00a73Ie&#8221;Tfel1 down and the pedest1&#8217;ian&#8211;Kr.ishnappa sustained injuries.<\/p>\n<p>4&#8242;&#8221;&lt;. &#039;I;herefo:e, it is submitted that the appellants are not liable to pay<\/p>\n<p>compensaticn.\n<\/p>\n<p>\\\\\/ <\/p>\n<p>M F A NG.4359!20G5<\/p>\n<p>8. Learned Counsels appcatfing fa;-~. ,  <\/p>\n<p>complainants and insurance   \ufb01n 4.:\n<\/p>\n<pre>of the evidence placed on    a\nconclusion that there was a    the part of the\n<\/pre>\n<p>driver of the Car as weH&#8217;s;e&#8221;&#8216;the   rightly \ufb01xed the<\/p>\n<p>coxltrrihutoxy negligence at airxd there is no illegality<\/p>\n<p>I or in\ufb01rmity. Et;is&#8217;\u00a3&#8217;gi&#8217;\u00e9he::*._ insurer of the Car has<\/p>\n<p>pa1d&#8217; the   thy the Tribunal, but the<\/p>\n<p>appellant\u00e9 Iiavetihot\n<\/p>\n<p>9. 7,It   iaen\ufb01on that there is no cogent and<\/p>\n<p>sattisfactory&#8221; e.eVideV\ufb01c~._e&#8217;2  on record to establish that the<\/p>\n<p> _  Eleetzicity Boani had taken necessary caution<\/p>\n<p>     There is no material on record to S-h{)&#8217;W that the<\/p>\n<p> execnnd g the electric work when the work was in<\/p>\n<p>V Vt _ progess. Gutter such circumstancee, the Txibunal was jush\ufb01ezr.i&#8217; in<\/p>\n<p>H H &#8221;   cotitfibutozy negligence at 40% on the pan of the appellants\u00bb<\/p>\n<p>  Electxicity Board. I see no good gonad to clltertain the<\/p>\n<p> cf w\ufb01zztpeal\u00e9 .\n<\/p>\n<p>\\A\/<\/p>\n<p>M F A No.4359i20{}5<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">7<\/span>\n<\/p>\n<p>10. In the msuit, the Appeal fails and thehcreby<\/p>\n<p>dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p>The statutory amount deposited  the <\/p>\n<p>be transmitted to the Tribunal for dist:2%rrA1_t5-lnut7._ hi &#8216; &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>The appellants are din;-cted  &#8221; the WV <\/p>\n<p>compensation amount, if outstantii\u00e9ig,\u00bb   i11&lt;$&amp;3{iis&#039;\ufb01bm <\/p>\n<p>No costs. ____ H  <\/p>\n<p>%A&#039;T3js :<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Chairman Karnataka &#8230; vs Ganga Deveeramma on 25 May, 2009 Author: Dr.K.Bhakthavatsala &#8216;Now, i\u00e9I&#8217;1&#8243;1&#8217;C2L; M F A NO.-\u00a2359f2995 I . IN &#8216;THE HIGH COURT or KARNATAKA AT BAN\u00a7A\u00a3(\u00a7RS&#8217;~\u00bb DATED THIS &#8216;THE 25% DAY 01? MAY f &#8216;j M?&#8221; A&#8217; BEFORE; \u00ab J H &#8216; &#8216;rm Horrnm DR. 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