{"id":243938,"date":"2008-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-02T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/karnataka-state-road-transport-vs-ms-s-m-kannappa-automobiles-p-on-3-november-2008"},"modified":"2016-01-19T18:39:55","modified_gmt":"2016-01-19T13:09:55","slug":"karnataka-state-road-transport-vs-ms-s-m-kannappa-automobiles-p-on-3-november-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/karnataka-state-road-transport-vs-ms-s-m-kannappa-automobiles-p-on-3-november-2008","title":{"rendered":"Karnataka State Road Transport … vs M\/S S M Kannappa Automobiles (P) … on 3 November, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Karnataka State Road Transport … vs M\/S S M Kannappa Automobiles (P) … on 3 November, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: K.Sreedhar Rao C.R.Kumaraswamy<\/div>\n
I\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT 01:' KARNATAKA \n\nDATED THIS THE 3&9 DA\u00a5.0I\u00a7* NOVEui?;IB\ufb01\u00a7Rv'_2OG$\" ' 4 \n\nPRES_EN;T fiv Q\nTHE HONBLE MR.gIUS'i'IC3E E<I. SR\nTHE HQNBLE J1\\4R.JLf\u20ac.-'{fAICE"CZ.R.. 'KUMAFEASWAMY\n\nREGULAR g_g?EAL%\u00a7Q43s9 0? 2090\n\nBETWEEN; ' \n\n \n\nA  k::z)I9p\u00e9ir,ate'\u00bb::sta'Li)2isha~:\u00ab-3'3\n\nu\u00e9rzdtzr th\ufb01f\u00e9gnaizi Lransport Corporation\nAtit, \u00a3950   Of\ufb01ce\n\nAt K.._H;Road_,'BaI1ga1dr\u00e9 - 560 02?\nRegreagnted by its Managing Director\n\n... APPELLANT\n\nSri: \u00e9\ufb01ndaraswamy Ramadas 81; Anand, Advs.)\n\n  \n\nA \/..__3.'  Kaxmappa Automobiles (P) Ltd,\n\nA~.cognpa1:::y incorptrratxzd under\n\n.. ,  th\u20ac:~Companies Act, having its\n_ 'Regstm\ufb01d O\ufb01ice at No.2, New\n Manta} Hospital Road Near\n\nLalbagh, Bangalcrc H 560 O2'?\nRepresented harein by its\nManagng Director.\n RESPONDENT<\/pre>\n
(By Sri: A.Y.N. Gupta, Advocate)<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
2. The plaintiff stated that for completing the
\nbody building Work in respect: of 9 Clieesies, the<\/p>\n
defendant committed a gross delay of days<\/p>\n
fer completing the process._ Effie  _<\/p>\n
damages for the delay deiivezjy :’\u20ac;ei’i:i1:s dfe ”<\/p>\n
eor1trae1:.. in respect ofV_v’Ctiaeeis. <\/p>\n
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A  ., proposal of the defendant, it was agreed that<\/p>\n
  at a time would be delivered for body<\/p>\n
 upon perfennanee of the contract in time. The<\/p>\n
 \u00bb  ‘T  of the Chassis, three at a time weuld be delivered in<\/p>\n
future course for perfoztrnanoe.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
3. It is the contention of learned Counsel for
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Chassis and complete the perfo:*1nance,__\u00a71ss*fhe<\/p>\n
piainti\ufb01’ had to entrust the Work to <\/p>\n
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Rs,8,00,()OO\/~ and odd -.___whieh    to. :be<\/p>\n
claimed as damages in the’*s’g1it,<\/p>\n
4. Per Cofdrzi,   submits that the<\/p>\n
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 not liable to pay any damages. Hence, the<\/p>\n
 is in appeal.\n<\/p>\n
the request of defendant was renewed and get alive for
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take delivery of the Chassis. ‘i’herefo1je~,-<\/p>\n
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the defendant for perfomianee    if <\/p>\n
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appreciating the facts _V’;eviVdence  dismissing
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A’ -.breae’i3..o_f’eont1’aet on earlier occasion, but as per the<\/p>\n
 ef the contract, he has paid penalty to the<\/p>\n
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defendant is not delivered to him, therefore, he is not<\/p>\n
liable to pay damages. in the context of facts, it is<\/p>\n
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