{"id":248404,"date":"2009-11-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-23T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/national-insurance-co-ltd-vs-hanumanthappa-on-24-november-2009"},"modified":"2017-06-24T01:03:13","modified_gmt":"2017-06-23T19:33:13","slug":"national-insurance-co-ltd-vs-hanumanthappa-on-24-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/national-insurance-co-ltd-vs-hanumanthappa-on-24-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"National Insurance Co Ltd vs Hanumanthappa on 24 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">National Insurance Co Ltd vs Hanumanthappa on 24 November, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: V.Jagannathan<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">:N 'THE HIGH ceum' D13' 1&lt;,:ARNA&#039;mKA AT BANGALQRE\nDated the 24th day of Navember 2009 &#039;\n:BEFORE:\n\nTHE) H(&quot;)N&#039;BLE MRJUSTICE ; v&#039;.JAGA1sfN;\u00e9r:?HA:~eVV%%\u00ab %% <\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">MISCELLANEQLIS mes&#8217;? APPEAL N6.&#8217;*}22;:34 ; 5230? f&#8217;&amp;&#8217;C}* <\/p>\n<p>BETWEEN :\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">National I\u00a71S1JI&#8217;a1}C\u20ac Co. Ltd, a<br \/>\nDivisional Gffi\ufb02\ufb02, T.Nag_ar, C}f1\u00a7:I1?1E&#8217;1\u00a7.,<br \/>\nThrough Divisional Ma::_z\u00e9;ger,.&#8221;<br \/>\nMandipete, Davanagcre.&#8221; &#8221; * ~ _<br \/>\n H &#8221; &#8230;AppeIla11\u00a3<\/p>\n<p>[ ;\u00a73fe,\u00a7&#8221;&#8221;\u00a73\u00a7*iV &#8216;Z3.:3gI2i\u00a7_1&#8217;t:$;1i;&#8217; \u00e9gdiioemg. 1<\/p>\n<p>AND:\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">1- Hiinumai\ufb01-&#8217;11\u20ac1I5P3s\u00ab..    %<br \/>\nAgvd 4?&#8217; ;vc\u00e9II*?S;%$fdk&#8217;I*ir2;?arma,<br \/>\nR \/ 0&#8242; B_\ufb02a.ch0d u-.&#8217;q&#8217;i[1i&amp;g\u00bb\u00e91.&#8217; V&#8217;<br \/>\nJaga111r_V&#8217;I&#8217;.a_\u00a7uk__, Davaiiagtire District.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\"> &#8216;,     &#8216; &#8230;.. ..\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_4\">\u00ab_ &#8216;S\/\u00a31 j3}.%ec1._ Crafoor Sab,<br \/>\n% \/&#8217;0-.Laboz.;r Celony,<br \/>\n 315&#8217; &#8216;{Zfi&#8217;:;_s:3 Efavanagere.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\"> &#8221; &#8221;  ..,Respo:1\u00e9.e;:1ts<\/p>\n<p>I B}? &#8216;Mahesh i%.Upp;in, Advocate fer R\u00bb 1 &#8212;- absent.<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; &#8221; &#8216;  _% AV ,  S:i&#8221;&#8216;V.I3&#8217;.IE{u1kaI&#8217;I1i, Advtzncate for 3-2 m absent. )<\/p>\n<p> Miscellaneous First Appeal filed under Section<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;&#8216; :3{3&#8242;(13 of the W.C.Act: against the judgment dated<br \/>\n&#8216;31.7.:2007 passed in KAD\/KNP\/\u00a3L\u00a7R.No. 214\/2:305 on<\/p>\n<p>the \ufb01le: caf the Labour Qf\ufb01cer 35 Commissioner far<\/p>\n<p>Workme:1&#8217;s Compensation. Davanagere, awarding a<br \/>\nc0I;t1pe1:1sat:io11 of Rs.6 1,002] ~&#8211; with interest at 12%<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;This appeal coining on for hearing   <\/p>\n<p>court deiivered the foilowing :\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">JUDGMENT?&#8217;<br \/>\nThis appeal is by the Nai\ufb01ifr\ufb02ai<br \/>\nquestiening the liabiiity piiii &#8221; &#8216;V:&#8217;&gt;f;1=it&#8217;   W343.<br \/>\nCommissioner While  \ufb01led<\/p>\n<p>by R-1  g <\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">2. This&#8217; &#8216;I &#8216;~;:=:2L11&#8243;1$\u20ac;l j f\ufb01f  t.&#8217;*1\u00e9 appei1ant&#8211;insuraI1ct:-:<br \/>\n\u00a3L&#8217;oInpa11 y_ $1;;b1I1:i\u00a3$;:&#8217;V&#8221; .W8.S no evidence placed<\/p>\n<p>before the V&#8217; \u00a3&#8217;\u00a7OIr2111issiQ1}1ez*&#8217;L&#8217; to show that R-4 was an<\/p>\n<p> v \u00a21np.i:;j};reg:_%V&#8217;:_1:1de3r R+2.&#8212;Navaz and that when the accident<\/p>\n<p>:i:S&#8221;.&#8211;fL2005, the claimant was under the<\/p>\n<p>e]a.5Lp:;5ym\u00a2:::%i&#8217;%%;~\u00a7\u00a7&#8217; R-2. Therefara, the \ufb01nding af the<\/p>\n<p> f\ufb01gmmisssiener in this zwgard is contrary 1:9 the very<\/p>\n<p>   taken by the amylayer himself befare the<\/p>\n<p> .. &#8216;:W.Ci.\u20acT}ommissi0ner. Referring to the order of the<\/p>\n<p>  _4 :. C&#8217;\u00bb0II1\u00a7\ufb01iSSi()I1{2I&#8217;, the subznissicn made is that the<\/p>\n<p>employer has also filed a statement before the<\/p>\n<p>Commissisner stating that Rd frianuxnanthaypa __was<\/p>\n<p>not an employee under R-2 and. as sucr1_1\u00bb,.:<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner could 1101&#8242;: have recorded  *<\/p>\n<p>ce\ufb01trary to the stand taken by  &#8216;A 2<\/p>\n<p>The impugneci order, therefore,      <\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">3. Having thus heard   &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">110118 representing there:\u00a7;poI;de;\u00a7.\u00a7s~; &#8216;}:1&#8217;\u00bb1\u00a2i<br \/>\nq13\u00a2:$ti&lt;:m of law that  is whether<br \/>\nthe fmdijlg pf    mgards thti<br \/>\ne111p1oyer\u00bber;\u20ac1&quot;15i\u00a7\ufb01)j;f&amp;:&quot;   be sustainabie in<\/p>\n<p>iaw.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_10\">4. It  . the  the claimant before &#8216;f\u00a3he<\/p>\n<p>V Camgxgissionef \u20ac:..&#8217;=1\u00a7i: }r1c {mas under the employment of R-2<\/p>\n<p>   S.1&#8217;*+;*z\u00a7,;&lt;&quot;rz::z_,;&quot;&#039; of the mini iomjv bearing mgsna\ufb01on No.<\/p>\n<p>  it was further contended by the<\/p>\n<p> .  when he was travelling aicmg with the<\/p>\n<p>4_c&lt;jd&#039;1.ies on 35.4.2005 to ioaci th\ufb01 mm&#039; 1&#039; lorry with<\/p>\n<p>.&#039;.A{\u00e9&#039;_ci;1fVhlj;A&#039;;3tus trees, the accident occmzed on N}-1.4 when<\/p>\n<p>j ih\u00e9 vahicie dashad to a Wall. Several persons sustained<\/p>\n<p>injuries and one person was also died in tbs accident.<\/p>\n<p>gf<br \/>\nvar&#039;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Based on these pleadings, the claimant approached&#8217; the<\/p>\n<p>WC. Commissioner fer compensation and, in <\/p>\n<p>Commissiener aliewcd the said application by .<\/p>\n<p>a sum of Rs.6i,()O&#8217;2\/-.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">5. Having thus heard tI1\u00a2,T&#8217;:1ppeiia\ufb01t&#8221;s C0l\u00a5\ufb01$fgI:  0 1&#8217;1  *&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>going through the order of&#8217;  it is<br \/>\nobserved that LR-:2  aVlV\u00a7)V%&#8217;11ed his<br \/>\nstatetnent i:)efc;&gt;:~e__ the  up the<br \/>\nstand that   never {employed<br \/>\nby him nor   as an empioyec<br \/>\nunder  ._aitx    and further, the accident<\/p>\n<p>aiso did Ana}:   course and arising out of<\/p>\n<p> _ emplrijment.  light: said objection statement filed<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;=__b\u00a7,;f the _ the vehicle, the Commissioner gees on<\/p>\n<p>  claimant Hanunxanthappa was an<\/p>\n<p> R-2 Navaz and the accident occurred ix;<\/p>\n<p>K V&#8217; V&#8217; }:3:1\u00e9 &#8216;C{}u\ufb01&#8217;;\u20ac of empioymerlt. When the employer himseif<\/p>\n<p> the factum of emp1oyer&#8211;empioy&#8217;ee rela\ufb01onship<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;&#8221;&#8216;w.VVVI.:&#8217;i%: tWee11 E13113&#8217; anti ciaglmazfzt Hanumanthappa, the<\/p>\n<p>Commissiener could mat have held tea the &lt;30nt:&#039;ary and<\/p>\n<p>that: empiajmr hinlseif was 3153 not examinecl by the<\/p>\n<p>criaimant before the Clommissioner to substantiatc&#039;&#8211;.__th&lt;3<\/p>\n<p>stand that he was an employee under R-.3<\/p>\n<p>Therefore, the fmding &quot;recorded by the    <\/p>\n<p>the emp1oyer&#8212;employee re1ations?L&quot;j;ifj  <\/p>\n<p>and, as such, I am of the View th\u00e91&#039;.&#039;:.__ inc matiz\ufb01f retqiaires <\/p>\n<p>remand to the Commissionef   \ufb01nd<br \/>\nthe c:la:iI;1an\u00a3 is aiso at   tii\u00e9vv\u00e9nifgloycr if<br \/>\nat all the claimant  R\u00bb-2 Navaz,<br \/>\nThe Insurance  Vto con\ufb01ont the<br \/>\nobjecticsns   ;\u00e9&#039;;=\u00a7rii&#039;er as regards the<\/p>\n<p>employfir-ehjpl\u00e9ye\u00e9v 3&quot;feiati:::f1ship is concerned.<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">5. Form awe the appeal is allowed and<\/p>\n<p>_ the c;:_\u00a7\u00abti5c%1&#8217;LA.of the ilemznissioner put\ufb01ng iiabiiity on<\/p>\n<p>  pay RS.61,()02\/- to R-1 claimani is set<\/p>\n<p>   matter stancls remitted to the<\/p>\n<p>.\u00a3.?;0:13f3;.1issie;ic\u00e9%&#8217; for fresh consid\ufb01raijen. Bath parties<\/p>\n<p>H K   given opportunity to place evidence in regard to<\/p>\n<p> &#8216; cfzAip1oyer~empleyce relationship is concamcd and<\/p>\n<p>T &#8220;&#8211;\u00ab VVVti:1\u00e9reafter, the W.(). Cnmmissicmer shall dispose of the:<\/p>\n<p>&#8216; matter within three ma-nths from the ciate: of I&#8217;\u20ac\u00a3)\u20acip&#8221;xZ cf<\/p>\n<p>this Ofdfti&#8217;. The 3:120:21}: in cicpasit be transfemed t9 the<\/p>\n<p>Commissioner fer Wor_k1neI1&#8217;s Com nsation for hair;<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\" id=\"span_1\">2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>kept in fixed depcpsii: subject tax the resmt of the case!<\/p>\n<p>n<\/p>\n<p>JUDGE;    L    [  A <\/p>\n<p>ckcf &#8211;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court National Insurance Co Ltd vs Hanumanthappa on 24 November, 2009 Author: V.Jagannathan :N &#8216;THE HIGH ceum&#8217; D13&#8242; 1&lt;,:ARNA&#039;mKA AT BANGALQRE Dated the 24th day of Navember 2009 &#039; :BEFORE: THE) H(&quot;)N&#039;BLE MRJUSTICE ; v&#039;.JAGA1sfN;\u00e9r:?HA:~eVV%%\u00ab %% MISCELLANEQLIS mes&#8217;? APPEAL N6.&#8217;*}22;:34 ; 5230? f&#8217;&amp;&#8217;C}* BETWEEN : National I\u00a71S1JI&#8217;a1}C\u20ac Co. 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