{"id":255594,"date":"2010-08-25T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-24T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/united-india-insurance-co-ltd-vs-u-eshwarappa-on-25-august-2010"},"modified":"2018-01-20T16:51:56","modified_gmt":"2018-01-20T11:21:56","slug":"united-india-insurance-co-ltd-vs-u-eshwarappa-on-25-august-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/united-india-insurance-co-ltd-vs-u-eshwarappa-on-25-august-2010","title":{"rendered":"United India Insurance Co Ltd vs U Eshwarappa on 25 August, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
United India Insurance Co Ltd vs U Eshwarappa on 25 August, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: A.S.Bopanna<\/div>\n
C\"\"*ASSOCI.ATES)  '\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT DI-IARWAD\n\nDATED TIIIS THE: 25?\" DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 \nBEFORE I\n\nTHE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPA..\u00a7i;INI'I.:'EEC\" \n\nMISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL,.NO_.529'\/2055.{WC}.\n\nM.F.A. 530\/2005, 531\/2005, 532 \/2005:1533'\/'I2I)O5&'~534'\/:IO()53??f_I}A.3C';).II\"A I'\n\nIN I\\\/I.F.A. NO. 529\/2005:\n\nBETWEEN:\n\nUNITED INDIA INSURAN\u00abCE  ;\nCOMPANY LTD., BELLARY,  '\nBY ITS REGIO_NA__L OFFICE, \" I \nUNITED INEJIA \",1.N'SURAI\\ICE    A \n\nCOMPANY  *   I I\nSHANI?AR.NARAY'ANA.,BUILDING,\n1VI.G. ROAD,   \nBANGALO'REi--56O 001';\"\n\n REPRESENTED, BY ITS\n\nI  D'H3PU:TY IIIANAGILN'.  APPELLANT\n N. S.  (COMMON)\n\nI '{1x3'i\/--'.I'SI52[:'I.'A..MCI\/ENKATESH, S. SRISIIAILA 85 PB. RAJU\n\n    ESHWARAPPA\n\n\/OSHARABAPPA\n\n  ..----AGE. 48 YEARS,\n\nE\n\n\n\n.943\n\n\n\nOCC. EX~DRIVE'.R,\nR\/A. KUDITHINI,\nBELLARY DISTRICT.\n\n2. K. MALLESHI\n\nS\/O. ANJENAPPA\nMAJOR,\n\nR\/A. RAYADURGA ROAD,\nGUGGARUHATTI,\nBELLARY TALUK 85 DIST.\n\n. . . R\ufb01--S'i5'OVi\\?:DfF4f'1'\\E\u00a71'A~.\u00bb\n\n(BY SRI. HANUMANTHAREDDY %SAAI~IUI<AR,A ;:fAGAIDI.SHP4 " ~ \n\nGOUDA PATIL, ADVS. FOR R1)   I ~\n\nMFA NO. 529\/2005 IS EII,.ED U,IS'I30(I) 'OE'\nAGAINST THE ORDER DATED"--.04\/1"1_\/2004_v  IN3\n\nNO.WCA.33\/2004 ON THE FILE LABOUR';:OFF'ICER\nAND COMMISSIONER FOR WQ--RKME..N'S COIMPENSTION,\n\nSUB DIVISION\u00bb;II,_13EI';LARY,AWARDIVNG COMPENSATION OF\nRS.1,34,30O \/- wITTHI'i.I INTERES.T AT 12% PA. FROM\n21 \/01\/2004 TILL '"["1?1j'I3+ i.)ATE""O'F" DEPOSIT AND DERECTING\nTHE APPELLANT HE_REIN_"FO"'D.EPOSIT THE SAME AND THE\nAPPELLANT PR-AYS TO SE\/F...;5ISIDE THE ABOVE ORDER AND\nTO REDUCE. THE"CQ'MPENSATION.\n\n"IN   S430\/2005 ;\n\n% RESI"-"~*.}IA., ERO'M~2.1'\/01\/2004\nTILL THE DATE OF' DEPOSITTAND DIRE<:TIN~O_ THE APPELLANT\nHEREIN TO DEPOSIT THE SAME 'AIKIEJ fE'HF}_'VwAP1?ELLANT PRAYS\nTO SET ASIDE THE\u00bbABOVE-\u00bbOED'ER,_ANv_DfTO REDUCE THE\n\nCOMPENSATIIIONQ"t;n' \nIN M.F'.A. I\\1I"O4\u00a731,\/:2'(\u00a7'O$:  1:'  "\n\nRESPOND_I:3NTS'~~: \n\ngjlj  _ H.A'Nil.MAIAH   ---------- A "\n\n._ ' 'S\/O.I\u00a7IA.O..A'PPA\n    \n'-QC-C. EX'_:HPx;MALEE,\nR',-(A. G-UGGARAHATTI,\nBELLARY DISTRICT.\n\n'ff '-2' ,1 ''K.\u00bb. Ix\/IALLESHI\n\n   ANJINAPPA\n'MAJOR,\n\n   ___7R\/A. RAYADURGA ROAD,\n\n3\n4 2\n<3;\n\nSH\n\n\n\nGUGGARUHATTI,\nBELLARY TALUK 8:. DIST.\n\n(BY SR1. HANUIVIANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, JAGA.D}$H\nGOUDA PATEL, ADVS. FOR R1)  \n\nMFA NO. 531\/2005 IS FILED U\/S 30(1) OE W;C';----..A'CTI--,\nAGAINST THE ORDER DATED 04\/11\/2004 "'-PASSED 'IN \nNO.WCA.36\/2004 ON THE FILE OF THESILAEOUR"OEfEICERAND"\nCOMMISSIONER FOR wORK1vIEN'S" CO'1\\{1PE3NSTI(}N, "SUB\n\nDIVISION}, BELLARY, AWARDINC%._ C'O.NlPENSATIOI\\I'*---.. \n\nRS_79,500\/- WITH INTEREST ATV12% FROIVIj_I 2'1\/'O1',--'.'2004,\nTILL THE DATE OF DEPOSIT AN;-'3 DIRECTINGV THE I.\u00a35s.P..PEI;1LANTVVE'\n\nHEREIN TO DEPOSIT THE SAME 'AND, THE'---AFRE1:.LANT"'PRAYS\nTO SET ASIDE THE ABOVE ORDER AND TOREDIJOE THE\nCOMPENSATION.  'A "   \n\nIN M.F.A. NO. 532\/2005:   I \n\nRESRONDENTS   \n\n1. GANt.}APPA"7?'._--I   \nS\/O. EASARRA   I'  _\nAGE. 35._YEARS,     "\nOCC. EX.EHAIVIALEE3\u00ab,_ I *\n\n  R\/A. 'OUGGAR.AI~IATTI,\n\n' '  BEILLARYDISTRIOIT.'\n\n ' K; 'MAI,LE'S-H'I---.\n .8';\/__O. A.NqIII.ARRA\nMAJOR, ' I _  \nR\/A. RAYADURGA ROAD,\nGUG~GA;RUHATTI,\n\nI.   'BE_LLA'RY TALUK 85 DIST.\n\nI   '(E':='SRI. IIANUMANTIIAREDDY SAHUKAR, JAGADISH\n\n   PATIL, ADVS. EOR R1)\n\nE;\n\n\n\n\n\nMFA NO. 532\/2005 IS FILED U\/S 30(1) OF W.C. ACT\nAGAINST THE ORDER DATED 04\/:1\/2004 PASSED IN\nNO.WCA.38\/2004 ON THE FILE OF THE LABOUR OFFICER AND\nCOMMISSIONER FOR WORKMENS COMRENSTIONQ-\u00ab.SUI3\nDIvISION--1, BELLARY, AWARDING COMPENSAT_IO.N~\u00ab, 'OF\nRS.92,300\/~ WITH INTEREST AT 12% RA. FROM _2..I_,_;'0C1',+.2DG<\u00a7\n\nTILL THE DATE OF DEPOSIT AND DIRECTING THE-:_ARREjLL_ANT' \n\nHEREIN TO DEPOSIT THE SAME AND THE APPELLAN'FR.PRAITSO\n\nTO SET ASIDE THE ABOVE ORDER AND TO""REijIj3U"CVE'--ITEE'* I\n\nCOMPENSATION.\nIN M.F.A. NO. 533\/2005:\n\nRESPONDENTS :<\/pre>\n
1. SRINIVAS
\nS \/O. KUBERA,
\nAGE. 26 YEARS,  H<\/p>\n
OCC.EX.HAI\/IALEE, I _
\nR\/A.\n<\/p>\n
EELLARY  DI:_STRICf’?.\n<\/p>\n
2. K. MALLEJSHII  ‘
\nS\/O. ANJINARRA, ‘
\nMAJOR,  I
\n \u00bb  R \/A;. RA’1’ADUR’GA__..ROAD,
\n “GU’C~OAVRUH_ATTI,
\n I BE;LLARY_’1″AL\u00a3JK & DIST.\n<\/p>\n
IEYAFSRI; II\u00a5\u00a5\u00a7jI\u00a7II$?’I}MANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, JAGADISH<\/p>\n
I VI.(;OUDA*RATTL, ADVS. FOR R1)<\/p>\n
 MFA NO. 533\/2005 IS FILED U\/S 30(1) OF W.C. ACT
\n‘._””AGAII\\%ST”‘~\u00ab.THE ORDER DATED O4\/11\/2004 PASSED IN
\n\u00ab,;_’NO,wCA.380\/20o4(OLD NO. 362\/2004) ON THE FILE OF
\nfj*TI_%IE \u00a7LABOUR OFFICER AND COMMISSIONER FOR<\/p>\n
%<\/p>\n
6<\/span><\/p>\n
WORKMEN’S COMPENSTION, SUB DIVISION~I, BELLARY,
\nAWARDING COMPENSATION OF RS.1,00,800\/\u00bb\u00ab WITH
\nINTEREST AT 12% P.A. FROM 21\/O1\/2004 TILL THE DATE
\nOF DEPOSIT AND DIRECTING THE APPELLANT HEREIN TO
\nDEPOSIT THE SAME AND THE APPELLANT PRAYS TO SET
\nASIDE THE ABOVE ORDER AND TO REDUCE __ THE
\nCOMPENSATION. 7 <\/p>\n
IN M.F.A. NO. 534\/2005 :\n<\/p>\n
RESPONDENTS .-\n<\/p>\n
1. MARANNA
\nS \/O. VENKATESH,
\nAGE. 19 YEARS-,
\nOCC. EXLOADER,
\nR\/A. KORLAGUNDI,
\nBELLARY TALUK 85 DIST.\n<\/p>\n
2. K. MALLESI-II<\/p>\n
S \/O. ANJ’INAfE_PA:IIIiIf”\n<\/p>\n
R \/A. RAYADURG’ IIj;R.OA_I3,.\n<\/p>\n
GUGGAR’LIHATT”I,  I .\n<\/p>\n
BELL-ARY TALUK 8:, DIST. .. RESPONDENTS<\/p>\n
  V”    (ERIE SRQI”; I-IA.NUI\\\/IANTHAREDDY SAHUKAR, JAGADISH
\nOOIIOA ‘PATi_L’,.I ADVS. FOR R 1)<\/p>\n
“M.I\u00a5.’A’N.O.’I-“.’S3%I\/’S2005 IS EILEI) U\/S 30(1) OF W.C. ACT<\/p>\n
‘”A’GA1NS’F.__ TI~IE.,ORDER DATED 04\/II\/2004 PASSED IN
\n_”=…NQ..WCA.381″\/\u00ab.2004(OLD NO. 363\/2004} ON THE FILE OF
\n LABOUR ORRICER AND COMMISSIONER FOR<\/p>\n
; ‘1._”W_0’~R_’KME*N’S COIVIPENSTION, SUE DIVISION~1, BELLARY,\n<\/p>\n
-.j;~_’AWIARDINO COMPENSATION OF RS.1,05,400\/– WITH<\/p>\n
  ‘ .’iT~INTEREST AT 12% RA. EROM 21\/O1\/2004 TILL THE DATE
\n ‘ I OEEEPOSIT AND DIRECTING THE APPELLANT HEREIN TO<\/p>\n
I<\/p>\n
DEPOSIT THE SAME AND THE APPELLANT PRAYS TO SET
\nASIDE THE ABOVE ORDER AND TO REDUCE'””–,THE
\nCOMPENSATEON.\n<\/p>\n
THESE APPEALS ARE COMING ON <\/p>\n
THIS DAY, THE COURT DELIVERED THE FOLLO’WING: ”<\/p>\n
JUDGMENT”\n<\/p>\n
in ail these appeais, the insurane’e_ eon1pan.y_*v_tIs”befoifethiisg<\/p>\n
Court assailing the quantum of corf:pe11sation*– as”VaiA*arOdediiiby the<\/p>\n
Commissioner for Workmen’C_ompe’nsat:ioni”in resi;i3e’Ct'”of each of
\nthe claimants. The claimant’Natl–EshWajiap\u00a7javii(WC No.33 \/ 2004)<\/p>\n
was the driver of the–},ie’hie1(i:;  the”~e1ja.iVnianti No.24-ianumaiah<\/p>\n
S \/ o Ramaiah  of the vehicle. The<\/p>\n
ciaimants    (WC No.36\/O4),
\nSri.Gangappiav give’ N}\u00a7_.’:i.3’i”i’3fV’\/’v.Ci)’\u00abi}.:ies. the said vehicle. In respect of the<\/p>\n
aeeid_entT.W’hiVChViioeiczdirred on 21.12.2003 all the claimants are said<\/p>\n
A  have ,siiffer_ede:iiVnj:uries in the accident and as such the claim<\/p>\n
.._i\u00a2C’_’\u00ab.p.etit_ions wexfe\ufb01filed. The Commissioner on assessing the loss of<\/p>\n
‘i_:”ear”ni’11gihapacity at 40%, 20%, 25%, 30%, 30% and 30%<\/p>\n
. i-i:j”iresf)eci;ive1y, has awarded the Compensation.<\/p>\n
3<\/span><\/p>\n
A<\/p>\n
2. In the above background, the contention in the<\/p>\n
present appeal is that the loss of earning capacity as assessed by 4_<\/p>\n
the Commissioner is highly exaggerated. In this regayrdrjit is<\/p>\n
contended that the doctor who was examinedj”‘b’efo_re: <\/p>\n
Commissioner is not the doctor who had treated theV_c’laini.a11.ts. I”L–\u00ab.. <\/p>\n
is further contended that he was also not a bQirtl.1o’ped,ic’–.dio*ctori<\/p>\n
1′<\/p>\n
could not have assessed the disability in’ niani9i.erviidone;. <\/p>\n
order to substantiate the said contention’ it is  out, that the
\ndisability certi\ufb01cate issuedvhyi-i_the_’lsaiidi”  and evidence
\ntendered are in fact contrary :09 t_hc.r”woun’dihicertificate which had<\/p>\n
been issued by the\u00a7Prirnary }F__IeagIth’iCenter”Wh_erein claimants were<\/p>\n
taken   that regard, reference is
\nmade to the  is, therefore, contended that the
\ncornpens\u00e9llinn awalfl\u00e9d  to”‘bei”reduced.<\/p>\n
 3V. Thee “‘learnediimCounse1 for the respondenbclaimants<\/p>\n
howe_very_eseek_is\u00bb–to” the award passed by the Commissioner. It<\/p>\n
 contended that’_- the claimants were thereafter treated in VIMS<\/p>\n
-ii.i’.j’:\u00a7~Iosp.ital, Bevllary, and the doctor has issued the disability<\/p>\n
 certificates] and has tendered evidence before the Commissioner<\/p>\n
.  has looked into at} the documents and physically examined<\/p>\n
E
\nis<\/p>\n
9<\/span><\/p>\n
the claimants and has thereafter sta.ted the disability. As such,
\nthe Commissioner after arriving at a finding of fact has assessed
\nthe ioss of earning capacity and as such, the same does note,aii_for<\/p>\n
interference.\n<\/p>\n
4. In the light of what has beencontended ‘since =<\/p>\n
entire issue revolves around only the fact re;-iatiingesto-.th’e <\/p>\n
as stated by the doctor and the -loss of_earniiig”fcapacity <\/p>\n
assessed by the Commissioner, this a’spect of thaniattefr requires
\nto be noticed. In this regard-,._perusal,of.,_t’he”‘order passed by the
\nCommissioner would indicate gthat  the iC;o–rnmissioner has<\/p>\n
considered this white ajiasweringpoint’ no;’2″w1=i’ich had been raised<\/p>\n
for consideration. V Iirivifaddi.tion,.i’tothe evidence, which had been<\/p>\n
tendered by theigiaimantis,th.ei”_,Commissioner has also taken note<\/p>\n
of, the evidence of doctor Lakshminarayan who had been examined<\/p>\n
be_fore:’t.he Cornrriissioner. In fact, the statement made by the<\/p>\n
doctor. before the ‘Commissioner has been verbatim extracted in<\/p>\n
 reiation  eachof the claimants. A perusal of the same would no<\/p>\n
 ixidicaite, that the doctor has stated that he has referred to<\/p>\n
  treatnient records of VIMS, Beilary, and thereafter he has<\/p>\n
i eitarriined them. On noticing the nature of injuries, thereafter, he<\/p>\n
i
\n53%<\/p>\n
EU<\/p>\n
has stated the percentage of loss of earning capacity. In fact the
\ncommissioner has reckoned the same ioss of earning capacity<\/p>\n
which has been stated by the doctor.\n<\/p>\n
5. It is no doubt true that in normal circum_s’tiance’s;p:’when ~<\/p>\n
the Commissioner takes note of the evidence avaiIabiei’_’before.hirnif”<\/p>\n
and thereafter comes to his conclusion the s.ame Wou’1di’E:a’ve’it–toi’i’be<\/p>\n
considered as finding of fact and ‘wou1dii’~haveV tot’db-e.<a.rcVcepted.–.iL'<\/p>\n
However, in the instant case, the iearne:E:Counsei  the fappeiiant
\nwith specific reference to the._d'Jcun1e;nts"arvaiIa1;)ie on record has
\nshowed to this Court that the_e.v.idence tepnd.ereid~..'by-"the doctor itself<\/p>\n
cannot be accepted  enti'retf,t_ and theinomconsideration of the<\/p>\n
appropriate to the conclusion by the
\nComrnissioneriitself  perversity so as to call for
\nin_tVerferencie ibty this that itself wouid be treated as
\nsus_\u00a7ia:m.ii;;1i  of law.\n<\/p>\n
Kg .  Haviivngiipioticed the said contentions, it is necessary to<\/p>\n
i7__refer to the  certificates which are avaiiable at Exs.P.7, IO,<\/p>\n
 23_and EX.P.26. A perusal of the Wound certi\ufb01cates would<\/p>\n
‘that only in respect of the claimants Eshwarappa,<\/p>\n
E
\n3<\/span><\/p>\n
li<\/p>\n
Srinivasa and Maranna they had suffered fractures and had<\/p>\n
undergone treatment for the same. In so far as clairhailts<\/p>\n
Hanumaiah S\/o Ramaiah, Hanumaiah s\/o N.a’g–apipa,v:.r:i”<\/p>\n
Gangappa, what is indicated is that ther__e…ar_e no;ieirtiertivaliiinjuries ii<\/p>\n
but they are suffering from low back pailn. tiftlie ‘said <\/p>\n
are noticed and in that context the e_Vi’d_ence itendered b\ufb01idtheoood-octor’V L’<\/p>\n
is perused, in so far as claim o\ufb01?Ramaiah
\nand Hanumaiah s \/ o  same is wholly
\nexaggerated. ln so far,_as    even though
\nthey had   ‘iivould indicate that
\nsubsequent to    disability but not to
\nthe extent ae.:iVstated’b_y  Therefore, on noticing the said
\ndocuments and ualso the_.i;”f1juries and keeping in View the
\navocation of ..eachiiiof..it_he the appropriate percentage of<\/p>\n
Ioiss of eaVrniing”Capacity  have to be reckoned by this Court.<\/p>\n
7; .’–.,i’lnV’rnyi’;{ziew, in normal circumstance, the re–<\/p>\n
Tiuassessmenit shouiidi have been made by the Commissioner himself<\/p>\n
4.  is long lapse of time the same would not be<\/p>\n
 and as such from the documents noticed above that itself<\/p>\n
 andasseissment is to be made with regard to the loss of earning<\/p>\n
E”\n<\/p>\n
E<\/p>\n
<
\n\u20ac
\n6'4<\/p>\n
capacity, taking into consideration the normal compensation that<\/p>\n
would be awarded even in Motor Vehicle case in respe\u00e9'ti._"o\u20ac.'the<\/p>\n
nature of injuries indicated herein. The same itself C'<\/p>\n
as a basis to workout the loss of earningJca.pacityi iniieaeh of these i<\/p>\n
cases and keeping in View the ultimate diSabfi_1'i"[395 with <\/p>\n
compensation.\n<\/p>\n
In that View, the loss of  of the
\ndriver Eshwarappa, taking   fracture suffered
\nwould be at 25%. If the said .per.centagei’_oi. is taken into
\nconsideration he    of Rs.83,895\/– as
\nagainst the sum   <\/p>\n
In the   who was working as
\nCleaner the  taken at 10% and if the
\ncompensation is doubt’-would be entitled to the sum of
\n ais:ag’ai&nst \ufb01at’ is awarded by the Commissioner.<\/p>\n
 ‘v:ifvi.I}I’ainumaiah s\/o Nagappa, the loss of earning<\/p>\n
C ii”AA.capacit3r’i,sito beiireoiustoned at 10% and the if the compensation is<\/p>\n
 out heivivould be entitled to sum of Rs.31,800\/– as against<\/p>\n
‘i.:_the_ siim,aWarded by the Commissioner.<\/p>\n
Mi<\/p>\n
 ?\n<\/p>\n
Le’<\/p>\n
in so far as the claimant Gangappa also the disabiiity is to<\/p>\n
be taken at 10% and if compensation is worked out he  be<\/p>\n
erititied to Rs.30,741\/– as against the amount a\\Va.fded.~.b3;’v:~iiF1\u20ac<\/p>\n
Commissioner.\n<\/p>\n
in the case of Srinivas, the Ioss  eairr1ingi”._ca1paoityisto <\/p>\n
reckoned at 20% and if the compensatiori._is”worked_”_oiJt he wo’L11id<\/p>\n
be entitled to Rs.6’7,167\/~ as agaii’1s:t=the  theii<\/p>\n
Commissioner.\n<\/p>\n
in the case of Maranria,ea.irfi–\u00a7fi:gViiioapaCity is to be
\ntaken at 20% and:..ii’Lt1*i-e  out the same
\nwould be in a sigimiigf   \u00e9igairist what is awarded by<\/p>\n
the Comrnissiorier.”\n<\/p>\n
8. Hence,  Cqrrlpensation awarded by the<\/p>\n
Commissioner stands reduo’ed to the said extent.<\/p>\n
   i_.f1’~ so far asimthe grant of interest, there is no dispute<\/p>\n
thaitt._eiieIiithe’preserit_:.nature of injuries can be considered as non-<\/p>\n
C”-~=’scheduIe_ir1juri.esiarid therefore, the claimants would be entitled to<\/p>\n
~ i.i’_j’:ir1te’r,est at 7%\/2_i% from the date of petition till the date of award and<\/p>\n
1\u00ab.2%i_there_3fter. The reduced compensation with interest in the<\/p>\n
V g\u00bb ‘M Wm<\/p>\n
14<\/span><\/p>\n
manner stated above shall be worked out and the amount shall be
\ndisbursed to the claimants.\n<\/p>\n
The amount in deposit shaii be refunded to the appellefit. It<\/p>\n
is stated that the amount is in deposit before the <\/p>\n
The Registry to secure the same to this Bench  <\/p>\n
amount accordingly.\n<\/p>\n
Ah the above appeals stand ‘idi_iS”posedA’ef:in <\/p>\n
No costs.\n<\/p>\n
\u00abmi
\n$3 $3 .\n<\/p>\n
K1? gfe.\n<\/p>\n
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\nM<\/p>\n
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Karnataka High Court United India Insurance Co Ltd vs U Eshwarappa on 25 August, 2010 Author: A.S.Bopanna C””*ASSOCI.ATES) ‘ IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA CIRCUIT BENCH AT DI-IARWAD DATED TIIIS THE: 25?” DAY OF AUGUST, 2010 BEFORE I THE HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE A.S. BOPA..\u00a7i;INI’I.:’EEC” MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL,.NO_.529’\/2055.{WC}. 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