{"id":31602,"date":"2010-01-27T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-01-26T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-mohammed-rafiq-on-27-january-2010"},"modified":"2015-02-25T11:04:34","modified_gmt":"2015-02-25T05:34:34","slug":"the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-mohammed-rafiq-on-27-january-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-oriental-insurance-co-ltd-vs-mohammed-rafiq-on-27-january-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd vs Mohammed Rafiq on 27 January, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd vs Mohammed Rafiq on 27 January, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: K.L.Manjunath And Kumar<\/div>\n
IN THE }~I1GH COURT OF }\u00a7ARNA'l'AKA, CERCUIT BENCH __ T\n\nDHARWAD.\n\namen THIS THE) 127'?\" DAY OF JANUARY :20_m :A.\nPRESENT 1  V12\n\nTHE HONBLE M'\u00a3e.JUsT1c\u00a3:: xv;LA\u00a7'M'AN\u00a5Ji3_NArfi3Y' \nAND:  i  \u00bb\u00bb  L\nTHE \u00a7~{ON'BLE MR.  \n\nMiscellaneous Fircsi VAppea'}\"E'Je .'  of\n\nBetween :\n\nThe Oriental I.n.:;u1\"~a_ncc\u00a7:_' Co.' \u00a3311.',  \nBellary, Rep. {by 'Bic; V .    4'   \nBranch Maf1'a'gi,e 1'=a:'f1_Vr\u00a7'11(m=_* =.._   \u00bb\nThrough Tize 1-\".'{_eV{;_ic)r325i'='{)ff1~Ce,'_  \n\nNO. 44,\/---4:\u00bb-5,_L'eo Ceiimple->5,  ' '\n\nResidency Rodd,  , \n\nBangalore.' \"  .  \n\nRep. bykthe' Assista.t1t. Mzz\ufb01exgjer,\nSri.K. Jajfe.IT\u20ac5U\"f1. ' A ~ . \n\n..Appe11ant\n\n\" V'   Jai1'\u00a3\u00e91Vf';\"'i{;}{. Vasatdth Adv.)\n\nAnd  \n\n'b';ii;'VVMoheiiI\u00a7J_r:T:ed Rafiq,\n\nS \/ Peeranf Sab,\n\n Agedabctut 30 years,\n\nDriver of Lorry\n\n No}a<:A~34\/2772\n\n'._Re:sident of Bandimote,\nBellary.\n\n\n\nLJ\n\n2. G. G-opaia Krishna\nS \/ 0. Venkataramappa,\nAged about 45 years,\nOwner of Lorry bearing,\nN0. KA-34-2772.\n\nC\/0. Baiaji Kerosene Agency,\nNear APMC Yard,\nBellary.   _\n\n3. Sri. Govinda.\nS\/0. Late Kondappa,\nAged about 30 years.\n\n4. Smt. Huiigemma\nD\/0. Late Kondappa,\nAged about 29 years.\n\nThe resp01'1dents=NQ. 3 a:n<':'i*4::" V\nare residents Qf';'3.apuji2<sf;1gar,.I'\nBellary.  V ~ 3 \n\n...Respondents\n(By sixi.'v1.wgae\u00a3sax}a1---a;;'2ia~,}'.'<:?g\u00a7i+' as 85 R4, R} a, R2 - Sd)\n\nThis.VIvIvisee11aneoL1'sFirst Appea\u00e9 is fifed u\/s. 173(1) of MV Act\nagainst tit}: judgment"';:n_d___avvard dated. 07\/03\/2006 passed in\n1't'!VC'.=i\\}0V'.'*E3}?2OCf5'on the file of the Pr}. Civil Judge (S1".Dn.} and\nMember,'--\u00bb _V M.AC.'1"~?._1I;v __ Beilary, awarding a Compensation of\nRs.3,sQ3,Q.OG,'_{'witfii ii'-1_'1t':t3,'I'CS{ {gl('j. 6% }:).a. from the date of petition till\n\n realisation'\n\nThis appea\u00e9iicomiiig on for orders this day, Manjunath, J.,\n\n-@'_fd.e.1iV'e{ed the foilowing: -\n\n\n\n'.1 J\n\nJUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n
Though the matter is listed for orders, by consent o_f”p_a’r.ti’e.s,<\/p>\n
the appeal is heard on merits.\n<\/p>\n
2. Beinc a rieved by the “a,1d<T1ne1'1t and award. _a'sVsedV'b\u00ab_ the
\n2: E'. '5 3 tr: _ l3._. , A <\/p>\n
MACT, Bellary, dtd. O7\/03\/2006 passed\ufb02in  1*-:_o.*'A1'3.\/'2~\u00a3:o$'jthe:'<\/p>\n
present appeal is filed by the 1nsurar_1ce Company ehailengin\u00e9; the <\/p>\n
liabilities saddled on it. The resptuiideiiaets\u00e9Clairnants' a claim
\npetition claiming eompensatiorg<)117aeeAo–ii11t'of the death of one<\/p>\n
Kondappa, who died in a road Ijraiffic _.-.aleoiden_.t occurred on<\/p>\n
30\/ 11\/2004 while  VVKalif'hataka Warehouse<\/p>\n
near Mundatgi cross his work. On account of
\nthe rash and negljlgenvt   driver of the truck bearing No.
\n 34\/2?7f?.'2lV, 'which'  eoming from the opposite direction,
\n  Koudappa, which resulted in his<\/p>\n
death" '.l.f&ee<)rding to the claimants they are the son<\/p>\n
 and daughter g\u00a7f.Lh'\u00e9 deceased and that the deceased was getting an<\/p>\n
 of Rs';4.,0OO\/~. The insurance Company admitting the<\/p>\n
 "pol;.:f_\\f2eont..eI1ded that since the drive.1' had no valid license the<\/p>\n
Viisilbility-r_elcai1n()t be fixed on it. In order to prove their respective<\/p>\n
Contentions the 13' Ciaimahi go: himself examined as P.W.1, one<\/p>\n
Qevendrappa was examineci as P.W.;2. Ci;-iimants I"f3i1'.EE{Zi".'Ll"[)i_()l'1<\/p>\n
E)x.P–1 to 9. On behalf of {he iI]S\u00a5.11"'ciI]{;'.C Ciimpany  _<\/p>\n
the policy as Ex.R–1, no c:vid<~3nCc: was 10% in. The.TriaifCO'urt\u00ab.aft\u00a2f <\/p>\n
considering the eviciencrc lcgrt in by thy pa.rtij\u00bb3S–i_he_Id-. tha-t_ <\/p>\n
Ciairnants are entitled for 2: C(.)IB}}CIj:\u00a7Eiii6\u00a71 :i()'f  iby
\nfixing the liability on the liisuramce  iii";eihg:V'iag.igi"ieved by
\nthe giidgrrient and award of  .iii\u00a7t'e.sentiieiii5pii2aI is \ufb01led
\nbythe Insurance Company.  'L V' L A i<\/p>\n
3. We have”  bi\u00e9ai—;3’\u00e9dV._ i;;>1.i;1se1i for the parties. The<\/p>\n
main conten\ufb01iion 0f’t’:Iie ap’\u00a7;7ei1arii:.?_s cou-nsei are –
\nIf The drii2\u00e91*..ijVd.id’*~z1ib’f. possess authority license<\/p>\n
ther\u00e9jbre t.h\u00e9’Eihb.iiity Cannot be saddled.\n<\/p>\n
‘:’2;,._”*,Sif~’!,AC\u20ac U’l\u20ac’HCl1Ciii?71ClI1IS were dependants of the
\nid\u00e9c\u00e9idsed fhe respondentsclaimants are not<\/p>\n
 .\u00e9ntizie’d’:for” cz cornpensatiori.\n<\/p>\n
4. St) faifi\u00e9s.  13′ point.  (3(‘>2.1CCI'{1Cd, admittedly on behalf<\/p>\n
 .InLsura’nCe Company though {“116 said issue was on the<\/p>\n
i”,V”.”i}’1S’i,].i”i&z;}’1VCt3..C()fI’1p\u00a3i1’J},?’, no c-rvicir3hc’:c has bemi adduced. In the<\/p>\n
absence of the eviclence <3? ii'isL.iram'c= C(.I)I'l":\u00a7,)i-1l'l,\\', the Trial Court: has<\/p>\n
rightly held that the li2;2l'3i}it\\_-' lid:-S to be :;;,.ic.lcll<:cl on the lnsL:.r\u00a7}'r.i'ee_<\/p>\n
Company. Be that as it me-iy, the l(.'\u00a3.iI"1'1L.'f;'l I;,'([)LiI"l.'3f;':'l for the<\/p>\n
has produced the xerox r:i’\u00a7.g w_i’t.hA.:’th’e.il’\\fliein6:l”‘-.\u00a7)I:;rr<\/p>\n
perusal of this d0<:um<:m., it is ciea;-ir'<i.o'.._iis 1liz.:if- the dr.ri'veVi~.V\u00a7,_nitiai:;ll3\/A<\/p>\n
had obtained the li”liglliu   on
\n26\/09\/1996 the Same its  t.1″t:)l{)i-ilk?”\/.2036.  “lBut on
\n22\/01\/1998 the Licem3i1_ig.{ \/\\iith_x)1fi_r\u00a7.j, il:3t:i,g;-1t.i’inlh.\u00e9\u00a7vv’e’permitted to
\ndrive heavy transp0rt.3__.:irieili:i’irele ‘9-v1.::E.’~’p\u20aci”:.I’i’ and the said
\nheavy tranSP\u00a3>rt    renewed from time
\nto time and    From the perusal
\nof this doc1.:me’14\u00a7i ‘itis’  driver had a valid license.
\nEven thoughtvhe  xi-9:-isii’;rilif’li\u00a7<' e.ippe!!z;.im'., the said burden has
\n "cl-i by the tllliz-il1"1"f1Z-.ill'}lS iliotzgli ihirjy were not required to<\/p>\n
pI'OCl1'l;if_I_\u20ac:l!:V'\u00bb1_.ElC3ll*3 VdQeurli'1{:1it:.. In the rsirctinieste.-mc(*s, lg' point argued by<\/p>\n
 "'tl*'i\u00bbe counsell for _Fi.1;)i\u00a7'J'\u20ac'1ll'e'i11i liais to be I'('_l(.?("l.(.'(Iil.<\/p>\n
  far as the 2"" point' is {..'(.)l\u00a7('.('l"I'1C:'d, admittedly the<\/p>\n
–ei21_irhaIii:s are son ari(:l (l&iL.1gl]l(“.I’ of 1.126 (.’l{‘(.'(“‘Lif-?i(:(l. No taviderzce is<\/p>\n
(3<\/p>\n
produced before the COL”z1’t {(1) Sh(‘)W aha: the dE’C\u20acE1Sf3d was r2<:)_1;.__1iv\u00e9ng<\/p>\n
with the appe\ufb01ants and that {I30 appc3\u00a7\u00a7:;1m.s were not :i:\u00e9p\u00a7.3_\u00e91gf,.1'ir;g<\/p>\n
upon the income of the dCC'.\u20ac3E1SC".'d. $11 the c\u00a7rc:z1ms\u00a3a11r;'\u00e9:a, x\u00e9q-f\u00e9' 'd'G~ {if}: V'<\/p>\n
see any reason to reverse the fi1"1di13gs of L__.?1.r;: Tribujfzal: " 2'\\.V:g\u00bb::oVt":1_ix%1;g1'y_V,<\/p>\n
appeai is dismissed.\n<\/p>\n
Parties to bear their ovm cos.;\u00a3’.\n<\/p>\n
Amount if any, in depmsii, is Q1-“‘i~C’.IA-‘nC”\u20aci  [VO_bt3 tfaravsferfed to the<\/p>\n
Tribunal.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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