{"id":64704,"date":"2008-07-23T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-22T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-branch-manager-vs-karimsab-so-lalasab-kalakeri-on-23-july-2008"},"modified":"2017-03-22T08:26:39","modified_gmt":"2017-03-22T02:56:39","slug":"the-branch-manager-vs-karimsab-so-lalasab-kalakeri-on-23-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-branch-manager-vs-karimsab-so-lalasab-kalakeri-on-23-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"The Branch Manager vs Karimsab S\/O Lalasab Kalakeri on 23 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Branch Manager vs Karimsab S\/O Lalasab Kalakeri on 23 July, 2008<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: B.S.Patil<\/div>\n<pre> =    (age% 'i:\":\u00bb:'i__ SU\u00a3)ASi;i\u00a5\\N~,-----.'%BV.)\n\n1\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT 0? KARNA'fAKA_....__  \nCIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA '% :   '\n\nDATED THIS THE 23*\" BA.-'v\"OF\u00ab3t,_eL.\u00a5 2e\u00a7 8T.   \n\nBe\u00a7oas_ *   \nTHE HONBLE MR.JUS1fI\u20ac:_E 3Av\u00a2.:\u00a7r:  \nM F.A  \n\n \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nTHE B-RANCH MA:;~:.AGER - % \u00abV \nNEW INf}L*'3u5$.':'nSU:RA,f*\u00a3CZE c;0~. g;15::. \nBIJAPUR, Nsw REP. av   %\nREGIQNI-EL. MAu\\iAGE'fR,_\"'*    \n\nNew ZE\\iEiIA Ai5$U'FiA'NCE ca. 1.70.,\nFEVEGIQNAL.QFFICE__2==B,-- %\nUHITY BUiLDfP~\u00a7G~..  \nANNEXE, P%kkKAu:~5%G*AkRAo no\/an\n_BANG;ALCiR,E\u20ac2?~--._ \nA    A  AP-?ELi..ANT\n\n4%: \"\"\"KAfii*??i'S\u00a7\u20acxVE. s\/0 LALASAB KALAKERI\n NQW~AGED ABOUT 29 YEARS\n\u00a3)C\u00a72: COOLIE\n\n ~ i2kT%4%_:v1AsHAB1a\/0 LALASAB KALAKERI\n\n'--  NOW AGED ABOUT 27 YEARS\n\n%    FATIMA W\/O SAHEB PATIL\n\nNGW AGED ABOUT 21 YEARS\n\nALL R\/'0 ALAGUR,\n\n019\u00bb\n\n\n\nTALUK SINQAGI\nDIST: BIJAPUR\n\n4 EALASD, SIG KRISHNA SUTAR\nAGE: MMOR, QCC: BUSINESS    \u00e9\nR,\/O AVALI KHURD, TQ: RADHANAGARI \"  V'\nDIST: KQLHAPUR-416 005   \" \n\n  \n\nMi-'.A. IS FILED uis 39(1) '\u00e9F\"Iw.c.\"ACT\u00bb Pf&lt;I.?a9fiIr~sg*.=;.I.&#039;r}+Is \n\nHON?-LE COURT BE PLEASED &quot;T9  ASIQE THE\nIIUDGMENT AND GRDER,DATED-----Z5;1.&#039;2008 PFKSSEEQ&#039; BY THE\nCOMMISSICENER FOR &#039;I*\\if}.Ri(f&#039;iEf\u00a7i7S --.CQAM.?ENSAT&#039;ION SUB-\nDI&#039;v&#039;N.i, BIJAF-&#039;UR, IN VVCA\/SR4&#039;3j9}*&#039;2;G0&#039;?I.;:I  I  _\n\ndeiivered the f\u00e9iicgwing    _ \n\n?his appaai comirag m&#039;:&quot;f\u00e9&#039;r=~7;\u00e9\u00a7j*1isg\u00a72~.i_g\u00a7;\u00a7&quot;.tij\u00a7:i\u00a7;&quot; Bay, the court\n\nTfhe _ IE5  against the award in\nv\u00a2cA\/sRi39&#039;z&#039;a;7 w.._.\ufb01\u00e91s$\u00e9;\ufb01-Q&quot;&quot;.::\u00bb&#039;\u00a7r the Labour Officer 31\n\nCem\u00a7nivss\u00a7o:f\u00e9rI-fg_r&quot;WeE%r:ni&#039;en&#039;s Ccmpensatierrz on 25.1.2088\n\n c\u00e9mgxens\u00e9ii\ufb01n is the iegai representatives of the\n\nA &#039;--de:&#039;;eaI$\u00e9i:\u00a7a{\u00e9rbip!.\u00e9&#039;yee}.\n\n  .. xabgaeai has been iisted far admission, but\n\nI IV~IIf&quot;:i;:hs\u00a7der;im tine grounds uraed and by ctmsent cf the\n\n&#039;  i\u00e9garned counsei, I have heart an merits.\n\nI 3. Anneai admitted.\n\nv (72\naw\n\n\n\n4 \nIn this regard, he relies on the caves&#039; policy ta show&#039;:-h&#039;at._\u00a7t\n\nforbids the vehicie being used far hire er reys%a}&#039;\u00e9&quot;&#039;=a,jS_-T\n\naaiicy was issued under Misce\u00a7iana;d;;s_ and_.&#039;s&#039;pe\u00e9i&#039;ai&#039;T\u00a7pe  &#039;* \n\nVehieies i}G\u00a7iC&#039;Y. Ha wauid furthe:;&#039;\u00bb._cdr;&#039;te.1\ufb01:d&quot;&#039;that jthe&quot;re-.w&#039;a:aaA\n\nno basic proof that the decea\u00e9edwae wdrking&#039;V:L$&#039;r\u00e9.\u00a7%varV\u00a7h_\u00a7\u00e9  \n\nreseendent and hence, the  fiat have\niedged the ciaim. Ait:&quot;a&#039;raa&#039;tivef;\u00a3yf.,&quot;~~V.hja.A:&quot;aabmits that the\nciaimant had faded ta :ahVdavf:V.thefy;.a&#039;w&#039;erevAided\u00e9endenta of t\ufb01a\n\ndeceased an4d3._ihe%}{e\u00a3;9a_, t\ufb01e awjuardaaa\u00e9&#039;iiaj\ufb01sti\ufb01ed.\n\nF. Thee a_bfc.sve&#039;V&#039;:\u00e9eatea,\u00a7i--ans&#039;i\ufb01aai naceaaar\u00e9iy faii for the\nfeiidwiff\ufb01 f\u00e9.3S&#039;dna:&#039;  -  &#039;\n\nT&#039;r:a a4ssertid;a\\af&#039;~i:\u00a7&#039;ze ciaimants that Mauiaii was\n\n&quot;&quot;.a.v_dri=..r\u00a7}  the \u00e9iharea\ufb01andant who drove the tracter, has\n\n &#039;tr.aaafa&#039;rr:fted&#039;va.\u00a7ht.e acceatabia evidence as the same is\n\ne&#039;:sa\u00a7t&#039;az\ufb01:.i&#039;a&#039;{?;=2dV..a$; ecdiar and dacumentary evidence. The\n\n&#039;VV_&#039;ciai:iia.nfa&#039; Vacuiar evidence that the deceased was\n\n&#039;A :~ff&#039;*:a\u00a7&#039;xi;\u00a7ir;yed with the 4&quot;&#039; respondent finds fut: support from<\/pre>\n<p>  frcm which it is evident that \ufb01e was under<\/p>\n<p> empiaymant of the 4&#8243;&#8216; respondent far a period of 4 years<\/p>\n<p>arecadind the date of the accident. This wduid aiso shew<\/p>\n<p>OW&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5<\/span><br \/>\nprivity sf cantrac\ufb01 er reiasticnshis :1? master and ser3ia.nt<\/p>\n<p>between 4*&#8221; respondent and deceased. It alsa  V.<\/p>\n<p>as an the date c:-f occurrence, the said reia:Vt_id&#8217;n:shijpVV:\u00a7\u00a7&#8217;\u00e9s\u00bb H<\/p>\n<p>subsisting and the deceased in fact:v*v\u00a7\u00e9s&#8221;&#8216;t3&#8217;r\u00a7vv\u00a74na.;\u00abt\ufb01\u00a7\u00bb\u00abt;f\u00e9vct\u00e9r <\/p>\n<p>in questi\u00e9r: un\u00e9er the instrutftficjns \u00e9f fi2.e c3w.\u00a7:erii&#8217;nsu&#8217;h\u00e9d&#8211;~.. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The fact of his driving the Sai\u00e9 &#8220;t-\ufb01tter i\ufb01 fu_?ft&#8217;ne..%*;<br \/>\ninvestigation papers w?:&#8217;\u00a7::%1_ &#8220;\u00a7tate\ufb01::ent cf<br \/>\nvarieu\ufb01 witnessa.  that the<br \/>\ndeceased d;edi%w%::ia argvingwet.wam%as &#8216;prrmf in stseif<\/p>\n<p>that he was\u20ac&#8217;5ri\u00a7;9i&#8217;rg.6V&#8217;f&#8217;he  S\ufb01jc\u00e9 it is not in diszmte<\/p>\n<p>that th\u00e9gvve_h!\u00a2i\u00a7&#8217;waV;;&#8217;\u00abown.\u00e9d&#8230;_by the 4%&#8217; respendent and the<\/p>\n<p>a\u00a7peiiant&#8217;ha d.i:&#8217;is~2.:\u00ab1?\u00ab:e;e.?j&#8217;\u00a3\ufb01e&#8217;:&#8217;s\u00e9&#8217;id vehicle, if at aii anybe\u00e9y<\/p>\n<p>V coui;1.;jd&#8217;is9utefV \ufb01:,..__Vit&#8217; &#8216;ia~:a\u00e9 o\ufb01iy the 43&#8217; respondent. The 4&#8243;&#8216;<\/p>\n<p>   notwf\u00e9ken part in the proceeding ara\ufb01 \u00e9i\ufb01<\/p>\n<p> :*:\u00a7,-t&#8217;-&#8216;__;:\u00a7is;::Vi;i&#8217;i:2&#8217;V_  the cieceased was empisyed by him.<\/p>\n<p> _ Th\u00e9fafor__.=s;,&#8217; 5\u00a7j&#8217;rAden was msre an the insurer in estabiish the<\/p>\n<p> ,VL&#8217;.&#8217;sai\u00a2fi1_d\u00e9.-fer\u00a7ce. Therefcre, the gmund urged to the contrary<\/p>\n<p> -_ th a&#8217;i; ~\u00a7.&#8221;\ufb01\u00e9&#8217;re was rm materiai ta show that deceased Moulaii<\/p>\n<p>  .,y\u00a7as empleyed by the 4&#8243;&#8221; respondent is untenable.<\/p>\n<p>a\ufb01\u00e9<\/p>\n<p>I<\/p>\n<p>:3\n<\/p>\n<p>8. The second ereund that the vehicie was hireeete<\/p>\n<p>semeene eise eee therefore, death of ivieuiai\u00a7~~~~*.%\u00e9e$&#8217;._&#8221;__&#8217;riejg&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>eevered under the eeiiey, eise needs reject\u00a3or:_,&#8217;t :_fe&lt;;ea&#039;i.i$eL&#039;4_t::e&#039;  <\/p>\n<p>eppelient has edreittediy iseued \ufb01\u00a7etV  e&#039;ee.:_&#039;:peiie$;&#039;V&quot;\u00a7Ve ]<\/p>\n<p>iseuee to meet the stetutery Vrequirefner\ufb01: to  &#039;iee <\/p>\n<p>enumerated under sectien 14?&quot;&quot;ee:f_&quot;the Aet.~.V_  said<br \/>\nemvfsien, every vehieive:4&#039;need_eV&#039;&quot;te  jebmeuieefii\u00a73 insured<br \/>\nta cever the feiiewsne risgei   L A n<\/p>\n<p>&#039;147. eeq,.ear\u00a2mem&#039; \u00a2e &#039;\ufb01e&#8211;av:\u00a7aLes&#039; and limits of<br \/>\nliability:   * &#039;   <\/p>\n<p>(1}~&#8211;\u00bb E%s&#039;~Ve.er5&#039;e:r.V.te&#8211;::t.e:fneiy\u00ab..w.E\u00bb&#039;Eh the requirements cf<br \/>\n th&#039;i~sV_..C!j:epte;,&#039;\u00ab~.e poi\u00e9cy :3? insurance must be a<br \/>\n&#039;&#8211; eeiicy .\\fe..hich&quot;+:__.&#8211;. &#039;<\/p>\n<p>&quot;*.(e}_ is *issa.;ed by a pereon who is an<br \/>\n&quot;  Veuthcri\u00e9ed insurer; and<br \/>\n{b} &quot;\u00ab\u00a7zf1sur:ee the person or ciesses of persons<br \/>\n speei\ufb01ed in the poiicy te the extent<br \/>\n    speci\ufb01ee in sub-sectien (2)&#8212;-\n<\/p>\n<p>   against any iiabiiity which may be<br \/>\n  incurred by him in reseect 0:&#8217; death of er<br \/>\nbodily injury to any persen {inciuding<br \/>\newner of the needs are hie eutherised<br \/>\nrepresentative carried in the vehicle er<br \/>\ndamage to any ereperty ef a third party<br \/>\ncaused by er arising eut of the use of the<\/p>\n<p>veh\u00e9cie in e eubiic piece:\n<\/p>\n<p>ii} against the death or bediiy injury to any<br \/>\npassenger ef e pubiic service vehicie<br \/>\ncaused by or arising out of the use of the<br \/>\nvehieie in e eubiic piece;\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;3<\/p>\n<p>(2) subject to the proviso to sub~se&lt;:tIcn (:5), a<br \/>\npeiicy ef insurance referree to in subeectien<br \/>\n{1} shail cover any iiabiiity incurred in.vre:-ipect<\/p>\n<p>of any aceidere, up to the fal\u00a5ew.ir.e.g&#039;_;.ii_feite;..A<\/p>\n<p>namely: _<\/p>\n<p>a) save as erevieed in cieuse(\u00a3:;V),&#8221;_&#8221;t.\u00a7}geeiere&#8217;ee2&#8217;1\u00a7f<\/p>\n<p>of iiabiiity incurred; V , &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>b} in reseeet ef demege see &#8216;any &#8216;efhe\u00b0\u00ab<br \/>\nthird party, a limit :&gt;&#8217;E&#8217;z&#8217;u\u00a7.&#8217;}ee&#8217;s six th_euse:.!i::1?1.\/.:<\/p>\n<p>Previeed that any poiic\ufb01 ef.V.insu}&#8217;erV:&#8217;ce ise.\u00a7j1ed;&#8221;w\u00a7t.h&#8211;&#8216;3an\u00a7 <\/p>\n<p>Eimited liabiiity and in fe7rer:Ve;\u00bb immeeI_i_ete\u00a7y before the<br \/>\ncemmeecemerat ef this____A&#8217;Ct, &#8216;shat? eentinue to be<br \/>\neffective fer a .;ireried\u00ab&#8221;Vof&#8221;\u00a3ejur&#8217;e&#8217;menths&#8217;Aafter such<br \/>\ncommencement erVe&#8217;t.iii&#8217;-.thi2jdetexefn expiry cf such<br \/>\npelicy whichever is em-:ee,r;*:  &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>Thereff:&gt;r&#8217;e&#8217;,* &#8216;::ei\u00a7\u20aci;2ief&#8221;*ef&#8217;*t\ufb01e &#8216;see\u00e9everevision, the insurance<br \/>\ncempei\ufb01yj \ufb01e  risk against the death :2?\n<\/p>\n<p>eodiiy injti\ufb01-.5 ..fevtii&#8217;e_&#8217;e?-:1eie&#8217;9iee ef the insuree which inciudes<\/p>\n<p>-&#8220;&#8216;~._V_dri32_e\u00a7&#8217;r ;.i h;*i{_ ieeeer: &#8230;.  when the statute has provided<\/p>\n<p> &#8216;ce\ufb01ea;2;;ivee&#8217;ry_'&lt;\u00a7.:*\u00a7eu.rence eeverage in respect of bodily injury<\/p>\n<p>er. e&#039;eeth&#039;efj?i\u00e9e eriver, the insurerxce cemeany canrzet put<\/p>\n<p>veite fetce  wriggie out of the situaticm eniy er: the basis<\/p>\n<p> &quot;X_&#039;~eAf &#039;it&#039;e.pieedieg witheut eroef that it was hiree to semebeey<\/p>\n<p>&#039;  egise.\n<\/p>\n<p>{\ufb01fe<\/p>\n<p>8 n\n<\/p>\n<p>9. The meet euestiere that needs cer*:sicieret\u00a7errg&#8217;_&#8221;;i_;=,,<\/p>\n<p>whether er the time :3? the accident, the victim. _<\/p>\n<p>emeieyrnent ef the insured and whefrraer he or  <\/p>\n<p>discharging duties assigned te hire b}!e&#8217;\u00a7ivirr4me -.bf*-<\/p>\n<p>emeieyment. It becemes imreeteriei.v\ufb01hether&#8217;V&#8217;%&#8217;1;;f;.;\u00a7-__Vjvefiiele <\/p>\n<p>was hired or used for private ssr::se\u00a2%Aer&amp;\u00a2rtn%\u00a7rw:se . In the<br \/>\ninstant case, the undisae\ufb01ree er&gt;nere&#8217;es frem the<br \/>\nrnateriai propesitien in \u00a7:he:&#8211;pleeeirr2e&#8217;sv:..eer\u00a7_&#8212;eeunter is that<br \/>\nwrziie ieedirre  &#8216;the&#8221;ea1rrier&#8217;:&#8217;xri&#8217;orti:en ef the tractor,<br \/>\neeceesee  1rrei&#8217;rer&#8221;cepsi2ed. He was at<br \/>\nthe reigeverrt Such injury and<br \/>\ncenseqLren_t&#8221;eeetrrreirs&#8217;-~s\u00a7u\u00e9re!y within the eefinitien of<\/p>\n<p>&#8217;eme\ufb01eyryjerrf V-.vi_rgj&#8217;ury&#8217; V&#8217;er1d therefore, the ciairn was<\/p>\n<p>16..  Tr:&#8217;e&#8217;.V*&#8221;3i%3V.T&#8217;?irnissiener for workmerrs Cemeensetien has<\/p>\n<p>recere.eie.:.eV&#8221;\ufb02n\u00e9ine on fact on these aspects which is<\/p>\n<p> &#8220;w.jej&#8217;\u00bbsieeperted by the materiai on recerd. The evidence<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;  rgferrderee was erziy by the ciairnents and rm evieenee has<\/p>\n<p> mfeeen rendered by the insurer er insured. Such \ufb01nding, I<\/p>\n<p>am satis\ufb01ee, rreeds FIG interference. Therefore, it has &#8216;re<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">5315<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u00a7<br \/>\nbe ef\ufb01rrnee that the ciairnarsts hae estabiished the<\/p>\n<p>deceased was empioyed by the 43&#8242; respondent and hedied<\/p>\n<p>during discharge of duties assigned to him.<\/p>\n<p>3.1. As reaards the conterxtien that the eie.\u00a7rhehi\u00a3\u00a7.7\u00a7vefe\u00ab.&#8217; *<\/p>\n<p>not eeeen\ufb01ihe en the deceased,_the_4eiei.trieri&#8217;te&#8217;jv\u00bbhe&#8217;ve;_or:_ RV&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>their part terieered evidence ta s:tn\u00a7:w&#8217;:&#8217;_A_thet &#8216;they.:&#8217;wer\u00a7e:_,\/gj$t.i.<\/p>\n<p>eniv&#8217; iiareximateiy&#8217; retested te th.e&#8221;&#8216;~tiece&#8217;e&#8217;s\u00e9:\ufb01 a_ruf:.:e\\tet.{&#8220;ieto5 the * L&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>ceteaery of deeeheehte. ae ae\ufb01iiea um: the_AAv&#8217;r5rki11en&#8217;s<br \/>\nCempensetien Act, bat i\u00e9reire e\u00abie:i\u00a7&#8211;.t;-.:&gt;teiVi3g\ufb01eeehding er: him.<br \/>\nSuch eseertieh ir;a*e__het:i5eer::Theeet.ee  thsurer in any<\/p>\n<p>rrtersrser e:\u00a7c!:e;\u00a7it&#8211;&#8220;.Vfe_r&#8217;wfe&#8217;eh&#8217;ie__ suggestions made in cross-<br \/>\nexemihatteti. -Th&#8217;e&#8211;y&#8217;V &#8220;ithtV.beeh ehie te sah\/ace 3\u00a5&#8221;lY&#8217;\ufb01&#8217;:ii&#8221;s\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>in c\u00bbrese\u00abeexereit:eti&#8217;6&#8217;n or these witnesses to shew that the<\/p>\n<p> V:&#8217;ste;teme&#8217;rite_vi&#8221;made by them were either feise er<\/p>\n<p>I tif\u00e9iihce their statements have trahsferrnee<\/p>\n<p>inte&#8221;&#8221;&#8211;.ieeei&#8217; etiidence to act when, the Corrirriissiener was<\/p>\n<p> J&#8217;ri..eht ih&#8221;a\u00e9ceptihe their eiee that they were eetaeridents of<\/p>\n<p> e.1&#8217;1tAi:\u00a7e&#8221;e&#8217;eceesed and were thus entitled te maintain the ciairn.<\/p>\n<p>3%??-\n<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">10<\/span><\/p>\n<p>12.. Fer the reasons aferesaici, I find that the.&#8217;.\u00a7:\u00b0z?:i;}i.i\u00a7;j:1:e5:<\/p>\n<p>order is just, ereper and suffers from rm izifirrsi\ufb01y,   <\/p>\n<p>otherwise. Censeeuentiy, the egg:-;:ea\u00bb%&#8211;.is  -&#8216;The-, V&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>impugned order is cersfirmed. In t i&#8217;2Ve\u00a3:.i_i*iium1s&#8217;?.;a &#8216;n&lt;:es, <\/p>\n<p>is \u00a5&#039;H3 erder ea te casts.\n<\/p>\n<p>vgh*<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Branch Manager vs Karimsab S\/O Lalasab Kalakeri on 23 July, 2008 Author: B.S.Patil = (age% &#8216;i:&#8221;:\u00bb:&#8217;i__ SU\u00a3)ASi;i\u00a5\\N~,&#8212;&#8211;.&#8217;%BV.) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT 0? KARNA&#8217;fAKA_&#8230;.__ CIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA &#8216;% : &#8216; DATED THIS THE 23*&#8221; BA.-&#8216;v&#8221;OF\u00ab3t,_eL.\u00a5 2e\u00a7 8T. 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