{"id":68607,"date":"2009-03-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-03-12T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-branch-manager-vs-smt-mallamma-on-13-march-2009"},"modified":"2018-08-14T05:47:56","modified_gmt":"2018-08-14T00:17:56","slug":"the-branch-manager-vs-smt-mallamma-on-13-march-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-branch-manager-vs-smt-mallamma-on-13-march-2009","title":{"rendered":"The Branch Manager vs Smt Mallamma on 13 March, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The Branch Manager vs Smt Mallamma on 13 March, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: K.Sreedhar Rao S.N.Satyanarayana<\/div>\n<pre><\/pre>\n<p>IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANG;\u00e94\u00a7{;i31f\u00a7&#8217;E%&#8217;LT:j1?<br \/>\nDATED THIS THE 13TH DAY 01? JM.ARCP\u00a7&#8217;,&#8221;2f}.5\u00a7\u00a7: &#8220;T5:   F: &#8221;<br \/>\nPRESENT I t  % % V<br \/>\nTHE HQNBLE MR. JUSTIC\u00a7&#8217;\u00a7:_V:Kc.$Ri\u00a7iE\ufb01\u00e9}1:3$\u20ac. \ufb01}&#8217;\u00a7G  5<br \/>\nTHE HONBLE M32.\n<\/p>\n<p>% .f\ufb01{d4.E_f,__A_,;_&#8217;N(); k5a.4a?%a,F___\u00a7ao7 C NC)<br \/>\n &#8216;%\u00abM.%1=*i,.4;,, 1sr:&gt;.k45s;saor% 2097 (we)<br \/>\n %%%%  jg m;3;=xA;&#8211;.m;. a351t_pg__goo7 C W<\/p>\n<p>1!_a[;.F.1i&#8217;}-.l\u00a7Q. 634$<\/p>\n<p>BE&#8217;m%\u00a7:E\u00a7:&#8221;;\u00ab V<\/p>\n<p>&#8221; *  M ?:&#8211;\u00a7E*:~B,RANCH Mzamaak,<br \/>\n A :~::\u00a3\u00ab;w IISfI.}IA&#8217;ASSURANCE cc\u00bb. L&#8217;i&#8217;D.,<br \/>\n  \u00a3v;CTB1;H.I3:Nc}, KALPEFFA NORTH,<br \/>\n&#8216;im&#8221;.\u00a7\u00a7A:3\u00ab i\u00a7.i$&#8217;1fI%&#8217;iG\u00a7, KERALA STATE,<br \/>\nNQW I\u20ac}E:P;&#8217; {BY &#8216;\u00a7&#8217;T&#8217;S REGIONAL MANAGER,\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8212; THE 1&#8217;wEi%&#8217;\u00a7&#8217;i3.?&#8221;i1*\u20acI}iA ASSURANCE CC). \u00a7;:m.,<br \/>\n   Rgc3:Q2\u00a7AL Q\u00a7r&#8217;F&#8217;\u00a7\u20acE, 2-3, UNI&#8217;I&#8217;Y B:}1::,1::&gt;:NG,<br \/>\n, }&#8217;aZ\u00a7E&#8221;?\u00a7EXE, P. KALENGA RAG RQAD,<br \/>\n&#8216;&#8211; _1i&#8221;3AI&#8217;_\u00a7fC\u00bbALGRE -\u00bb 27.\n<\/p>\n<p>=     APPELLANT<br \/>\n   {BY SR} AN. EGQISHNASWAMY, ADVQCATE)<\/p>\n<p>AN{}:\n<\/p>\n<p>3. SMT. MALL\ufb01MMA,<\/p>\n<p>Cg\/%<\/p>\n<p>accident occurred in the course of and out of<\/p>\n<p>empioyment and in the use of motor Vellicle. <\/p>\n<p>Commissioner has assessed the wages of   _<\/p>\n<p>at the rate of Rs.4,0()()\/ &#8212; per mon_t_h,. <\/p>\n<p>3. The insurer has \ufb01led  <\/p>\n<p>avoid liability on tho. gI&#8217;01:1I1&#8242;.\u00a3:\u00a7:. &#8221; vthaig t1&#8217;ie&#8221;&#8216;~:%1s1;.:\u00a7 of the<br \/>\nworkmen in question  A. the policy<br \/>\nand also that.vtht~;:v_i;1co\u00a3ii\u00e9  \/\u00ab\u00bb is on<br \/>\nhigher scage&#8217;   &#8216;a1:3S\u00a7:13c\u00a7;&#8211;..&#8221; _&#8217; &#8216;dzewcredible proof of<br \/>\nincome add  &#8216; 3&#8217;3;\n<\/p>\n<p>4&#8242;;-._   ivs\ufb02bsiantial questions of law<br \/>\nWouki a,t*io*e*~\u00ab;fot*&lt;:or1siLi1\u00e9i*.\u00e9\u00a7iion :<br \/>\n .__In \ufb02rie&#039; context of fact statod above, whethor<br \/>\n&quot;  _t1f1\u00a7: risk of docoasod workroom is covered<br \/>\n_  * ,v&#039;u;1dor the insurance policy issued by the<br \/>\n_ % &quot; &#039;~ .  ._ _a_\u00a7:1{&#039;;:*r:&#039;1iaI3t.\n<\/p>\n<p> {T  &#8216; -o\u00a7&#8217;\u00bb&#8221;:7Ai&#8217;1\u20aci:\u00a71er the W133, CGII1i&#8221;IiiSSiOi1\u20aci&#8221; $3 jusii\ufb01e\ufb01<\/p>\n<p>if} amassing the income of tho workmem at<br \/>\nR$,4,i3Gf;&#8217;a\/~ oer month in the absence of<\/p>\n<p>crodibk: proof &#8216;E&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>In tile: instant. case, the deceased w*orkm\u00a21i, _ a:*e<\/p>\n<p>obviously were not the inmates of the vek1ici&lt;3__z3;&#039;t&#039;t;\u00a7<\/p>\n<p>policy does not cuver the    . v\u00a770r}::f:11e1&#8243;: i\ufb02<br \/>\nqli\ufb01\ufb01tiol}.  &#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>7. Sr; ;5*,.&#8217;N_.  Swainjfi f11I&#8221;T}1\u20acI&#8217; contended that<br \/>\nin the abs\u00a7:1&#8217;i&lt;&#039;;s:_ &quot;&#039;&lt;)\u00a3&#039;1-+.:A1*\u00a2cii.&#039;:j\u00a7:&#039;1e:_V}:ai*o.fV\u00a7:a:f3 income, the minimum<br \/>\nWages _&#8217;1;:re:sc1*ib e:i:&#8217;Shou1ci.__B\u20ac taken. The mirairnuzn Wages<\/p>\n<p>prescribecffgjr,  i&#8217;\u00a73i6%3Bi period is Rs.Z?.,950\/&#8211; par<\/p>\n<p> V. A_ II1Offi\u00a7i1T1 fg\ufb01xi&#8217; the \ufb019;:L2.r\u00a2 of work ix: question.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;   of the proviso to Sec. 147(1) mandates<\/p>\n<p>336: empiayee in a goods carziage shczuid<\/p>\n<p> 3ta\u20acL\u00a7\u00a5.:;7r\ufb02}? cztxvara\u00e9. Th\u00bb: expression u.&#8217; being carried in<\/p>\n<p>A &#8220;:L:Li%:\u00a7hicie&#8217; fi\ufb01\ufb01\ufb01 not be co\ufb02sisrued rigdly anti smic\ufb01y, if<\/p>\n<p>  d\ufb01ne, it vmuid defeat the very abject and purpose of<\/p>\n<p> iegsla\ufb01vs welfare paiicy. In the case of goods vehicie<\/p>\n<p>{ha loading an\ufb01 urziaadiitxg ef goods. is an integai par: of<\/p>\n<p>la<\/p>\n<p>the transport activity. The cozltentioxa {hag &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Wouid become liabie only when thc: employ\u00e9\u00e9   <\/p>\n<p>death] injury while traveliirzg in t}fi\u00e9V\u20acie}*:\u00a7C&#8217;l&#8217;e xx-\ufb01z\u00a7iI:i_ <\/p>\n<p>absurd proposition. Since the Idading  i:n}c\u00e9Lciii;5_&gt;;&#8217; <\/p>\n<p>forms an integral and d\u00e9iniiizzant  &#8216;the<\/p>\n<p>transport activity, the  c&gt;1&#8242;.&#8217;$&gt;g*: sazvaid the iiabiliizy,<\/p>\n<p>3 v   With regard \u00a33 ixlmme, the ciaimanis have 135;&#8217;:<\/p>\n<p> _Mp\u00a3'&lt;)d11ced credible proof cf the acting}. inmme.<\/p>\n<p> \ufb01zerefsre, miz:i111um Wages of E-2s.2,&#039;35G\/- per merzth is:<\/p>\n<p>be taken. $39\/9 is be \u00e9aciucte\ufb01. The racaknabl\ufb01 wages<\/p>\n<p>%\/<\/p>\n<p>Wcauld be 50% of Wage, which would be Rs. 14? V&#039;<\/p>\n<p>relevant factor in MFA 6048\/07 is 226.3V8 .&#039; .E\u00a3&#039;f3\u00a7:x:\u00a7\u00a2\u00a7{i\u00a7z.&quot;e; Q <\/p>\n<p>the claimants in MFA 6048\/07 &#039;s\u00a7(${1ld&#039;E:zavez\u00a21&quot;:;i:i\ufb01\u00e9\u00a7i_\\t\u00a7&#039;9\u00a3:1f;$7<\/p>\n<p>cen1pensax.iem cvf Rs.3,33,919.50\/JRS. 14?f5_=;; &#039;{225.&#039;s=\u00e9\u00a7)&#039;;%V &quot; <\/p>\n<p>.10. The wages oijihe d\u00e9c&#039;&lt;.\u00a7Vas\u00e9&amp;::}..jwori{ina11&quot;:&quot; i11 MFA<br \/>\n6850\/O&#039;? wouid be     factor is<\/p>\n<p>203.85. T1;c\u00ab;-gfgyre,  % MFA 6850\/{)7<\/p>\n<p>would b\u00e9y<br \/>\n}\u20acs.3,Df};\u20ac$&#8211;;?8:&#039;f5_\/~&quot; Li\u00e9js x i2&quot;0&#039;3[8\u00a7;.<\/p>\n<p>1 gr: vf;}&quot;1\u20ac: wages 0f&#039; the Workman to<\/p>\n<p>ba c:;:1$idefea:\u00a7:V&#039;at\\.v&quot;R$;14~;7;:&#039;3\/-. The raievan\u00e9; factor is<\/p>\n<p>&quot;E&#039;1ie&#039;\u00ab_n1ed\u00a7.m&lt;&#039;:\u00e9;1\u00e9 apinion discioses that workmen<\/p>\n<p> &#039;3u:\u20ac:f3i\u00a7is\u00a7\u00a7;%. {ha a\u00e9isabi\u00e9iiy. Therefam, ihs ciaimani<\/p>\n<p>i:1 &quot;\u00abE&amp;?iF5?g&#039; %\u00a73$:;a*7 is erxiitiad to \u00a7s.1,2?,976.9@\/w<\/p>\n<p>  X 215,91 X 4%; 2393,<\/p>\n<p>12. 8:1 c:0mpeI1sati0n awar\u00e9ed, {ha interest<br \/>\nmv<\/p>\n<p> payable is 12% p.a., one month aft-:::* the accident tiii<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">42<\/span><\/p>\n<p>5&#8242; v&#8217; V~tl&#8221;&#8216;\u00a7s:~f;  V COH1p\u20acf1Sa\ufb010B &lt;31&quot; 5<\/p>\n<p>1?:\n<\/p>\n<p>. payment. The compensation awarded shall   _<br \/>\nto the claimants from the axnoura\ufb01g in ..  &#8220;i\u00a3*ixces\u00a7 2<br \/>\namozmt found if an}; after di&#8217;3bt: 1fs\u00e9m\u00e9I1:&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>refunded to the: appellant.\n<\/p>\n<p>Amy&#8217;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The Branch Manager vs Smt Mallamma on 13 March, 2009 Author: K.Sreedhar Rao S.N.Satyanarayana IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, BANG;\u00e94\u00a7{;i31f\u00a7&#8217;E%&#8217;LT:j1? DATED THIS THE 13TH DAY 01? JM.ARCP\u00a7&#8217;,&#8221;2f}.5\u00a7\u00a7: &#8220;T5: F: &#8221; PRESENT I t % % V THE HQNBLE MR. 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