{"id":80983,"date":"2008-03-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-06T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-united-india-insurance-vs-b-n-nagaraj-on-7-march-2008"},"modified":"2016-02-01T06:12:48","modified_gmt":"2016-02-01T00:42:48","slug":"ms-united-india-insurance-vs-b-n-nagaraj-on-7-march-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/ms-united-india-insurance-vs-b-n-nagaraj-on-7-march-2008","title":{"rendered":"M\/S United India Insurance … vs B N Nagaraj on 7 March, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
M\/S United India Insurance … vs B N Nagaraj on 7 March, 2008<\/div>\n
Author: Manjula Chellur Nagaraj<\/div>\n
:-\n\nMvA.mo.1''554ro5\n!N'!'.|-L..'-  r.:c,.I... .. . . _.  . __ .. ._\n\nhim In Lu\\|uI|_.n m Lauu II |L1lV|\\2.(\\\"|.'.'~~,n.|.r|nI  -I\n\n1 I111: HUI.' Dun lVll\\D.uUD|1\\_l.'.: ~:gv|.n|IuU\nmum :u\\AH|)I |.\\ um: I: nLv|\\L1\\i.i..A|s411 a |u1L'z\"._j.:l lYn\\.'lt'i \u00a311.! .\n\nA ~ \\|_| H I\": |Vj_\")'\"  \n{cn\ufb01puun\n\nan In; A i'.vqJr\\\" -I \ufb02i.|A  \n\nxxggjjnni\n\n    \nBY ITS BRAbIC'iH\" MA--NA~GER_ '\nP.B.No.1o3,13.M;;RoA\ufb01;\u00bb '\nHASSAN ....   \" \n\nNOW Ri$PRESEN'i\"k3--L)_BY   --\n\nrrs DEPUfl'Y' .MANAG-ER.     \n\nM \/s. UNITED 1%ND:AIr4sU_RANcE c:o.1:rD.,\nREGIONALO-FFICE, ._  \n\ntsANc?m.--s.oRr:.'   ~ r  APPELLANI'\n\nf 'V \"  .A(1;3Y' S Rl.1ix..M.V};3NKM'ES'HV. ADV.)\n\n1;. 'B';N.:\u00a7A<\u00a7;\u00a7;;<\u00e9;jV s\/0 BASAVEGOWDA\nMAJGR, ,2\/0 NILAGVAGILU\nKORATAGERE POST,\n\n AA jARKAV_L.'AGUD'1'ALUK.,.\n\n  _ 1\u00a7i:_3.vr1'1'A1. s\/0 M.'l'.SRlKAN'l'AlAH\n\n. 'lu1'AJOR, R\/O NILAVAGILU\nE KORATAGERE POST\nT DQDDAMAGGE HQBL-1\nARKALGUD TALUK\nHASSAN DlS'l'RlC'l'.  RESPONDENTS<\/pre>\n
THIS APPEAL as FlLED u\/s. 30 (1) or’ ‘1’r1.l:?.’4′.V;;–fA*’i*.<\/p>\n
AGAENST  ORDER DATE 12-.”.1’J.2%4 _P.’a..n.\u00ab””‘-“”‘V\u00bb.-_’\u00a7’.l–‘.. V’ -‘E!\\!’ _<\/p>\n
No.wcA. NF’. sn. 106\/O1 on THE FILE on’ THE LABOUR ‘OFFICER<\/p>\n
AND  FOR “vv’0i1″:dv’1i-3i’1″‘c’\u00bb -3-‘5\u00bb.E_”‘i~=’_i’:’.%’~%a”.p%’.’!’x’\u00abl’.’;’\u20ac.’~N, -, <\/p>\n
HASSAN, AWARDING COMPENSATlO–N”‘0F’ RS.3,58;7.S?3\/V-vWjlTI~i
\nINTEREST’ AT’ 12% RA. AFTER 30 DAYSAAFROM ‘THE BATE HJF<\/p>\n
Acclmml’ ‘PILL msvosn’ 85 n1ls1_;L.e;”1+:{‘<\/p>\n
HEREIN To DEPOSIT  <\/p>\n
‘ms APPEAL comm;   “As, ”\n<\/p>\n
MAN.n.I1.A CHELLUR, J. DELlVERED.’l’HE FoLLQw’1NG:;
\n 1 ii
\nHeard   ffii*.v.i:iii\u00a7:V appe\ufb02ant and so<\/p>\n
according to the appellant
\ninsurer   Nagaraj was workmg’ as a<\/p>\n
cleaner iniu\ufb01ielipasseiageirs vehicle and therefore. he was not<\/p>\n
  driaier  who siiistalnei ‘ d injuries in the mold’ ent in<\/p>\n
 Vques\u00a3=\u00a7?\u00e9rL”  far as the  of accident on<\/p>\n
 is Basavegowda sustaining injuries in the said accideit,<\/p>\n
  from death of some passengers and injuries<\/p>\n
 sustained by other passengers, is not in dispute.<\/p>\n
According to the appellant, cleaner is not covered under<\/p>\n
MFA.N0.l 554105<\/p>\n
the Policy between the owner and the irnsm-ance’__C*ie\u00a7.peii\u00a7r,_  _<\/p>\n
Therefore, there is no liability so fares    as  <\/p>\n
concerned to indemnify the owiierlby <\/p>\n
to the injured claimant. ‘l’hc_t’wo    ><\/p>\n
which the appellant relies to   \ufb01ontention<\/p>\n
\u00a7$’
\nE3<\/p>\n
a alien-ed to .”;;ev’e_ .’..–,1.-..~:.:; ;su-,i.nLtted by the owner<\/p>\n
after the accident,_ ;–:’-it-=.-e -\u00ab+..a:;e-J. that
\nhe was    document is one
\n;___to  ‘heenvifgiven by the claimant<\/p>\n
Nagaraj to  the mistake regarding his<\/p>\n
l.J.l3I.t-‘NV: gene …b..-eugh t..-.. – Jcords. We notice that<\/p>\n
\u00bb aforesaid documents on wi*'”-h the ‘*”p..\u00b0-.’u’n’a.nt pia-.ces<\/p>\n
H ~.relianceV”‘_Were”not even marked before the Commissioner.<\/p>\n
‘1’hiet  the document was not even confronted to the<\/p>\n
  ”  Nagaraj to clarify whether he had given such<\/p>\n
iiiecleciaration or affidavit. “he learned counsel for the<\/p>\n
” epmuan. e….t..s th..t these documents came to the hands<\/p>\n
of the appeiiant through ttw Police. if this is part of t.-..<\/p>\n
_A…:I_<\/p>\n
records of the criminal case before the Police,  deuaus<\/p>\n
“n|n~irn fn\ufb01’<\/p>\n
\u00a35<\/p>\n
MFA.N0.l554f05<\/p>\n
document came to the custody of   <\/p>\n
forthcoming. There is nothing  ahoiviv”<\/p>\n
document was part of ch.arg_e\u00ab…_sheet-     *<\/p>\n
production of documents will  case of the<\/p>\n
appellant and even if doeainentswere  the<\/p>\n
of those    accordance with
\nb}vidence__VA:vct._V ii:-.’l.ia_: above, when said alleged
\ndeclar\u00e9i_tiul\\’  Court, the appellant was
\nnot document and the owner of<\/p>\n
the_’yehicle is”  examined by the appellant regarding<\/p>\n
 Iindnr .\n<\/p>\n
:1 Han ‘n’n ‘I ‘II! n flip An<\/p>\n
\\I \\II ELI-\\I IIHJIDI<\/p>\n
nan<\/p>\n
 iii; undeiitiiese circumstarmes, the Commissioner for<\/p>\n
Wo1*;lcmerr’a\u00ab9Compensation was justified in considering the<\/p>\n
it  case of claimant based on the available evidence. The<\/p>\n
A’ gjrayer of the learned counsel for the appellant to remand<\/p>\n
 ‘V  matter back to the authority concerned arises,<\/p>\n
hg nnpgll nt ca met be allow-egl_ $9 \ufb01ll ran the<\/p>\n
C-nu-II:-Q0 -I C: IIIIJI-I Call’ ‘Or lllv-I-‘I<\/p>\n
— J. 4.I__ __I.\u00a3_.._…_ …_… AL. ……A. -1′ 5|..-
\n1 1<\/p>\n
L116 \ufb01t<\/p>\n
1.1′!<\/p>\n
MFA.N0. 1 554105<\/p>\n
. Learned counsel for  <\/p>\n
notice the latest law regmtiing  ec_ietcV    w<\/p>\n
interest is payable in an  case of
\nNational Insurance   III. Jlubaatr<\/p>\n
T? 3 Ca’ 3T”\n<\/p>\n
Ahmad alg\ufb02 _4_I;___!_:_ln_d_ag-  -En<\/p>\n
——- -:-v-vww www I-r ‘..–gr: TTCHA -ID <\/p>\n
V –Am nnw 125::\n<\/p>\n
“h’r’i1″1 ‘t p\u00e9sjragiiepiny\u00e9i, it is heiti as tiiitier:<\/p>\n
5.9.”\u00bb-lrsgterest isjs.-uyable gander Section 4–A(3)<\/p>\n
 “””  .\u00a7f’j-   dqfaait in paying the
\n _ .co:npensation”due  this Act within one
\n  _. date it feii .-:.”.:e. The
\n‘  ‘questions of  under Section 4-}! was
\n“nieait w_ith.by… Court in Ilefaghar Singh 0.
\n }Singh (1998  SOC  By<\/p>\n
 14 of 1995, Section 4-}! of<\/p>\n
V the Act was o..rnen.ded., inter reiirz. _f’.’.=cin,r,.r the<\/p>\n
‘  ‘_’mir’uv’nrum rate of interest to be simple
\n  interest @ 12%. in the instant case, the
\n‘7cioci:ident took place after the amendment
\n‘ therefore, the rate of 12% asfixed by
\nthe High Court cannot be faulted. But the
\nperiod as fixed by it is wrong. The starting<\/p>\n
,9 int he on w\ufb01ietiea sf ene rruenth\ufb02\ufb02-‘en the<\/p>\n
date on which it fell due. Obviously it
\ncannot be the date of anemia’ ‘ nt. Since no
\nindication is there as when it becomes due,
\nithastobetakentobethedateof<\/p>\n
 of the claim ‘!’.h..is o.:.=,oea..frs to<\/p>\n
be so because Section 4-An) prescribes that<\/p>\n
_. __’._l<\/p>\n
wrr,-\ufb01rs-c*at'”n ianrier Section 4 shaii be paw<\/p>\n
MFA.N0.l.’554l05<\/p>\n
as snn as it fatts due. The oo:”:u,7?r\u20ac:?”s.-?c*zti\u20acitt—  *’
\nbecomes due on the basis of adjudicatiarVt’Vof
\nthe claim made. The .\n<\/p>\n
Section 4 in some    ”\n<\/p>\n
assessment of loss of  V ”<\/p>\n
q~.:a!g’,*I’.’ed mec.=”:’o.~.!_ pmctirii\ufb01r-ea   ”
\nadjudication  _ “—-(;ione,”v. of
\ncompensation becomifug. due cfoeso not
\nThe position bemntgs’-olearer on \u00abav reading
\nof sub-section {2} of-. Se\u00e9ztion 40′-“Ag” It
\nprovides t.h_r.t j\u00a72\u00a7.?;!:,-*!!’.e!-.t to the
\nextent of admitted  to be made
\nwhen'<3\ufb01'q:'\u00a3cy\u00a7;er  \ufb01at eject;-_;iit"the
\njbt.v:mn{xensation.to me claimed. The
\n  Wlression if; . is V 'falls due'.
\n\u20acSig;rii\ufb01cdntly;"'\u00bbiegisIcttur\u00a2 has not used the
\nexgntession 3 'f\ufb01bm   of accident'.<\/p>\n
L\ufb01nices if .'f""'**' '<\/p>\n
l'l\ufb02J'l'\\n'<\/p>\n
tttt 'V is \u00a35: "…\u20ac,'-….–'*\u00a3……'-"*:'s::, t.'-.2<\/p>\n
._  falling due does not<\/p>\n
  V<\/p>\n
 6. in t   j1_1_(_i_2mc<\/p>\n
c,_ __t. of the Ap\u00a2:=__ .._I_I_.,
\nr’*=g_V'”*:’-.i1′”‘ th::–..d”w &”m Wi”ch “1”‘r’-t to be payabie in a<\/p>\n
 respondent claimant is entitled for<\/p>\n
int\u00e9rest..”aW0irded by the Commissioner from one<\/p>\n
month the date of adjudication i.e., 12.10.2004.<\/p>\n
\n\n\n\n'--3\n\nMFA.N0.l554l05\n\nill\n\nnruanl in allnua-ad iii     \"\n\n<\/pre>\n
of payment of interest by the appgljgmt   dthef ” ”<\/p>\n
terms of the award remained   <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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