{"id":94534,"date":"2010-09-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-09-27T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-branch-manager-the-oriental-vs-sri-gururaja-on-28-september-2010"},"modified":"2014-03-06T04:29:25","modified_gmt":"2014-03-05T22:59:25","slug":"the-branch-manager-the-oriental-vs-sri-gururaja-on-28-september-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-branch-manager-the-oriental-vs-sri-gururaja-on-28-september-2010","title":{"rendered":"The Branch Manager The Oriental … vs Sri Gururaja on 28 September, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
The Branch Manager The Oriental … vs Sri Gururaja on 28 September, 2010<\/div>\n
Author: Ajit J Gunjal<\/div>\n
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA,\nCIRCUIT BENCH AT GULBARGA.\n\nDATED THIS THE 28\"' DAY OF SEP'1'EMBER, \n\nBEFORE\n\nTHE HONBLE MR. JUSTICE_Ad.171'LJ._'C'{:}'I\\E;IM':\"   <\/pre>\n
MISCELLANEOUS FIRST APPEAL No.T1:5OJ53- ()”F’ ‘:2fJQ7L<\/p>\n
(WC) L .\n<\/p>\n
A\/W I.A.11\/2007′.s:<—-x:A.1IIv\/2097*   <\/p>\n
BETWEEN:\n<\/p>\n
‘I’11s3 Brar1cl”1 Mmlager, . ,  _  .A
\nThe Oriental Insurance CompainyLi111\u00a3t’e(;1, _
\nBijapur.   ” ”  ‘ <\/p>\n
Duly represent\u00e9d1’by: ” ‘_ . — _
\nThe Ori\u00a7:’\ufb01i;”e1I- Ip}.:sL1rafE~: ice ‘ * .Cg0.Ltr:1   ‘
\nRegional O_ff:Tce;    ”  — ‘<\/p>\n
Leo Sh0}5pi1.1g Cc)1r1\u00abf)’I<ex',v._.  _ ' V.
\n44\/45, ResiLdency"-R(3.21L1..  '
\nBangal_ore-5\u20ac~\u20ac) 025,-. A _ V'
\nV By it;s\u00a7Me1L11a1g<::r';' A.  V\n<\/p>\n
      ———-  …App\u20ac;=112.1m<\/p>\n
  Na\ufb01agouda, Advocate)<\/p>\n
AND;\n<\/p>\n
-.  G11rt:r\u00e91ja1 S\/0 Siddappa Kambar<\/p>\n
”  “Aged 2ib0u’t, 23 years.\n<\/p>\n
    mtmm,<\/p>\n
 “~.__ ‘<:;)ndc)11\u20ac\u00a7'iA.'[. I.A.1i\/200'?  allowecl. %<\/p>\n
ix.)<\/p>\n
Bijapur Taluk, Bijapui' Dist.\n<\/p>\n
2. Bhimashi Giiriipaclzxppa Hoimalli
\nAged about 46 years
\nR\/0 Homialli.\n<\/p>\n
Tq. 8: Dist. Bijapur.\n<\/p>\n
[By Sri. Babu H. Me-tagudda, Advoc\u00e9te ‘IR-11}.  <\/p>\n
This Miscellaiieous First”~..App\u00e92:i_ isj  i’:1′.’I(‘VV(‘.]\u00a3”‘”i\ufb01.1’lIC’fiC?l’<\/p>\n
S(1′.(TtiOl1 30 (1) of WC Act. 21g21i1’1:5f_i ‘i:k:1_(? –j ;iici{<_\u00a7.1'1'1&'—1%.:-T_1'viv'_ a1ii{%.i ()1'('1Cl'
\ndated 31.08.2007 in  011 the
\nfile of the Labour  _.~,:_iC$iiV11'br__1fiissioi1c3r for
\nWorkmen Com '  Vij'c1['_)Ul'Ll'c"1<\/p>\n
awarding a co-i9i1pc:5ii_s;1i.'irjn__0fzRs_;–8lf3,013\/\u00bb with i1ii:ei'esE: @<\/p>\n
This 'MFAi(':.()i12.iI2g'"0_ii'*fE)r acjlinission this day. the
\nCourt (1_e:Iivc:1'*'c*,\u00ab:iV't',lJ (3 ff0li{)w'iiig:<\/p>\n
u"JUDGMENT
\nV  "!':Ii'e1\ufb01\u20ac%i ::'\u00e9;i'–.(ic%1ay of 18 days in i"i1ing the appeal.<\/p>\n
Ca'1.1S\u20ac'\u00a7'S1'lOVK?"I']:._iiVS:3 acrepted. Delay in i'i1i11g the appeal is<\/p>\n
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2. ‘I’hc:: f011owi11g sL.1bst2111ti211 qucstitm of law au’is<;;*s
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3. This appeal  by . the   _”_’;\u00a7f}:’}’cr ‘
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.’\u20aci’}:_e.A c:.Eair11a1r1’t; “”” “C}ai1ns c:0mper1sa.t:i01’1 com.e11cl1’z1g<\/p>\n
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\niiable to satisfy the eiaim.  oi: the
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the incgivr\u00e9iev Giiiihe Eji’;c:ii1f1*i:;w,.r’ii’ a1t._H?iZ.’5OO\/– and the loss of
\neelrliing (i\u00a31p(<,1Ci{.yvh'Ei\\2'i_iig__i*C._ffL11'd to the injtiries at 25%<\/p>\n
and Plf\ufb01viilg r"egj:{_2i.rci.'1:;<:) t1'k1c%"7a_;f\u00a7e\u00e9 of the c:121ima11it'. the ihcrtor<\/p>\n
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"?78f\u00a3.,_OV1  ~ <\/p>\n
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it -w__V’\u00a3=.\u00bbhe COIii.fi_\ufb01SSi.()I’1C1′ for Workmen C0mpei’1s211’ion. <\/p>\n
aw} ”\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
6. In S0 for as the (‘t()11t:e11ti(‘)I’1 :’t>ga;11′(ii1’1g liability is<\/p>\n
c()1’1(:emeci it  broug_;l’1t to my notice that the ;o)j($’i’*i;j_v<\/p>\n
itself discloses that an employee or driver of i.1’:1e._veli’ie<?'j*:j"V<\/p>\n
in quesstior1 is c()ver<:*d and p1"c1';1im'1'1 Inks t)_e_c-=_=;'1"~-:"fc")'i\u00a7e'c'*te:3I <\/p>\n
The policy would ciisclosee t.112=1t  '}i2e1b_i1i–tV.y..V_L'of: <\/p>\n
empI0yee\/ driver would be ?50-. Indeed i11oV.t*fi*3,e. :(:2ise,'}o;"e1r<\/p>\n
hand the Claimant claims to \\vo1'}{i'r3g.\u00a7ha's eta Coolie
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the vtewLtha1t, t,11e”Con91missione1* was clearly in error in<\/p>\n
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25% as s:’:1(.r.iI Cal] };)’\u00e9f’w\u00e9’i5(?.c1
\n\u00a33′?\n<\/p>\n
down to 20%. If the loss of ea1r1’1i1i-g c:;’1};a’L:i’ty_i’e3  iZO% “t–.h\u20acsi1.T_’<\/p>\n
compensaltion axvardable would bc”?2;5OO’.(\u00bb+”A*;–\ufb02-1. >VI;3(?i1i’!.5_3\\l1′.i(1)I’}A’ ‘ ‘  in  thv<\/p>\n
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the rate or 12%; V 'F ?. 1e_ C-Q\u00a7in7n'issi01'1e1' has awarded 12%<\/p>\n
int.eresf,f1'0m" days frofli the date of award whereas it<\/p>\n
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366,411\/~.\n<\/p>\n
{ii} The (.’}a.imaI’H’vrc:s}’)(:)1′}(:1e1’11. is (*1’Hl1′.ie(“i for
\n\u00a3I'”i'(C’1″(?Sf 211. {he rant of 1i2% I30 c_’iays {rr..>11’1~”–..<\/p>\n
the date of the a(‘.(?ide1’1I.\n<\/p>\n
Substz-mt:ia1 question of law is -; 51z1ssw<\u00e9r\u00a2\u00e9\u00a7z.i H<\/p>\n
accordingly.\n<\/p>\n
Appeal stands disp0s\u00a3:d_~0_f. Siiic\u00e9-tThL% n17\u00a3a_i11 21})}ji\u00a721’1~<\/p>\n
i$ disposed of, I.A.III\/ 2007 i’i1ecuH7g)_V’l’ S_t’a_\\\/ V'(‘]”{.3.(.’?:$A’:’ ‘s’Vi(I)1″ :f3{.1l’ViV(”<\/p>\n
for considerz\ufb02iora. HeI1cte:_ \u00a73fz11’3.ds :di S’}i)_(j}SC’d  of.<\/p>\n
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