{"id":98323,"date":"2009-11-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-neelamma-leelavathi-on-17-november-2009"},"modified":"2016-09-03T01:15:31","modified_gmt":"2016-09-02T19:45:31","slug":"the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-neelamma-leelavathi-on-17-november-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-new-india-assurance-co-ltd-vs-smt-neelamma-leelavathi-on-17-november-2009","title":{"rendered":"The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Smt Neelamma @ Leelavathi on 17 November, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Smt Neelamma @ Leelavathi on 17 November, 2009<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_author\">Author: Subhash B.Adi<\/div>\n<pre>-1-\n\nIN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE\nDATED THIS Tlwlli 1.7\" DAY OF l\\EOVEl\\\/Il\u00a73l'~3R, 2009\n\nB EFO RE\n\nTHE l\"lON'BL1'P1?A1;..No.\u00a3;o\u00e9$;\/\u00e9ool\u00e9a'  \n\nBETWEEN:\n\nThe New India AssLn'2mCe: C0II1pVt&gt;1I1.}l\/' ~~Li111l1f&amp;3.-':1. .\nChickmagalur Branch.   \"\n\nThrough its Regional Ol'fiC\u20ac;'~..\u00ab\nNo.2~B, Unity Building  \nDr. Kalinga Rao Road,  V V'\nBangalore ~ 560 02?.   \n\nRep. by its Dep\ufb01igy l\u00e9ilasxzxg\u00e9tr, \n\nSri. C.R. SL1b'%a1n;i'11y\u00e9i  b     ...APPELLAN'l'\n\n(By Sri. I3'.'C';o':3a\u00a7\u00a7:ha}i\u00e9iA:i1a A R\u00e9\"Q.aj:11121ga1*. Birux\".\n\" * w. Kadlur 'Pal uk.\nr _ C3hl(:kmagalL1r [District\nl \"Rep. by its Memagement. ...R'EJSPONDE3N'l'S\n\n\" ll (By; Sri.. Vigneshwar S. Sllastri, Adv. for R. l)\n {R2 Served)\n\n\n\nM2-\n\nThis lvhscellaneous First. Appeal is filed un(le.3' SE'.(,'l..iO11\n30(1) 0fW.C. AC1: against' t.l'1ejL1dgmem dated 29.02.2008 passed\nin WCA\/NF\/52\/2003 on Ihe file of lhe Labour Ol'i'ic:er and\nCommissioner for Workmen Compensatjorl. SL,1li)~Di\"\\\"&gt;.:i.:;'3\"if_.)Il-l.\nCl1iekar1'1agali,.uz awarding 21 compensal.ion of \n\nimerest @ 1.2% PA.\n\nThis appeal con'1i1'1g on for adnj2l1'sls1o:'1 1.1338 --lC.o{zri.\ndelivered the following: 0 V 0 0' ll 0\nJunomfim\nAppeal by the InsL117-ancre Con\ufb01ja11ly--\u00bb..qL1es1.lioning,its liability\n\nin respect. of an  ll(;s1'_i1_,:'2\u00bb9.2.2008 by the\n\nCommissior1er for' Wo__1'km:e\ufb01llC'ca.ij:pe1j:sat:ioVn ,... i*hickmagalu1*.\n\n2. i{e's'poijr;;lez1tl 1\"--cl2iir112l\u00a31't:i\ufb01ied a claim pei\"i1ion imeralia\nalleging tfhal 'she _W-a's'Al.wt3rkiang in 21 l\\\/Ialu Sleepers (P) LtCl.._ as a\n\nCoolie. On 5:9.2:003--._ feslprgillidenl. elaimam. suffered eye injury\n\n and _'\\74V:3..S1\u00a71Cl!I)il.l.(3dV\"'i.O_'E;h\u00a3': l'10spiI'.a1 for treaimem. In this rega1'd._\n\n.l--..AresAtl5or1der_1{~l\\loV. filed a Claim petition before the Commissioner.\n\n _.Re_sf;oI1de1'1i No.l got herself' ex:-miiiled and also\n\n exAami11ec1__one cloctor. The doeior has st.a.1'.e(.i t.l1211.. there  .9. loss\n\n T l0,f'v20_% visibility. Based on the same. the Commissiorier has\n\n so _\u00a7le\u00a7ermi.ned the eompensenjon at Rs.46.82l\/--. As against the\n\n0 same. Insurance Cor1'1pa1'1y has filed t'l'1is z1;,i;)e.2:1l.\n\n\u00e9x\ufb01x\n\n:2'\n\n\n\nl3.\n\n4. Contention raised by the learned counsel for the\nappellaitt is that. respoaident e.lai1'11aht was not an employee as\non the date of the alleged aeeide1'1t anti she I't'iI11E1i1'1t';'.(_l_7'hhl\u00e9ibseill\nfrom duty from July onwards. Furtlier e()r1t4e11ti(&gt;1i.y..is':\nalleged injury is not the injt.i1'y suffered di,i1\"ing \nemployment; and it is a. cateraet whieleill h'ady_  the\nperiod of time and as such the lV11st1i'di3ee'-C.o111p\u00e9i:ly\"is \n\nto pay the coiripensation.\n\n5. On the eoiitraiy.  le:-l_:l1'n\u00a7e.cl'e.oti,hsel for the respondent<\/pre>\n<p>No.1 submitted tlist, no p1*odt:&#8217;e{ed&#8211;l&#8221;to show that she<\/p>\n<p>was not eniploj;_fleell;1j;1&#8217;o1&#8242; the ieriipltiyelriis-examined noi&#8217; relevant<\/p>\n<p>dooumeiflt.sll&#8221;2u&#8217;eAV.p1&#8217;oc.itiC:ed&#8221;&#8216;to&#8221;-substzmtliate t.he contentions raised<\/p>\n<p>in this aptpelal. &#8216;<\/p>\n<p> Fact l.l&#8221;&#8216;1\u20act&#8217;t. the rlespondent No.1 was an employee of the<\/p>\n<p>i*espol:1de&#8217;;f::&#8217;i. i\\ie.,2 is not ir1 dispute. However. what is disputed is.<\/p>\n<p>as on tl*1e.d:-ttle o&#8217;f_2tceident.. respondent. No. 1 was not working and<\/p>\n<p>she &#8216;~had_v&#8217;1*e1Iie1ir1ed :;tbsent. To prove this. some i&#8217;eeo1&#8217;ds are<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;&#8221;-__l&#8217;f)tf0CllJ.C\u20ac3ClV,. &#8221; However, the Commissioner has disbelieved those<\/p>\n<p> y l&#8217;ret:o_rdl.s on the ground that. they are not the aL1ther:tieat&#8217;e.d copy<\/p>\n<p>.o  they have been sigghed by proper authority and further the<\/p>\n<p>V employer has not been examined. As far  injury is concern, it<\/p>\n<p>is not possible to give 21 finding as to whether the eataraet. was<\/p>\n<p>developed over the time in usttz&#8211;Ll eotirse or the ir1jm&#8221;y was as d<\/p>\n<p>\u00ab9&amp;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;4&#8221;\n<\/p>\n<p>result of the 1*esp011cien1 No.1 exposing llcrself to cemem~dust&#8217;<br \/>\ndu.1&#8217;i11g the course 0i&#8217;e111p1oyme1&#8217;1I. The (*.011te11ti0ns raised are<br \/>\nquestions ofdisgauiccl facts. E iiud no :~3ubst&#8217;am.ia11 c1L1estic)1:&#8217;1y0i.i law<br \/>\narises in this appeal. &#8216;<\/p>\n<p>E-Ee&#8217;nC&lt;~:, appeai faiis and same is dismissed. <\/p>\n<p>*,3U9GE_:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karnataka High Court The New India Assurance Co Ltd vs Smt Neelamma @ Leelavathi on 17 November, 2009 Author: Subhash B.Adi -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BANGALORE DATED THIS Tlwlli 1.7&#8243; DAY OF l\\EOVEl\\\/Il\u00a73l&#8217;~3R, 2009 B EFO RE THE l&#8221;lON&#8217;BL1&#8217;P1?A1;..No.\u00a3;o\u00e9$;\/\u00e9ool\u00e9a&#8217; BETWEEN: The New India AssLn&#8217;2mCe: C0II1pVt&gt;1I1.}l\/&#8217; ~~Li111l1f&amp;3.-&#8216;:1. . 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