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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT DHARWAD
GEETHA K.B.
National Insurance Company Limited, Bellary. Rep. By Deputy Manager – Appellant
Versus
Miscellaneous First Appeal No.23281 of 2013 – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
GEETHA K.B., J.
The insurance company has preferred this appeal under Section 30 (1) of the Workmen's Compensation Act, 1923, praying for setting aside the award passed by the Labour Officer and Commissioner for Workmen’s Compensation, Sub Division-II, Ballari, (in short, labour officer) in W.C.(NF) No.500/2007, dated 27.04.2013 on the points of liability and quantum of compensation.
2. Parties would be referred with their ranks, as they were before trial Court for sake of convenience and clarity.
3. The petitioner has filed the petition before the labour officer, praying for compensation in the accident that had taken place on 27.09.2005 at 10.50 p.m. in front of the house of Vaidar Anandappa at Kudligi-Gudikote Road, in Kudligi. It is stated in the petition that he was working as driver of the car bearing registration No.KL-31/M-1893 under the employment of respondent No.1; as per the directions and order of respondent No.1, he was going in the said car as driver in front of the house of Vaidara Anandappa. At that time, a motorcycle bearing registration No.KL-35/4496, being ridden by its rider was going in front of his car; rider of said motorcycle suddenly applied brake
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