Karnataka Court June 1988 Judgments

The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. K. Gowramma and ors.

Court: Karnataka

N. Venkatachala, J.1. The first contention urged for the Insurer, the common appellant in these appeals, was that the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal could not have made the Insurer liable on its policy effected by a 'Cover Note' subsequent to the omission of the words 'or a Cover Note' in Sub-section (4) of Section 95 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, by Central Act 100 of 1956. This contention is devoid of merit for the reason to be stated presently.2. The material portion of Sub-section (4), after the omission of the words 'or a Cover Note' found therein, reads thus:A policy shall be of no effect for the purposes of this Chapter unless and until there is issued by the Insurer in favour of the person by whom the policy is effected a certificate of insurance..From a reading of the above Sub-section in isolation, one would get an impression that a policy shall have no effect for the purposes of Chapter relating to 'Insurance of Motor Vehicles against Third Party Risks' unless and until ...

Binny Limited and Vs. Assistant Commercial Tax Officer (intelligence)- ...

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: [1988]71STC240(Kar)

S. Rajendra Babu, J. 1. These two appeals involve common questions of law and facts. They are heard together and disposed of by this judgment. 2. There is a delay of 3 days in filing Writ Appeal No. 467 of 1988. We have heard the learned counsel for the appellant and respondent in this case and we are satisfied that the appellant has shown sufficient cause in the affidavit filed in support of the application for condoning the delay and we allow the same. 3. The respondent and a team of officers under him entered on 13th March, 1987 the business premises of the appellant in W.A. No. 467 of 1988 and seized several documents and books. The case of the respondent is that they had information that the appellant is effecting stock transfers of goods, such as silk fabrics, to its various show rooms outside the State of Karnataka. In order to verify the correctness of such transactions and also to verify whether the dealer is complying with the provisions of the Karnataka Sales Tax Act, the in...

S.A. Jaffar Vs. the University of Gulbarga

Court: Karnataka

Reported in: AIR1989Kant174

ORDER1. This is a petition filed by one S.A. Jaffar, a student at the relevant time in the College of Geology and Mineral Processing, at Nandihalli, Sandur Taluk, Bellary District. The said college is affiliated to the University of Gulbarga. He has alleged that he had appeared for the M.Sc., examination held in the month of May-June 1983. But, he was not permitted to take the examination on account of alleged shortage of attendance of which he was made known only three days prior to the commencement of the examination. There were five other students who were similarly placed. All the students filed W.Ps.9287 to 9292 of 1983 in this Court arid pursuant to the order made by this Court they were permitted to take the examination. Petitions however came to be disposed of finally by an order dt. 15-2-1984. In the light of the direction issued by this Court, petitioner had made representation to the University to consider his case in the matter of shortage of attendance. Nothing really tran...