Karnataka High Court
Akkamma W/O Palaiah vs Meenakshamma W/O Late Suresh on 19 April, 2011
Bench: N.K.Patil, H.G.Ramesh
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA A371' BAEGALORE
DATE!) THIS THE 19*" DAY OF APRIL 2011
PRESENT
TH}: HONBLE MR. JUSTXCE N.K.PAfl.1'I{L . "7 .
AND
THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE 1i§s3.iaA'MEs'x§.%A' - . ~. " A T
M.F.A.No.7457/2095119 A
BETWEEN: " A'
AKKAMMA W/C) PALAIAH
AGED ABOUT 56 YEARS
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AND:
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ANQ \7V,é%RE)S EEC'/71." AGAINS'E' 'l'l-{Ii JU§)GE\/lEN'l' E)z'§'l'El) 4.4.2098
l?'ASSEiD IN G <31. 'W' CASE N032,/2{)O?' ON THE? FILE OF 'I'HE';__
CEVIL JUDGI-Z, {-E3R.D'N.)§ {Ll"'l.AI,l.AK}3RE, R§§;J'f§(3'I7lN{} '§'Eé.'E
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N.K.PA'I'IL J. Dl*ZLlV'ERED THE F€)§,-LOVVINCE:
JUDGMENi
This appeal is direei,ed»l~against: i1f¥.l.pe1g1'i€df~
Judgment dated 4.420083 in flfieaeie
Ffllg/2007,CHL€hC ffiejefiihe {five Sudga gsatnii
Challakere.
2. The ,o"1ilj,z__ l?:'.ie;réL:i:g:.§§ t;l'1el'vieari1ed Counsel for
the appellvan-ivisV"ihaf'€;h;e a_i_:§peliér1t..,i11€<:i an application for
app0int.meni:"2is 'minor wards on acczount of
untimely dee{th_Vl0f PlS1ii*eSh_;'.."'xarh0 is the son of appellant,
" ':9 receiiie Vli'1Sl,l'l:éiI}§}§3"&1II}O1iI1l of Rs.30,000/~ on behalf
lei" I7lV'lli"'1('.)r}I""v__VV.7'\%'~Ei:l"f'.T1".'._"al .011 the ground that deceased had
abtéiineci ah'--V"ins%-furarlee policty from the Life ln.sura'riee
C_orperai;i<j¥i3._ of India and nominated the first respondeiib
_ wife Viiythe said lI1SL11'ai'iC€ policy. but the wile of the
V"'i_._"§:lecteasecl has E¥.bSC(}i"1Cl€'d 8: left. the miner wanfls alorie
_ 4"3zncl ihzit, her whereabeiite size not 1{{--i{}x:&7?£/it 'l'he seiiel
'$3.. "WWW ' V M,
I'./§;F.A.NO.74§?§'2008
21ppii.eai.i<>:1 had came up far »::0:1$:;der.ai,i0:3 beifere the itriai
Ceurt. The t.1"i.e11 Ceurii '&--'i7E{.I'EO{1T. E1SSig§.niI1'§_.{ va.ii_d re21s0;*;;';--._»
rejeeteel the Said appiiezmcm eimiiig Ehai a1_ppe§1a;;::_"*h;$i.'e:W.
.1101. placed. any 111at,eria1 to show ihaf insurance {f'@_;npariy A
is "ready to setzle the policy a1m_c'jtz1j't'«e\}<€r1.;<1,19:'uugh'~7
P,Suresh has eommitied suicide 2u1d7.ia'1"-the abs_,ef;ee~ GE"
such materiial, the <::ou.rt was n0i'\"€;§1i.si"ief.ih
property in exis1.er1ce for be
appeinteci as min0rV maturity
amount of late" by the
Judgment .":i:"<~3i t«":.3rzeeessitated to file
this appeei. T
3. WeVV"have 11_e'é11fd*' learned Counsel for the
. e.g;ppe1v1.»e§§1t;Ve£11d 1e:§{r11e:d_ Cdunsei for the respondems.
perusal of the impugned judgment,
2 whai; ~--..4__§,vo1_.:-id: 3;e:%1e1'ge is that the Court below has
" '.-1'iJ' <__eer;1mitted__ terror in rejecting the applicatiora filed by the
_ei'ppe1E.;{ii£. under Seeiiiien 7' of the Guardian ('$1 Warde Act,
'"=.x«=gf§:{_?:m,1i aeségning valid reason. The appellant is the
" g:'and~mether ef the minor w21.rd€s and miner xvards are
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uI1ci€.r 15161?' (:are z-mci cussmdy and 't:h.a'1;. Ci€(,'.€Z'iS§€d P,Suresh_
was ;'3.<:3r.1e: {fiber 'i§:ha11 her sen. The Court: beéiaw oughi. t'<5"--_
have Eaken a judicial n.0t,£:' Of Lhasa §'21«Ca.s and consicigréiéi
the appiiCat'i0zL {.0 rraeet the ends <)fjusE,i(:e. %
the application oniy on i.e<:h11i(:;fi gé*<,:.:I';.d *1";o_t"'
sustainable. I""£e_r1ce, we are of ihe §:@n§si.dere(i.I1o;ji'1f1i'0ni .
that the matter is requ_ired r<;%maI1 %Ci'c;§~E0. t.hé"t.fi§«,1}
reconsider the said applicggiiiori inivfiieéfiiing
the Life Insurance VC0I'p01:'§1V1:.Vl"fi%A1} of ihe
respondents, Acn:_:'o'19:'}€f1gl_y£3._xve:L order,
The apfiejal The impugned Judgemerzfit p_3S$Vé(V1 in G 81 W case No.2/2007, em%1h¢%'%%::%:eTgg;%;1;%.e cm: Judge, (Sr.Dn.), Chailakere, ill; .1j1 6:reby "'I;_'1?1"e ;n1attér.__$t eL11ds remitted back to the Civil J't;dg€:;_._{S5r:_Dr1;E,. Challéiiiére, 19 recon.sid«:=.r the zzppiicatmn 3;{r'e3s.h" -3n_d__ pé;;ss"'a_I'de'rs in aceordarme with lava, afier afflf;1*d£%1g§ to both the parties and to dispose V V' 3f the €:«21se___21;~3.e3§{pt:*dit,i01::§ly as possible but not iai,:':r than m{3:'1 _t %1s. The appelianf is p<~31'm.i*:,:,€d EC} fiie ._z1'é§:;r:%ssL:':;1jy a.pp1i{::a1iio.r1 b<:'<:[}:>1*e 11716 Ccisurii below :0 impiead gs