UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. BHUSHAN SACHDEVA
LAWS(SC)-2002-1-62
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA (FROM: DELHI)
Decided on January 18,2002

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Appellant
VERSUS
BHUSHAN SACHDEVA Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

NARENDRA KUMAR VS. YARENISSA [REFERRED]
CHINNAMA GEORGE VS. N K RAJU [REFERRED]



Cited Judgements :-

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. TSERING DOMA [LAWS(J&K)-2005-3-4] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SHAMIMA BANOO [LAWS(J&K)-2011-12-14] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. KARTIK SHIL [LAWS(GAU)-2010-3-53] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. PRAMILA KETAN VELIP [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-376] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. BALWINDER KAUR [LAWS(P&H)-2010-8-12] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PARVEEN [LAWS(P&H)-2010-8-28] [REFEREED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CORPORATION LIMITED CHANDIGARH VS. NICOLLETTA ROHTAGI [LAWS(SC)-2002-9-34] [OVERRULED ] (PARAS 3,19)]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SHANTI PRASAD [LAWS(PAT)-2012-1-202] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. KAMESHWAR SAH [LAWS(PAT)-2003-11-50] [REFERRED TO]
JOSPHINE JAMES VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. [LAWS(SC)-2013-8-72] [REFERRED TO]
VINAY KUMAR KOHLI VS. UNION OF INDIA [LAWS(MPH)-2002-1-1] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. SMTI KHELI [LAWS(GAU)-2002-4-10] [REFERRED TO]
IBRAHIMBHAI ABDULBAHI VORA VS. JYOTSHNABEN RAJUBHAI AMIN [LAWS(GJH)-2012-5-102] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLAINZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. ANNAPURNA GAWAS [LAWS(BOM)-2022-6-126] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. BHAGVATI MOHANDAS SOMAYYA [LAWS(BOM)-2002-9-151] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MOHD SULTAN ASIM [LAWS(J&K)-2002-12-50] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD VS. WAHID ALI [LAWS(J&K)-2003-4-8] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY VS. GOPIKI RAMDAS GAUDE [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-215] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ASSENCIA FERNANDES [LAWS(BOM)-2022-4-303] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. SUNITA DEVENDRA SAINI [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-381] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. KRISHNA SAKHARAM BAING [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-383] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. ANOKHEY LAL [LAWS(ALL)-2009-3-57] [REFERRED TO]
KAVITHA DILIP PATIL VS. ANANDA GNANU PATIL [LAWS(KAR)-2003-12-1] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. BIR MAN RAI [LAWS(SIK)-2014-3-1] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. BIR MAN RAI [LAWS(SIK)-2014-3-1] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED NAGERCOIL VS. N THAVASI [LAWS(MAD)-2010-3-671] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD GANGTOK VS. MEENA DEVI [LAWS(SIK)-2009-12-2] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MANJULABEN JAYANTIBHAI PATEL [LAWS(GJH)-2003-6-22] [REFERRED]
SUDARSHA AVASTHI VS. STATE OF U.P. [LAWS(ALL)-2006-6-55] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. MAHARUNISHA [LAWS(ALL)-2009-12-9] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. BHAVANA S. DESAI ALIAS DEGVEKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-386] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. MASTER FREWIN SEBY DE MELO [LAWS(BOM)-2022-7-36] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SANTANA REBELLO [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-368] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. MUNNA RAM [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-369] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. NAZIMA SHAIKH ALIAS NAZIMA BI [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-385] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. COMMISSIONER WORKMENS COMPENSATION [LAWS(DLH)-2008-10-68] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. PARVEEN AND OTHERS [LAWS(P&H)-2010-8-520] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. ANIL [LAWS(P&H)-2010-9-120] [REFERRED TO]
H S AHAMMED HUSSAIN VS. IRFAN AHAMMED [LAWS(SC)-2002-7-92] [REFERRED]
JABALPUR BUS OPERATORS ASSOCIATION VS. STATE OF MADHYA PRADESH [LAWS(MPH)-2002-12-33] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. KADI [LAWS(RAJ)-2008-12-16] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. NEBH RAJ [LAWS(P&H)-2002-4-5] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. RENUKA [LAWS(KAR)-2002-10-9] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. INDU NAGAR [LAWS(MPH)-2002-4-40] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. KANCHAN DEVI [LAWS(RAJ)-2006-11-42] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MASTAN [LAWS(SC)-2005-12-20] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, BRANCH OFFICE, SAMASTIPUR, NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.LTD VS. LAKHANDEO PD. SINHA [LAWS(PAT)-2007-3-78] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. REHANA BEGUM AND OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2016-10-22] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. BALKRISHNA CHANDRU GAONKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-205] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SUHANAND GANGARAM SAWANT [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-236] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. REMEDIANA BRAGANZAE REBELLO [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-382] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. SHAMBA NARAYAN DESSAI [LAWS(BOM)-2022-7-200] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD VS. SUNITA GANGADHAR KHUBCHANDANI [LAWS(BOM)-2022-7-78] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. TARSEM LAL [LAWS(J&K)-2007-11-6] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. KOTANI VARALAKSHMI [LAWS(APH)-2011-4-48] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., CHAPRA, SARAN VS. RAJ BANSHI RAM AND ORS. [LAWS(PAT)-2003-7-137] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD VS. VINOD [LAWS(MPH)-2002-8-82] [REFERRED TO]
P CHANDRAMOULI VS. K GOMATHI AMMAL [LAWS(MAD)-2002-12-200] [REFERRED TO]
REGIONAL MANAGER CENTER POINT DISTRICT ALIGARH VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD [LAWS(ALL)-2009-3-23] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. PADMA DEVI [LAWS(ALL)-2008-9-5] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MADHULIKA LAL [LAWS(ALL)-2006-12-85] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RENU WD O MAJOR NARESHCHANDRA [LAWS(BOM)-2008-10-86] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RENU & ORS [LAWS(BOM)-2008-10-213] [REFERRED]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MOHD SULTAN ASIM [LAWS(J&K)-2004-8-7] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. TARA SUNDARI PHAUZDAR [LAWS(CAL)-2002-5-1] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. LALAWATI CHOUHAN [LAWS(GAU)-2002-3-14] [REFERRED TO]
THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SMT. JABA NATH AND OTHERS [LAWS(GAU)-2005-2-85] [REFERRED TO]
IFFCO-TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. RINA DINESH KUMAR GOND [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-234] [REFERRED TO]
IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. FR. LEVIS GOMES, SINCE DECEASED [LAWS(BOM)-2022-4-350] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLAINZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. REHANABI TIPU SULTAN MULLA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-360] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. SUHAS GOVIND VOLVOIKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-377] [REFERRED TO]
SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ALBINO FERNANDES [LAWS(BOM)-2022-4-362] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. BASAVARAJ BHIMAPPA HAGIDAL [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-375] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. TARA SUNDARI PHAUZDAR [LAWS(CAL)-2003-7-52] [REFERRED TO]
NASIMBANU VS. RAMJIBHAI BACHUBHAI AHIR [LAWS(GJH)-2005-2-25] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. DAIZY HANDOO [LAWS(J&K)-2004-12-15] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. JYOTSNABEN SUDHIRBHAI PATEL [LAWS(SC)-2003-8-116] [REFERRED]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. LALIT KUMAR BHUTANI [LAWS(RAJ)-2006-5-155] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SHILA DATTA [LAWS(SC)-2011-10-33] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. CHANDI RAI [LAWS(SIK)-2005-5-2] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INS CO LTD VS. SAKINA BI AND OTHERS [LAWS(J&K)-2016-10-21] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ADARI KOTAMMA [LAWS(APH)-2003-12-43] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. MANTHI DEVI [LAWS(ALL)-2006-12-127] [REFERRED TO]
HDFC ERGO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ARAKSHITA MAHARANA, ALIAS ARAKSHITA [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-210] [REFERRED TO]
BAJAJ ALLIANZ GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. NARENDRA PRASAD SINGH [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-370] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. REKHA SHRIKANT KANDOLKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-384] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. NISSA [LAWS(J&K)-2003-3-1] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. B SINGARI GOWDA [LAWS(KAR)-2002-3-16] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. ANJAN PENTHO BEHERA [LAWS(ORI)-2008-8-1] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LIMITED VS. YADAVA SANIL [LAWS(KAR)-2003-7-4] [REFERRED TO]
IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. KEVIN FERNANDES [LAWS(BOM)-2016-9-204] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. PREMA [LAWS(KAR)-2002-4-13] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. VENKTARAMANA [LAWS(KAR)-2006-1-40] [REFERRED TO]
NASIMBANU WD O SIRAJUDDIN AMRUDDIN KAZI VS. RAMJIBHAI BACHUBHAI AHIR [LAWS(GJH)-2005-2-75] [REFERRED TO]
COMMITTEE OF MANAGEMENT VS. STATE OF U P [LAWS(ALL)-2004-2-213] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA ANURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. K P GOPINATH [LAWS(GAU)-2004-12-8] [REFERRED TO]
JENALI VS. NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD [LAWS(CAL)-2006-8-33] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD VS. SUMITRA DEVI [LAWS(HPH)-2002-7-4] [REFERRED TO]
CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. PANDURANG G. HALARNKAR [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-367] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. MARIA TEREZA COTA COELHO DO AMARAL [LAWS(BOM)-2022-3-374] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

Thomas, J. - (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)What is the remedy of the insurance company if it is aggrieved of the award passed by a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (for short the Claims Tribunal). On the assumption that it cannot file an appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'the Act') the appellant-Insurance Company has chosen to file a revision petition before the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution. A motion was made for stay of execution of the award during the pendency of the revision petition, but the High Court has only chosen to issue notice to the opposite parties to show cause why the revision petition cannot be entertained.
(3.)A claim was made before the Claims Tribunal, Patiala House, New Delhi, by the legal heirs of one Dr. Tulsi Dass Sachdeva for awarding compensation in respect of a motor accident which took place on 27-8-1994. Dr. Tulsi Dass Sachdeva died in the said accident and some of his kith and kin sustained serious injuries therein. The total amount claimed in the petition was Rs. 55.56 lakhs. The Claims Tribunal awarded Rs. 12.53 lakhs as compensation to be paid by the 5th respondent Dr. Ramesh Tandon and the appellant-Insurance Company, jointly and severally.


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