ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD Vs. DEENDAYAL
LAWS(MPH)-2020-3-43
HIGH COURT OF MADHYA PRADESH
Decided on March 13,2020

ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD Appellant
VERSUS
Deendayal Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

MUKUND DEWANGAN VS. ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Being dissatisfied, the appellant has knocked the doors of this Court by filing this miscellaneous appeal against the award dated 21/12/2016 passed by XII Additional, MACT, Indore in Claim Case No.493/2016 whereby the learned Tribunal has awarded Rs.4,65,000/-, as compensation to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 with direction to the appellant/Insurance Company to pay the compensation to the respondents No.1 and 2 and recover it from the respondent Nos.3 and 4 /Driver jointly and severally.
(2.)Facts in brief are that on 16/01/2013 at about 03:00 PM when Gopal waiting for his friend at Ishwar Prem Vidhya Mandir, CAT Road, at that time, respondent No.4/Driver/Pradeep without giving horn reserved the vehicle M.A. No.240/2017 bearing registration No.M.P.-09/D/5698 and dashed Gopal, with the result Gopal died. FIR has been registered and claim case has been filed by the respondent Nos.1 and 2. After framing of issues and recording the evidence, the learned Tribunal has awarded compensation of Rs.4,65,000/- as compensation to the respondent Nos.1 and 2 by directing the appellant/Insurance Company to pay and recover from the respondent Nos.3 and 4. Being aggrieved by finding of learned tribunal, the appellant has filed this appeal.
(3.)Learned counsel for the appellant submits that the award passed by the learned Tribunal is improper and contrary to law and facts of the case. He argued that the learned Tribunal committed grave error in not considering the fact that respondent No.4/Driver was not having driving license. He urged that respondent Nos.3 and 4 have not filed any documents to support the fact that they have not breached the terms and conditions of insurance policy, therefore, the appellant is not liable to pay the compensation to the respondent Nos.1 and 2. He prayed that the direction to recover the compensation from the respondents No.3 and 4 may be set-aside by allowing the appeal.


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