USHA RAJKHOWA Vs. PARAMOUNT INDUSTRIES
LAWS(SC)-2009-2-73
SUPREME COURT OF INDIA
Decided on February 17,2009

USHA RAJKHOWA Appellant
VERSUS
PARAMOUNT INDUSTRIES Respondents


Referred Judgements :-

ASTLEY VS. AUTRUST LTD. [REFERRED TO]
PRAMODKUMAR RASIKBHAI JHAVERI VS. KARMASEY KUNVARGI TAK [REFERRED TO]



Cited Judgements :-

KALPANA DEVI PANDEY VS. GABBAR SINGH BAGHEL [LAWS(MPH)-2009-10-62] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER VS. SHEPHALIKA SINHA [LAWS(TRIP)-2018-6-5] [REFERRED TO]
RUPSUNA BIBI VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(CAL)-2022-12-45] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ORS. VS. VEERESHWAR SINGH AND ORS. [LAWS(MPH)-2015-4-19] [REFERRED TO]
KANAGA VS. NIRANJAN BABY G. D. [LAWS(KAR)-2021-6-147] [REFERRED TO]
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD THROUG VS. AHILYA SABAR @ AHILYA KISHAN [LAWS(CHH)-2018-2-63] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. REKHA MONI SHARMA [LAWS(GAU)-2019-3-113] [REFERRED TO]
A.G.M. UTTARAKHAND STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORP. KOTDWAR VS. RAM SUMER SINGH [LAWS(ALL)-2021-9-64] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. ANUMITA PAUL [LAWS(CAL)-2014-3-109] [REFERRED TO]
SHARDABEN VS. PARSHOTTAMBHAI P PATEL [LAWS(GJH)-2010-7-558] [REFERRED TO]
KIRAN WD/O RAVINDRA BHANDE VS. M/S. ARIHANT TRANSPORT AGENCIES [LAWS(BOM)-2021-1-160] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SHRUTHI [LAWS(KAR)-2021-3-106] [REFERRED TO]
POONCHOLAI VS. SANJEEVI REDDIAR [LAWS(MAD)-2012-7-523] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. SAVITRI SINGH [LAWS(ALL)-2012-9-14] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD VS. SINJINI GUPTA [LAWS(CAL)-2009-11-15] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. BABITA BHAGAT [LAWS(CHH)-2018-2-68] [REFERRED TO]
GODAVARI DEVI SHARMA VS. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPA-NY LTD [LAWS(GAU)-2012-6-95] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. SAHARBAN BEGUM [LAWS(GAU)-2012-9-85] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. ROMA SAVAPANDIT AND ORS. [LAWS(GAU)-2015-2-122] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. GAUTAM DAS [LAWS(GAU)-2024-1-27] [REFERRED TO]
PRITAM B. MITTADAR VS. ROYAL SUNDARAM ALLIANCE INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED [LAWS(KAR)-2021-7-170] [REFERRED TO]
MADAN LAL MISHRA VS. ABDUL KHALID KHAN [LAWS(DLH)-2011-7-281] [REFERRED TO]
RAM SAHAI & ANR. VS. PROPRIETOR MAHESH AUTO FINANCE, LUCKNOW & 4 ORS. [LAWS(ALL)-2013-8-188] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD. VS. RAJENDRA PRATAP SINGH [LAWS(ALL)-2014-5-202] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. VS. JAGADISH V. [LAWS(KAR)-2021-6-189] [REFERRED TO]
NANDA RAIKAR VS. CHAIN LAL [LAWS(CHH)-2020-11-27] [REFERRED TO]
UTTARAKHAND STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORP. VS. RAM SUMER SINGH [LAWS(ALL)-2021-9-39] [REFERRED TO]
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE LTD. VS. PONGA GEETHA [LAWS(APH)-2024-7-74] [REFERRED TO]
ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD VS. NAGANATH [LAWS(KAR)-2014-3-424] [REFERRED TO]
S. MANJULA DEVI VS. BRIJPAL SINGH [LAWS(MAD)-2016-11-71] [REFERRED TO]
BRANCH MANAGER, NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED VS. MASTER SURAJ SUBBA [LAWS(SIK)-2013-8-1] [REFERRED TO]
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD DIVISIONAL OFFICE RAMA BHAVAN COMPLEX NEAR NAVA BHARATH CIRCLE MANGALORE BY ITS MANAGER VS. MARY [LAWS(KAR)-2020-9-451] [REFERRED TO]
NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. VS. G.MADHUMATHI [LAWS(KAR)-2021-2-166] [REFERRED TO]
K JAYARAMAN VS. DISTRICT COLLECTOR [LAWS(MAD)-2017-7-241] [REFERRED TO]
SMT. RAMA BHARDWAJ VS. RAJA RAM VERMA [LAWS(ALL)-2017-5-142] [REFERRED TO]
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD VS. E. SUSEELAMMA [LAWS(APH)-2023-8-13] [REFERRED TO]
MANJAPPA VS. ARUNAKUMAR [LAWS(KAR)-2021-3-75] [REFERRED TO]
FIRDOSE UNNISA VS. SHUKOOR AHAMED [LAWS(KAR)-2021-4-77] [REFERRED TO]
MD MUFTY ASHADULLAH VS. SURESH KR DHANUKA [LAWS(GAU)-2020-2-58] [REFERRED TO]
GEETA BAI AND ORS. VS. SURYA BAHADUR YADAV AND ORS. [LAWS(CHH)-2020-7-46] [REFERRED TO]
JANCY VS. DIVISIONAL CONTROLLER K.S.R.T.C. MANGALORE. [LAWS(KAR)-2020-9-8] [REFERRED TO]
BALRAM PRASAD VS. KUNAL SAHA [LAWS(SC)-2013-10-49] [REFERRED TO]
THE BRANCH MANAGER, UNITED INSURANCE CO. LTD., DEORALI BAZAR, N.H. 31A, GANGTOK, EAST SIKKIM VS. MS. LILY ONGMU LEPCHA, D/O LATE LODEN TSHERING LEPCHA, R/O UPPER BURTUK, P.O. & P.S. GANGTOK, EAST SIKKIM [LAWS(SIK)-2016-10-1] [REFERRED TO]


JUDGEMENT

- (1.)Leave granted.
(2.)The appellants herein challenges the judgment passed by the High Court, confirming the judgment of the Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal (hereinafter referred to as 'the Tribunal' for short), whereby, the Tribunal limited the appellants' entitlement to 50% of assessed claim amount and granted compensation of Rs.6,56,300/- on the ground that there was contributory negligence on the part of the driver of the Car, who lost his life in accident. He was the husband of appellant No. 1 and the father of appellant No. 2. The Car was insured by respondent No. 3 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
(3.)One Jadhav Rajkhowa died in a motor vehicle accident on 5.12.1998 at about 7 pm, when he had gone to Dergaon market from his house at Dadhara in his Maruti Car bearing Registration No. WB/12/6287. On the way of Dergaon, one truck bearing Registration No. NLA-241, coming from Jorhat side towards Bokakhat in a rash and negligent manner, hit the Maruti Car causing the instant death of said Jadhav Rajkhowa. Therefore, the claim petition was filed by his legal representatives (the appellants herein). The Car was insured with Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., while the offending truck belonged to M/s. Para-ount Industries, Jorhat (respondent No. 1 herein), which was insured with United India Insurance Co. Ltd., Golaghat Branch (respondent No. 2 herein).


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