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Ammini Chacko & Others vs New India Assurance Company : 3'O
2021 Latest Caselaw 2387 Ker

Citation : 2021 Latest Caselaw 2387 Ker
Judgement Date : 21 January, 2021

Kerala High Court
Ammini Chacko & Others vs New India Assurance Company : 3'O on 21 January, 2021
                      IN   THE EIGH COT'RT OF KERAI,A AT ERNAKT'I.AI{

                                               PRISElqlI

                     ITIHE EONOT'RABIE       MR. i'USTTCE SAIT'EISE NINEN
            TIIITRSDAY, THE 21ST DAY OF JAI.IUARY           202L / 1ST ldAcEA, L942
                                     MACA.No.3086 OF 2018 (C)

          AGAINST TEE AYIARD DATED L5/2/20L8 IN OP!{T' 935/20L6 OF }OTOR
                      ACCfDENTS CLAndS TRTBUNAL,KOTTAYAII{




APPEI,I,ANTS I CLAIIdANIrS :


             1       A}IMINICEACKO,
                     AGED 63 YEARS
                     TIIO I.ATE C..].CEACKO,CEETEIPUZEA EOUSE,
                     PERT   MBAIIACEY PO, CEAIIGAI{ACEERRY, KOTTAYAIT{.

             2       Briru,
                     s /o .r.ATE c . ,t. cEAcKo, CEETEIPUZEA           EOUSE,   PERUMBAT.IACEY
                     P.O.,     CEAr{GAr{ACEERRY, KOTTAYAM.

             3       BENCY,
                     D   /O . LATE   C . J. CEACKO,
                                                CEETETPUZEA EOUSE, PERI'MBAI{ACEY
                     P.O.,     CEAIIGAI{ACEERRY, KOTTAYAM.

             4       BEENA,
                     DlO.I.ATE C.J.CEACKO, CHETEIPUZEA                 EOUSE,   PERT'MBNIACEY
                     P.O.,m,                          KCr:nf,aYIS{.

                     BY ADVS.
                     SRI.MATEET{S K.PEILIP
                     SMT. T.I4AI{ASY

RE   S   PONDENTS /RES PONDENI S :



                     SREEiTITE T. S. ,
                     S1O. SASIDEAR;AI{ T.D,TEADATEILPARAI.IBIL
                     EOUSE, POOVAIi|1TEURTITEU PO, KOTTAYAD{ DTSTRTCT 686012             .


             2       stttlt{Y GEoRGE,
                     KOIIDODTCKAT EOUSE, UMBTDT             P.O.,     TEOTTAT(KAD-686 539.
 lt!Ac.A,.No.3086   oF 2018 (c)

           3           TEE DMSIONAL IBNAGER,
                       M/S.NEI[ I]|DIA ASSURjAT{CE COMPAIIY LIMITED,
                       KOTTAYEM-2.

* IRESPONDENTS 1 AI{D            2   ARE DELETED AS PER d'I'DGMENT OF TEIS COI'RT
DATED 2L.OL.2O2L7

                       R3 BY ADV. S}IT. P.K.   SAI{TEA}IidA

        TEIS       MOTOR ACCIDE}.IT CIJLTMSI APPEJAT HAVING BEEN FTNATLY EEJARD
ON 2L.OL.2O2L, TEE              COT'RT ON TEE SET.'E DAY DEIWERED TEE
FOI.LOWING:
                        SATHISH NINAN, J.
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                  M. A. C. A. No.3O86 of 2018
             ==================
            Dated this the 2l"t day of Janu dty, ZA21-

                            JUDGMENT

T?ris appeaf is fiTed by the cJaimant, seeking enhancemeRt of compensation. eending the aBBeal the appel I ants and the rance company have entered rnsu i nto a settl ement. rhe appeal i s di sposed of i n te rms the reof. rhe of settl ement wi I l memorandum form part of this judgment. The poricy is adffiitted. rn vi ew of the above, respondents j- and z who are not necessary parties, are deleted from the array of parties.

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SATHISH NINAN JUDGE kns/-

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P.S. to Judge k $N Presentedon:

BEFORE THE HONOURABLE FIIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM t- t I -JdJ-s

ffi MACA No. 3086 I 201 B

Ammini Chacko & others : Appellants

Vs.

New India Assurance Company : 3'o Respondent o Joint merno filed by the appellant ancl 3'o respondent in the above case

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Counsel for the appellant : Adv. Mathews K. Philip

Counsel for the respondent : Adv. P.K. Santhamma

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Y*4 ,, N*r4 I BEFORE THE HONOURABLE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

MACA No. 3086 I 2018 Ammini Chacko & others : Appellants

Vs.

New India Assurance Company : 3'd Respondent

Joint memo filed by the appellant and 3'd respondent in the above case.

The above appeal is filed from the judgment in o.p.(MV) 935/2016 on the file of Motor Accidents claims Tribunal Kottayam seeking enhancement in the award amount. The court below passed an award for an amount of Rs.5,05,000/- with 8% interest and cost.

The matter involved in the appeal has been settled between the parties. The 3'd respondent, insurer of the offending vehicle agreed to pay a further amount of Rs.1,95,0001- within two months from the date of receipt of the judgment failing which is the said amount will carrv Byo interest.

The said enhancement arrived under the followins heads. Head Amount awarded bv the Enhanced amount agreed court below by the parties in appeal Compensation for 50,000 70,000 love & affection Pain and suffering No amount awarded 10,000 Loss ofdependency 9,000x Yzxl2xT=378000 11,000 xt/zxl2x7 :

4,62,000-379000 =84,000 Total 11641000

Interest 4.5 for 4 29,520 years Gant total 1,93,520 (Rounded to 1,95,000 Total amount enhanced to Rs.1,95,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Ninety

4W Five thousand only) The respondent agreed to pay the further amount of Rs.1,95,000/- to the appellant within two months from the date of receipt of the jtrdgment failing which is the said amount will carry 9o/o interest from the date of default.

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A.ppellants   :                                           3'd Respondent       :          Duly Constituted AttorneY

   l.   Ammini       J-F,                               New India Assurance


   2. Biju l7jy9

   3. Bency        B*)L         1




   4.   Beena     bP'


Counsel for the appellant #P Counsel for the respondent Advocate : P.K. Santhamma A'dvocate: Mathews K. Philip

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