The New India Assurance Co.Ltd vs T.N.Bava
2023 Latest Caselaw 8243 Ker

                  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM

                                  PRESENT

                   THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE P.SOMARAJAN

          TUESDAY, THE 1ST DAY OF AUGUST 2023 / 10TH SRAVANA, 1945

                           MACA NO. 1483 OF 2012

   AGAINST THE AWARD IN OPMV 713/2005 OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL,

                                MUVATTUPUZHA

APPELLANT/3RD RESPONDENT IN OP(MV):

            THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO.LTD
            ATTINGAL, REPRESENTED BY THE DULY CONSTITUTED ATTORNEY,
            REGIONAL OFFICE, KANDAMKULATHY TOWERS, M.G.ROAD,
            KOCHI - 682 011.

            BY ADVS.
            SRI.M.JACOB MURICKAN
            Dinesh Mathew J Murikan



RESPONDENTS/PETITIONERS & RESPONDENTS 1 TO 3 IN OP(MV):

     1      T.N.BAVA
            S/O.MUHAMMED, THADATHIKUNNEL HOUSE, PAIPRA KARA,
            MULAVOOR P.O., PIN - 686 673.

     2      CHITHUMA
            W/O.BAVA, THADIKUNNEL HOUSE, PAIPRA KARA, MULAVOOR P.O.,
            PIN - 686 673.

     3      SHERIFA
            D/O.BAVA, THADIKUNNEL HOUSE, PAIPRA KARA, MULAVOOR P.O.,
            PIN - 686 673.

     4      KHADEJA
            D/O.BAVA, THADIKUNNEL HOUSE, PAIPRA KARA, MULAVOOR P.O.,
            PIN - 686 673.

     5      RIJAS
            S/O.BAVA, THADIKUNNEL HOUSE, PAIPRA KARA, MULAVOOR P.O.,
            PIN - 686 673.

     6      SOMAN
            S/O.KUNJA, VATTAKATTIL HOUSE, KARIKODE KARA, MULAKULAM P.O.,
            PIN - 686 610.

     7      SHAJAHAN
            S/O.MUHAMMED KASSIM, H.NO.VI/764, KATTAKOILIL HOUSE, CHITTOOR,
            NEDUMANGADU P.O., PERINGAMALE, PIN - 695 541.
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     8      MAJEED.A.A.
            AKBAR NIVAS, PANGODU P.O., ATTINGAL, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM,
            PIN - 695 609.

            BY ADVS.
            S.JUSTUS
            SRI.ALIAS M.CHERIAN
            SANDEEP GOPALAKRISHNAN
            JINNU SARA GEORGE
            ANAND VIMAL
            ANJU DAVIS K.




     THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

01.08.2023, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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                             JUDGMENT

This appeal is filed regarding the question of negligence by the

Insurance Company. The legal positions settled earlier in National

Insurance Co.Ltd v. Sinitha [(2012) 2 SCC 356] was overruled by a

larger Bench of Apex Court in a subsequent decision in United India

Insurance Company Limited v. Sunil Kumar and another [(2019)

12 SCC 398]. Hence, the same cannot be entertained on the above said

ground.

In view of the legal positions settled by the larger Bench of the

Apex Court in Sunil Kumar (supra), this appeal will stand dismissed.

Sd/-

P.SOMARAJAN JUDGE rp