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SUDHANSHU DHULIA, K. VINOD CHANDRAN
Shaikh Sadik Shaikh Rafique – Appellant
Versus
Reliance General Insurance Company Limited – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claimant's accident and compensation request (Para 2) |
| 2. insurance company's defense and tribunal's stance (Para 3) |
| 3. assessment of damages and justification for compensation (Para 4 , 5) |
| 4. finalization of compensation order and appeal resolution (Para 6 , 7 , 8) |
JUDGEMENT
K. VINOD CHANDRAN, J.
1. Leave granted.
2. The appellant, a young man of 25 years has become completely bed ridden due to an accident caused when he was travelling in the truck of his employer, which crashed with another vehicle. The appellant before the Tribunal claimed rashness and negligence on the driver of the truck in which he was travelling. The claimant asserted an annual income of Rs.9,000/-, Rs.4,00,000/- spent for medical treatment and claimed a total of Rs.68,44,000/- as compensation. The Tribunal accepted the claim and awarded an amount of Rs.16,00,000/- on the premise that the interest earned from the said amount would look after the claimant in future.
3. The learned counsel appearing for the Insurance Company made a feeble attempt to point out that the policy did not cover the passengers in a goods vehicle. This has been considered by the Tribunal and the claimant was found to be an e
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