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SUMATHI JAGADAM
Panditi Bujji, W/o Srinivasa Rao – Appellant
Versus
Aluri Narayana Rao, S/o. Asservadam – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
Sumathi Jagadam, J.
This appeal is preferred by the appellant/petitioner against the order dated 08.08.2007 passed by the Chairman, Motor Vehicle Accidents Claims Tribunal - cum - XI Additional District Judge, Guntur at Tenali, (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) in M.V.O.P.No.83 of 2006, awarding compensation of Rs.39,400/- to the Appellant/petitioner as against her claim of Rs.1,00,000/-.
2. For the sake of convenience and to avoid confusion, the parties hereinafter will be referred to as they are arrayed before the Tribunal.
3. The case of the petitioner is that on 30.09.2005 at about 10.30 p.m., she boarded an auto bearing No. AP 7 TT 4320 and when the auto reached near Kuchinapudi canal in between Purlameraka – Kuchinapudi village, an auto bearing temporary registration No.AP 07 TRAC 0132, being driven by its driver in a rash and negligent manner without blowing horn, came and hit the auto in which the petitioner was travelling. As a result, the petitioner sustained multiple grievous injuries on her right leg and waist region and multiple bleeding injuries all over her body. The matter was reported to Adavuladeevi P.S. of Guntur District, and the same was regist
Insurance companies are liable to compensate accident victims even if the driver lacks a valid license, as per the Motor Vehicles Act.
Insurance companies cannot evade liability for compensation based on the driver's lack of a valid license or vehicle registration under the Motor Vehicles Act.
Compensation for personal injury must adequately reflect the impact of permanent disability on earning capacity and quality of life, distinguishing between pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages.
Insurance Companies are liable to pay compensation regardless of the driver's licensing status, with the right to recover from the vehicle owner.
An insurer has a statutory duty to pay compensation even if it successfully defends a claim, with the right to recover from the vehicle owner.
Under the Motor Vehicles Act, non-compliance with license conditions does not absolve insurers of third-party liability; pay and recovery principle applies to recover claims from vehicle owners.
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