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H. P. SANDESH
Muniyamma – Appellant
Versus
Bharathi Axa General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
H.P. Sandesh, J. - Heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellants and the learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 1.
2. This appeal is filed challenging the judgment and award of dismissal of the claim petition in M.V.C. No. 9009/2009 dated 24.11.2012 passed by the Principal MACT., & Chief Judge, Court of Small Causes, Bengaluru (SCCH-1) ('the Tribunal' for short).
3. The parties are referred to as per their original rankings before the Tribunal to avoid confusion and for the convenience of the Court.
4. The factual matrix of the case of the claimants before the Tribunal is that the deceased met with an accident on 28.11.2009 at about 1:15 p.m, as a result, he had sustained degloving injury which has resulted in amputation. At the first instance, the petition was filed by the injured himself and later on he succumbed to the injuries on 23.07.2010. Hence, the claimants, who are the wife and children, came on record as legal representatives of the deceased.
5. The claimants in order to substantiate their claim examined the daughter, who is the third petitioner as P.W.1 and also examined the Doctor as P.W.2 and got marked the documents Exs.P1 to P11. On the other hand
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