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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA AT BENGALURU
C.M.POONACHA
Tata AIG General Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Palani Swamy S/o Monu Swamy – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
C.M. POONACHA, J.
1. The present appeal is filed by the insurer under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, [Hereinafter referred as to ‘Act’] challenging the judgment and award dated 11.11.2016 passed in MVC No.758/2012 by the II Additional District Judge and III Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mangaluru (DK), [Hereinafter referred as to ‘Tribunal’]
2. For the sake of convenience, the parties herein are referred as per their rank before the Tribunal.
3. The relevant facts in a nutshell leading to the present appeal are that on 21.02.2012 when the claimant was walking on the side of the road, a motor cycle bearing No.KA-19-EA-7193 came in a rash and negligent manner and hit the claimant causing the accident in question, wherein the claimant sustained injuries. Claiming compensation for the injuries, the claimant instituted claim proceedings arraying the owner and insurer of the offending motor cycle as respondent Nos.1 and 2. Respondent No.1 remained ex-parte before the Tribunal. The claim proceedings was contested by respondent No.2 – insurer. The claimant was examined as PW.1. The Investigating Officer was examined as RW.1 and the representative of the
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