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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KARNATAKA, AT DHARWAD
GEETHA K.B.
Mehboobli Nadaf S/o. Peersab Nadaf – Appellant
Versus
Shamshuddin Kuppelur – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claimant's injury due to accident, insurer's denial. (Para 1 , 3 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. arguments on evidence and procedure in claim. (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 3. legal questions for consideration. (Para 16 , 17) |
| 4. analysis of claimant's complaint and evidence. (Para 18 , 19) |
| 5. medical evidence regarding injuries and treatment. (Para 20 , 22 , 24) |
| 6. judicial perspective on delays and negligence standards. (Para 29 , 30 , 31) |
| 7. final conclusions on tribunal's decision. (Para 32 , 35 , 36 , 37 , 38) |
JUDGMENT :
GEETHA K.B., J.
The unsuccessful claimant is before this Court under Section 173 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, (for short, ‘M.V.Act’), praying for setting aside the judgment of dismissal passed in MVC No.781/2010 dated 25.11.2013 on the file of I Additional District and Sessions Judge and Additional MACT, Dharwad, sitting at Hubballi (for short, ‘the Tribunal’).
2. Parties would be referred with their ranks, as they were before the Tribunal, for sake of convenience and clarity.
3. The claimant has filed the claim petition under Section 166 of M.V.Act, praying for compensation in respect of the injuries sustained by him in a road traffic accident that had taken pl
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