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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY
R.M.Joshi
Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Neeta Dipak Gole – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
R.M. JOSHI, J.
. These Appeals filed by Insurer as well as Claimants take exception to the judgment and award dated 25th July 2022 passed in MACT No.132 of 2016 whereby the learned Tribunal granted lump sum compensation to the Claimants in an injury claim.
2. The Insurer take challenges to the impugned judgment and award on the ground that the Tribunal has failed to take into consideration the negligence on the part of another vehicle in occurrence of the accident. It is therefore contended that, since, this is case of the contributory negligence on the part of the rider of the motor-cycle on which the Applicant was pillion rider, the Tribunal ought to have held negligence of the rider of the motor-cycle to the extent of 50% in occurrence of the accident. It is further claimed that, the Tribunal has failed to take into consideration the evidence of RTO in order to show that the permit of the auto rickshaw i.e. the offending vehicle expired on 20th July 2014 and since the vehicle was not having valid permit, there is breach of Terms and Conditions of the policy and hence, Insurer is not liable to make payment of compensation. It is further claimed that the Tribunal has erred
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