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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
RADHAKISHAN AGRAWAL
United India Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Santosh Kumar, S/o Parasmal Jain – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. accident circumstances and claims filed. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. parties' arguments regarding liability. (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. court's analysis of insurance policy and compensation assessment. (Para 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. determination of insurer's liability. (Para 14 , 15 , 16) |
| 5. final ruling on compensation and liability. (Para 17 , 18) |
JUDGMENT :
RADHAKISHAN AGRAWAL, J.
1. Since all above captioned appeals arise out of the same accident that occurred on 02.04.2011, therefore, they are being heard together and disposed of by this common judgment.
2. As per averments in claim petitions, on the fateful day of 02.04.2011 at 3:30 pm, the deceased Jagendrapal and Murariram along with other passengers were travelling in the Maruti Car 800 bearing registration CG/04/B/7418 (for short, the offending vehicle) and were going to village Naargaon, as soon as the the said car reached to Dhamtari road between the villages Jagtara and Jamruva, Non- applicant No.1 – Santosh Kumar Jain drove the same in a rash and negligent manner, due to which, the said car overturned, as a result of which, the passengers including Jagendrapal received serious injuries whereas Murariram has died
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