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JOHNSON JOHN
National Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Imran Umar Muhammed S/o Ummer – Respondent
ORDER :
The appellant insurance company filed this review petition against the judgment dated 20.05.2024 in M.A.C.A. No. 769 of 2024.
2. The above appeal was filed by the insurance company challenging the award in O.P.(MV) No. 2230 of 2019 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Perumbavoor. The claim petitioner was a minor aged 10 years at the time of occurrence and according to the claim petitioner, on 16.11.2019, while he was standing on the side of the road, car driven by the 2nd respondent in a rash and negligent manner caused to hit him and thereby, he sustained serious injuries.
3. Before the Tribunal, the owner and driver of the offending vehicle were ex parte and the insurance company contended that the offending vehicle was insured with the company for the period from 04.01.2018 to 03.01.2019 and the company has not issued any policy covering the date of the accident. It is further contended that the policy produced by the petitioner covering the period from 04.01.2019 to 03.01.2020 is not a genuine policy and that it is a fake policy.
4. Before the Tribunal, Exhibits A1 to A14 were marked from the side of the claim petitioner. From the side of the insurance compan
The insurance company bears the burden to prove the authenticity of the insurance policy, and failure to investigate alleged fraud results in liability for compensation.
(1) Motor Insurance – A third party claimant is not concerned with dispute between Insurer and insured.(2) Burden is on insurance company to prove that policy of insurance produced on record is fake.
The insurer failed to prove the insurance policy was fake, thus affirming liability for compensation awarded in a vehicular accident.
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The court upheld that failure to produce valid insurance documentation substantiates liability for compensation, reiterating strict standards for review petitions under existing law.
The absence of a vital document, such as the insurance policy, can raise doubts about the liability of the Insurance company in a compensation claim under the Motor Vehicles Act.
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