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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
C.S. SUDHA, J
New India Assurance Co Ltd – Appellant
Versus
Appunni, S/o.Ayyappan – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. appeal filed under motor vehicles act regarding compensation. (Para 1 , 2 , 5) |
| 2. liability of insurer disputed based on vehicle insurance status. (Para 7 , 10) |
| 3. court examines vehicle registration discrepancies. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 4. court emphasizes burden of proof lies with disputing parties. (Para 16 , 18) |
JUDGMENT :
C.S. SUDHA, J.
This appeal has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (the Act) by the third respondent/insurer in O.P.(MV) No.144/2017 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Ottapalam (the Tribunal), aggrieved by the amount of compensation granted by Award dated 09/05/2019. The respondents herein are the claim petitioner and respondents 1 and 2 respectively in the petition. In this appeal, the parties and the documents will be referred to as described in the original petition.
2. According to the claim petitioner, on 24/03/2016 at about 09:00 p.m., while he was walking through Kottappalla – Kodiyamkunnu public road and when reached near Kottappalla grandhshala, jeep bearing registration no.KL-07/J- 3220 driven by the first respondent in a rash and negligent manner in great speed knocked him down, as a result of whi
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