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2021 Supreme(J&K) 41

VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL
National Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Mehtaba – Respondent


Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Petitioners: Mr. J.A. Kawoosa, Mr. Areeb Kawoosa.

JUDGMENT :

VINOD CHATTERJI KOUL, J.

1. Review of judgment dated 1st February 2021, passed by this Court in MA No. 09/2018, titled National Insurance Company Limited vs. Mst. Mehtaba and Another, dismissing the Appeal, is sought for in this petition.

2. Heard and considered.

3. Learned senior counsel appearing for Review Petitioner-Insurance Company has stated that an Appeal, being MA No. 09/2018, was filed by review petitioner against Award dated 9th November 2017, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Anantnag. This Court while passing judgment dated 1st February 2021 in abovementioned Appeal has not considered that the claim petition had been filed before the Tribunal under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “the Act”) and, therefore, income of deceased was rightly taken as Rs. 40,000/- per annum on the basis of structured formula without any reference to fault liability. According to learned senior counsel, income of deceased is to be taken as Rs. 40,000/- drawn on the basis of structured formula in petition filed under Section 163A.

4. The submission qua computation of income by the Tribunal having been rightly taken as Rs. 40,000/- has substance, albeit in

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