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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Honourable Mr Justice M.DHANDAPANI
Divisional Manager, The United India Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Kavitha – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
The above appeal is filed by the appellant/Insurance company seeking to set aside the Judgment and Decree dated 08.12.2023 passed in M.C.O.P.No. 1094 of 2020 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Special District Judge No.1, Cuddalore
2. For brevity, the appellant is herein after referred to as insurer of the motor cycle (offending vehicle), respondents 6 and 8 are hereinafter referred to as owner of the Tractor and motorcycle and the 7th respondent is referred to as insurer of the Tractor.
3. It is the case of the appellant that, on 05.09.2020 at about 3.00 p.m., when the deceased was riding his two wheeler bearing Regn.No.TN 31 AH 7166 by overtaking a tractor belonging to the 6th respondent bearing Regn.No.TN 32 R 4830 tied with a trailer bearing Regn.No.TN 32 R 4830 loaded with sugar cane insured with the seventh respondent/insurer of the Tractor and while proceeding in front of the Tractor, a two wheeler which came in the opposite direction bearing Regn.No.TN 05 BM 0614 driven by the eight respondent, insured with the appellant insurance company dashed the vehicle driven by the deceased. Thereafter, the deceased was thrown out of the vehicle and the tractor which was
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