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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
J.NISHA BANU, R.SAKTHIVEL
Divisional Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Priya W/o. Late Boopathy – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. arguments by insurance company (Para 8) |
| 2. arguments by petitioners (Para 9 , 10) |
| 3. court's analysis of evidence (Para 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 4. court's conclusion on negligence (Para 15 , 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 5. final ruling and order (Para 22) |
JUDGMENT :
R.SAKTHIVEL, J.
Feeling aggrieved by the Award dated September 24, 2019 passed by the 'Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Additional District Judge), Hosur' ['Tribunal' for short] in M.C.O.P.No.55 of 2018, the second respondent therein - Insurance Company has preferred this Civil Miscellaneous Appeal praying to set aside the Award.
2. Hereinafter, for the sake of convenience, the parties will be denoted as per their array before the Tribunal.
PETITIONERS' CASE IN BRIEF:
3. The first petitioner is the wife of the deceased – Boopathi while second and third petitioners are their children. Fourth and fifth petitioners are the parents of the deceased - Boopathi. On November 17, 2014 at about 19.15 hours, the deceased - Boopathi was travelling in a motorcycle bearing Registration No.KA.04.EW.9547 as the pillion. The first respondent, namely Magesh, son of Munisamy, was riding the motorcycle.
3.1. When the motorcycle was pr
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The court established that negligence in driving leading to an accident warrants compensation, and the multiplier method is a valid approach for calculating damages.
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Strict rules of Evidence Act are not applicable in the proceedings under MV Act.
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The insurance company remains liable for compensation even when the deceased's negligence is alleged, unless proven otherwise through admissible evidence.
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