T.N.SINGH, S.K.DUBEY, SHACHEENDRA DWIVEDI
PRAKRAMCHAND – Appellant
Versus
CHUTTAN – Respondent
( 1 ) WHEN this appeal came for hearing before one of us (S. K. Dubey, J.), sitting singly, and it was heard at some length by him, he took the view that the interpretation of S. 110-CC, Motor Vehicles Act, 1939, for short, the 'act', in the context of O. 41, R. 33, CPC by another learned single Judge of this Court in the case of Oriental Fire and General Insurance Co. Ltd. Indore v. Kamla Bai, 1990 MPJR 140, hereinafter referred to as Kamlabai's case was required to be examined by Larger Bench. Indeed, according to him, the view expressed in the decision cited, conflicted directly with this Court's decision in Manjula Devi Bhuta v. Manjushri Raha, 1968 Jab LJ 189 and otherwise also, the question was a general importance to decide whether in appeal, the Court had power, jurisdiction or duty to award interest at a higher rate in the absence of cross-objection in that regard by the claimant. ( 2 ) TWIN provisions, above-referred, are extracted in the extenso: section 110-CC, M. V. Act :"110-CC. Award of interest where any claim is allowed.- Where any Court or Claims Tribunal allows a claim for compensation made under this Act, such Court or Tribunal may direct that in
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