Claimant vs Insurance Company - 2015 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 15

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2015 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 15

TRIPURA HIGH COURT
, J
Claimant – Appellant
Versus
Insurance Company – Respondent

Table of Content
1. facts regarding the nature of the incident and initial claims. (Para 1 , 2 , 3)
2. arguments presented by the counsel regarding the classification of the incident. (Para 4 , 5)
3. court's discussion on precedent and contextual interpretation of 'accident'. (Para 6 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11)
4. clarification of legal distinctions between felonious acts and accidents. (Para 7)
5. conclusion dismissing the appeal based on established legal interpretation. (Para 12 , 13)

1. This appeal by the claimant is directed against the award of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), West Tripura, Agartala, wherein the petition filed by the claimantappellant was dismissed on the ground that the death of the deceased did not arise out of the use of a motor vehicle accident.

2. The claimant, who is the son of the deceased, filed the claim petition alleging that his mother had died in an occurrence arising out of a use of motor vehicle and therefore, he is entitled to compensation. The relevant averments made in the claim petition are as follows: -
' 23. On the date and time of the accident, i.e. on 26-6-2000 at about 10/10.30 a.m. the deceased Shanti Laxmi Jamatia was travelling by the vehi