HIGH COURT OF KERALA
Ziyad Rahman A. A, J
NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
SUSAMMA @ ALLY * [DIED] – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. dispute over compensation amounts (Para 4 , 5 , 6) |
| 2. assessment of compensation (Para 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 3. court's reasoning on compensation (Para 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 4. modification of tribunal's award (Para 22 , 23) |
JUDGMENT
[MACA Nos.1709/2014, 1415/2014, 1416/2014, 1732/2014]
These appeals arise from a common award passed in OP(MV) Nos.956/2000 and 957/2000 on the files of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Thodupuzha. OP(MV) No.956/2000 was filed by the claimant therein seeking compensation for the injuries sustained to her in a motor accident that occurred on 13.05.2000. OP(MV) No.957/2000 was filed by the legal heirs of one Paulose who died, due to the injuries sustained in the very same accident. Even though, the deceased Paulose sustained injuries in the accident that occurred on 13.05.2000, he succumbed to the injuries on 15.04.2007 while undergoing treatment.
2. The claimant in OP(MV) No.956/2000 was the wife of the deceased. The accident occurred, when the claimant in OP(MV) No.956/2000 and the deceased for whose death, the OP(MV) No.957/2000 was filed, were travelling in a jeep, it capsized, thereby causing serious injuries to t
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