IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE M.R.ANITHA WEDNESDAY, THE 6^TH DAY OF APRIL 2022 / 16TH CHAITHRA, 1944 MACA NO. 1599 OF 2012 AGAINST THE ORDER/JUDGMENT IN OPMV 1720/2006 OF MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL KOTTAYAM APPELLANT/PETITIONER:

RATHEESHKUMAR MEKKAMPURATHU HOUSE,KULATHOORPRAYAR KARA,VELLAVOOR VILLAGE.

BY ADVS.

SRI.K.A.HASHIM SRI.M.I.ISMAIL RESPONDENTS/ADDITIONAL RESPONDENTS NOS.4 TO 6:

1 SOJAN THOMAS ILLIMMOOTIL,CHURAKUZHY BHAGOM,MADAPPALLY,CHANGANACHERRY.686 101

2 SAJI JOSEPH AYATHUKUDIYIL,ARUVAPPARA.P.O,PERUMBAVOOR,ERNAKULAM.683 545

3 THE NATIONAL INSURANCE CO.LTD PERUMBAVOOR.683 545 4 ABHILASH.T.K THANNIKALI,KULATHOORPRAYAR,VELLAVOOR.680 601

5 JOSEPH CHACKO THOTTATHIL,ANICKAD.P.O,MATTAPPALLY.680 684

6 THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD KOTTAYAM.680 101 BY ADV SRI.P.JACOB MATHEW ADV.SRI. GEORGE CHERIAN (THIRUVALLA)

OTHER PRESENT:

SRI.LAL GEORGE,R3 THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON

06.04.2022, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:

JUDGMENT

Appellant is the claimant in O.P.(MV).1720/2006 on the file of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kottayam (in short, the Tribunal). The claim petition has been filed un