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IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
MOHAMMED NIAS C.P.
Menon P.S., S/o. K. Ramachandran – Appellant
Versus
Registrar General, High Court Of Kerala, Ernakulam – Respondent
| Table of Content |
|---|
| 1. background of the accident and parties involved. (Para 2) |
| 2. detailing of applications filed and their dismissal. (Para 3 , 4) |
| 3. arguments on the relevance of criminal findings. (Para 5 , 6) |
| 4. procedural justifications for the tribunal's decisions. (Para 7 , 8) |
| 5. rebuttal of arguments presented by the petitioner. (Para 9 , 10) |
| 6. court's rationale on negligence assessment. (Para 11 , 12) |
| 7. importance of independent evidence in negligence cases. (Para 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 8. conclusion and orders by the court. (Para 16) |
JUDGMENT :
The petitioner herein is the 2nd respondent in O.P.(MV)No.1696/2016 on the file of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Thrissur. The 1st respondent herein is the claimant in the original petition, and respondents 2 and 3 herein are respondents 3 and 1, respectively, in the said original petition. The original petition was instituted by the 1st respondent claiming compensation for the damage caused to the High Court vehicle bearing registration No. KL-07-BG-3165 (Innova), which was involved in a road traffic accident. In this OP(MAC), the petitioner challenges Exts. P7 and P8 orders of the Tribunal, by which Exts. P3 and P4 interlocutory application
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