2023 Supreme(Online)(Mad) 97106
MADRAS HIGH COURT
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., – Appellant
Versus
SENTHIL KUMAR, – Respondent
CMA 2669 2021
Headnote:
Fact of the Case:
The Appellant Insurance Company challenged the impugned award questioning its liability to pay compensation on the ground that FIR has been registered only against the first respondent/claimant.
Finding of the Court:
The Court is inclined to grant an order of interim stay.
Issues: Whether the Appellant Insurance Company is liable to pay compensation when FIR has been registered only against the first respondent/claimant.
Final Decision: There shall be an order of interim stay as prayed for in CMP.No.15260 of 2021 on condition that the Appellant deposits 50% of the amount apportioned on the Appellant to the credit of MCOP.No.163 of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Subordinate Judge, Jeyamkondam within a period of four weeks from the date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which, the interim order granted shall stand automatically vacated.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
( Civil Appellate Jurisdiction )
Friday, the Twenty Fourth day of September Two Thousand Twenty One
PRESENT
THE HON`BLE MR.JUSTICE ABDUL QUDDHOSE
CMA.No.2669 of 2021
and CMP.No.15260 of 2021
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD., [ APPELLANT/PETITIONER ]
NO.99-100 SOUTH CAR STREET,
CHIDAMBARAM, CUDDALORE DISTRICT.
Vs
1 SENTHIL KUMAR [ RESPONDENTS/RESPONDENTS ]
2 VIJAY
The Civil Miscellaneous Appeal Under Section 173 of the Motor
Vechiles Act, 1988 against to set aside the Decree and Judgment
passed in M.C.O.P.No.163 of 2017 dated 10.11.2020 Learned Motor
Accident Claims Tribunal (Subordinate Judge), Jeyamkondam and be
pleased to dismiss the above claim (in CMA.No.2669 of 2021) and;
ii)
To Stay the operation of the Judgment and Decree passed in
M.C.O.P.No.163 of 2017 dated 10.11.2020 on the file of the Learned
the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Subordinate Judge), Jeyamkondam
(in CMP.No.15260 of 2021) pending disposal of the above CMA.No.2669
of 2021.
Order : This petition coming on for orders upon perusing
the petition and the affidavit filed in support thereof and upon
hearing the arguments of M/S.J.CHANDRAN, Advocate for the
Appellant/Petitioner the court made the following order:-
Notice to the respondents returnable by 12.11.2021. Private
notice is also permitted.
2. The Appellant Insurance Company has challenged the impugned
award questioning its liability to pay compensation on the ground
that FIR has been registered only against the first
respondent/claimant.
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3. This Court is inclined to grant an order of interim stay.
Accordingly, there shall be an order of interim stay as prayed for in
CMP.No.15260 of 2021 on condition that the Appellant deposits 50% of
the amount apportioned on the Appellant to the credit of MCOP.No.163
of 2017 on the file of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,
Subordinate Judge, Jeyamkondam within a period of four weeks from the
date of receipt of a copy of this order, failing which, the interim
order granted shall stand automatically vacated.
4. Post the matter on 12.11.2021.
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24/09/2021
/ TRUE COPY /
Sub-Assistant Registrar ( Statistics / C.S. )
High Court, Madras - 600 104.
TO
1 THE SUBORDINATE JUDGE,
MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL,
JEYAMKONDAM.
C.C. to M/S.J.CHANDRAN, Advocate SR.NO.5456/2021
Order
in
CMA.No.2669 of 2021
and CMP.No.15260 of 2021
Date :24/09/2021
From 26.2.2001 the Registry is issuing certified
copies of the Interim Orders in this format
PA (28/09/2021)
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