ORISSA HIGH COURT : CUTTACK W.P.(C) No.24028 of 2024 In the matter of an Application under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India, 1950 ***

The Manager (Legal)

Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd.

At: Dharmanagar, Berhampur District: Ganjam, Represented through Legal Executive (cid:0)« Petitioner (Respondent No.2 before the learned Tribunal).

-VERSUS-

1. Subash Pradhan Aged about 46 years Son of Dina Pradhan Resident of Village: Haridamula P.O.: Shyamsundarpur P.S.: Khallikote District: Ganjam, Odisha (Claimant-petitioner before the learned Tribunal)

2. A. Sangram Patra Aged about 47 years Son of A. Ganesh Patra @ Ganesh Patra Residing At: Gurapalli, P.O.: Bhejpur P.S.: Khallikote, District: Ganjam (Respondent No.1 before the learned Tribunal)

(cid:0)« Opposite parties .

Counsel appeared for the parties:

For the Petitioner : M/s. Anupam Dash , Subham Sharma , Arpit Sarangi , Advocates For the Opposite party : M/s. Suryakanta Dwibedi, No.1 R.K. Mahanta, S.S. Dash, K.M. Hati, Advocates P R E S E N T:

HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MURAHARI SRI RAMAN Date of Hearing : 06.01.2025 :: Date of Order : 06.01.2025 ORDER Challenge is laid against the Order dated 06.05.2024 (Annexure-3) passed in M.A.C. Case No.02 of 2022, wherein question of maintainability of the application of the present opposite party No.1, namely, Subash Pradhan, for compensation filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 being raised, the same has been rejected by the learned Additional District Judge- cum-9^th Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Khallikote, Ganjam. The petitioner-Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd., has approached this Court by way of this writ petition invoking extraordinary jurisdiction under Articles 226 & 227 of the Constitution of India with the following prayer(s):

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passed by the learned 9 th MACT-cum-Additional District

Judge, Khallikote under Annexure-3 and allow the petition filed by the petitioner-Insurance Company

under Annexure-2 and pass any other order/orders, as may be deemed fit and proper in the interest of justice.

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2. The claim case, i.e., M.A.C. Case No.02 of 2022 has been filed on 29.11.2022 under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act (cid:0)(cid:15)(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)(cid:20)(cid:0)(cid:28)(cid:0)(cid:27)(cid:0)(cid:27)(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)(cid:11)(cid:0)·(cid:0)0(cid:0)9(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)$(cid:0)F(cid:0)W(cid:0)µ(cid:0)(cid:3)(cid:0)I(cid:0)R(cid:0) Ube(cid:0)(cid:3)f(cid:0)oVr(cid:0)eK (cid:0)tRhe(cid:0)U (cid:0)W(cid:0)(cid:12)

Court of learned Additional District Judge- cum-9th Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Khallikote, Ganjam (cid:0)(cid:11)(cid:0)·(cid:0)0(cid:0)$(cid:0)&(cid:0)7(cid:0)µ(cid:0)(cid:15)(cid:0)(cid:3) (cid:0)I(cid:0)R(cid:0)U(cid:0)(cid:3) (cid:0)F(cid:0)R(cid:0)Q(cid:0)Y(cid:0)bHy(cid:0) Qt(cid:0)hLe(cid:0)H (cid:0)pQre(cid:0)Fs(cid:0)eHn(cid:0)t(cid:12) (cid:0)(cid:3)opposite party No.1, namely, Subash Pradhan for grant of compensation to tune of Rs.20,00,000/- on account of injury sustained in a road accident caused by a Truck (Good