IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NOS. OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) Nos. 2644-2645 of 2019)

SURYA & ORS. … APPELLANTS VERSUS UNION INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. & ORS. … RESPONDENTS

O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. Arising out of the judgment dated 29.06.2017 of the High Court of Madras, Madurai Bench passed in CMA(MD) No. 1142/2016 and Cross Objection No. 11/2017, whereby the High Court reduced the compensation recording the findings of contributory negligence, the present appeals have been filed.

3. In the present case, the fact of death of Sivasankar in a road accident dated 10.02.2012, insurance coverage of the offending vehicle as on the date of incident are not in dispute. The Motor Accident Claims Signature Not Verified Gulshan Kumar Arora Date: 2025.05.09

17:09:04 IST Reason:

Tribunal (in short ‘MACT’) recorded the findings dealing the same extensively, which have been further discussed in the judgment by the High Court. Therefore, we desist to rewrite the same in the judgment and acknowledge these facts as they have been correctly recorded.

4. In the present case, after issuance of the notice when the matter came up for consideration, vide an ord