Advocates:
['JASVINDER MAZUMDAR', '', 'RAJESH KUMAR', 'RISHAV DEV', 'PRATYUSH KUMAR', '', 'MUKESH BIHARI LAL', 'ALOK LAL', 'PRASHANT KUMAR SHRIVASTAVA']

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JHARKHAND AT RANCHI

Misc. Appeal No. 176 of 2010

Ram Shankar Singh

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…. Appellant

Versus

1. Smt. Sumitra Devi

2. Raghwendra Prasad Singh

3. Kumar Ravi Sekhar

4. Pawan Kumar Singh

5. Bishwajeet Singh

6. Ram Ganesh Singh

7. Smt. Janki Devi

8. M/s National Insurance Company Limited, Burdwan

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.... Respondents

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CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE GAUTAM KUMAR CHOUDHARY

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For the Appellant

: Mrs. J.K. Mazumdar, Advocate

For the Respondents

: M/s Pratyush Kumar & Alok Lal, Advocates

C.A.V. ON 07.01.2022

PRONOUNCED ON 13 / 01 / 2022

1.

The instant appeal has been preferred under Section 173 of the

Motor Vehicles Act by the owner of the vehicle against the award of

compensation in Title (Motor Vehicle) Suit No. 11 of 2008 whereby and

whereunder, the learned Tribunal ordered the compensation amount to be

paid by the appellant/defendant no. 1 in view of breach of condition of in-

surance policy.

2.

It is submitted that there was no laches on the part of the owner

of the vehicle as it was having all valid relevant papers and