Karnataka High Court
The Oriental Insurance Co Ltd vs Smt Ramya on 6 January, 2012
Author: N.K.Patil
Bench: N.K.Patil
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?. for ihe parties, after c3§:,$f;;§""§§%:5£::--3§}_ and award passafi by fiat, in the case Gf Kuszmz Lam azzfi find ethers repcrted in 291.2 A&I_;§2§g :°e1y:A:<igV'up.:3n varicaus j:.1<:igme::t§ including .X';'é:§f§f§7;37$ 9&3; {E16 Apex Cotiri has hshi that if '?g?.i@*§:V'§s-ivéasjgyw.A§§§$§::':€ Wiih fsgard :0 £538 vaééciiiy :3? iha _ §C€fl"{*€ ,=:_;éf ':3;é§;€ §E"i\F€§ 3%" $316 Qffsxzdmg Vehicéa, mes}, {ha ;%::s§:ra:1v<:é Cemparzy may be dirsctafi {G gay 'ihs _ é:.s) :"::g:aé1*1$a.i:§;@:"i 352321;}: is ihs Céaimazzijs ané Eherg 5 /éf I. 5 . aé§s§§:%seé:i'Ar§i';' :'€§::€fi;€:§ 3:316 taams imm {E36 ewrser cf {he gaié 'FEE réievant paragragh jg sxiractefi as b€I@27s:§..§: "
"E3, in resgaecé ef {he dispz/gig {1bQL§'€E£C§:E'3/?.C:V€ ;'. {he Tribunaé has heid and? €3i»:LI'? E)f£'€uL;b _ T that the iFISLiI"QIZC€ Cam, :1n2; ha ;~:V zfcs n V' {hen ma recover it :z3§r:*:. 2fi2.§ ozifher This €OL£I'§ is affirming :Vi:a;f;:£:re:gV:ian' in .§;:'g;§}f§9f the principles Eteieéi 'é?;ree~J::aEge Bench Gf coz;f_:v'T' :5; C-i"e,$é§~».I§;;¢ff'.'3\faii0nai £'nsuran§":e' {;'::..Lté?§ 20§4 AC1} " %' {€?*?£?f3i€é3:.55 * f S
8. '§:'1 *:E1€' <:§f"«-%:i§i¢"'.facts and circumstanses of $16 Cfase, as' si.é:'€d5' a5s::x?é, the appeai filed by insuraa" :3 V' . i%%:§3é§.gr:ed jazdgmfini aged award deified 28$'? Agggss passed if: we go, 8§5Q,!2GQ§§ by {he ..XiH ;%{§aj 1§§i;§®::aE Jzzfigég Cieurt eff Sinai} Causassfi Exfiismisez, '§<>_:§:_« Accifisizé Ciaims '§:'ibu:':aL Maérepgiiiam Area? B ;mgaE§r€ iSCCE»E5}§ is hereby mociiféeé. 5"
..>:>+' ~ . Q_ B:v:f::%=:, ml '§h€ £::3ura::<:e Csmpany Ea dérecéad §Q"é;a%i§'§§%"'§}:':---1« ~ awaré passeé by 1:326 '§rib:z:1aL w,%_:E:i.::' i%1:s:*éé %;¥:'é'¢'s.§é' f_1'f:3z:':_ ' the date gf rsssipt ef €G§§?' 9f the j§;§dgf§§1s:§1i'a,:35Ci 7 The insurer is rese3:'i}fe'd__1ibe'1:.%:y tQj",rfes;%:,:veV:f fiths -. L' cempensatien paid by §f0ffi_.{1:i:%:_'e:a;};3€r..::f gffending vehicie, in ascerdansé it-.{§.':{»€:'zs:$ires. The arneuntv in §i€}§";3:.S}:?£3Z is fiérsscted 'ie be _:. jffifgéfiiétéanal Tribunai f{:»rfl'1Wi'ih, V «V V A {}'ifiVéé"i:§:iv5s:Zra\}if 3 $9 afiéiéfdirzgly.