Partly allowed
Vijay Kumar Dwivedi v. Zubeda Khatoon and Others
Allahabad HCFAFO/450/1991
Case brief
AI extract
What is this about?
An owner-appellant, dissatisfied with the tribunal's award of Rs.71,000, filed an appeal. The court, noting the respondent counsel's absence and the appellant's deposit of the statutory amount with interest, held that the deposited sum equates to the payable amount, modifying the order without adjudicating merits.
What did the court decide?
Insurance company restricted to liability of Rs. 50,000; interim relief vacated; appeal disposed by equating deposited amount to payable.