Iffco Tokio General Insurance Co.Ltd. v. Vinod Mangaldas Shah and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
IFFCO-Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Vinod Mangaldas Shah & Ors., First Appeal No. 194 of 2026, Bombay High Court, 4 March 2026. Insurer's appeal confined to contributory negligence finding against driver of insured vehicle; quantum of compensation not challenged; impugned judgment dated 13-11-2025 in MACP No. 313 of 2016, MACT Pune. Interim directions: deposit of Rs. 5 crores before MACT Pune within one week; withdrawal by respondent nos. 1-6 pending final adjudication; stay of execution upon deposit; notice returnable 6 April 2026; hamdast permitted. Counsel: Vineet Naik, Senior Advocate, with Sumanth Anchan, Anubhav Dutta, Nabeel Malik, Vineet Sawant, i/b. Tuli & Co.; none for respondents. Bench: Shree Chandrashekhar, CJ. and Gautam A. Ankhad, J.
What did the court decide?
Interim Application No. 1671 of 2026 disposed of: appellant-Insurance Company to disburse Rs. 5 crores to any one of respondent nos. 1 to 6 duly authorised by the other respondents within one week, and to deposit the amount before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pune, with liberty to respondent nos. 1 to 6 to withdraw it pending final adjudication of First Appeal No. 194 of 2026; upon such deposit, execution pursuant to the judgment dated 13th November 2025 in Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 313 of 2016 to remain stayed. In the First Appeal, notice issued to the respondents, returnable on 6th April 2026; hamdast permitted for service on the private respondents, to be served within two weeks. The First Appeal itself remains pending; no merits determination made.