Case brief
What is this about?
New India Insurance Co. Ltd v. Sajjad Alam & Mrs. Prabha Dey, M.A. No.168 of 2016 (Jharkhand HC, Ranchi, 02.09.2024, Rajesh Kumar, J.) - insurer's miscellaneous appeal against Motor Vehicle Accident Claim Tribunal, Hazaribagh award dated 15.09.2015 in Claim Case No.11/2005 (accident 28.10.2004) rejected; licence objection contradicted by surveyor report, permit never produced; appeal declined on account of accident vintage and claimant having received nothing; statutory deposit ordered remitted to Tribunal for release. Keywords: motor accident claim, insurance appeal, driving licence, permit, surveyor report, statutory amount, appeal rejected, delay in payment.
What did the court decide?
Appeal rejected; statutory amount to be remitted back to the Tribunal for release in favour of the claimant or the Insurance Company depending upon the factual matrix of the case; pending application(s), if any, disposed of.