The Branch Manager v. Sharada and Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka; Miscellaneous First Appeal; Motor Vehicles Act; Insurance Company appellant; claimants; fatal road accident; motorcycle; pillion rider; tractor; rash and negligent driving; delay of one day in lodging complaint/FIR; inquest panchanama; postmortem; offending vehicle number; compensation quantum; age and avocation of deceased; compensation just and reasonable; negligence upheld; award confirmed; appeal dismissed; amount in deposit transmitted to Tribunal forthwith.
What did the court decide?
No relief to the appellant-Insurance Company; the Tribunal's judgment and award stand confirmed and the amount in deposit is transmitted to the Tribunal forthwith. ¶82