The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt Manchu Swaminathan @ Manju
Case brief
What is this about?
Oriental Insurance Co Ltd v. Manchu Swaminathan @ Manju Swaminathan & Others; MFA No. 9582 of 2017 (MV-I), High Court of Karnataka, decided 18.06.2026 (Jayant Banerji and Tara Vitasta Ganju, JJ). Appeal under S. 173(1) MV Act against MVC No.13/2013 award (Rs.45,20,009/- plus 9% interest) dismissed for non-compliance with direction to file attested translated copies of documents/depositions with affidavit under Order XIII Rule 12 CPC (Karnataka Amendment); dismissal for default/non-prosecution; no adjudication on merits.
What did the court decide?
The Court granted the appellant four weeks' time to file duly attested translated copies of the documents/depositions on record, supported by an affidavit as required under Order XIII Rule 12 CPC (Karnataka Amendment), failing which the appeal would stand dismissed without further reference to the Court.