The Kerala High Court modified an Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal award. It reduced the interest rate on compensation from 12% to 7% per annum, deeming the original rate exorbitant in the context of 1998 bank lending rates.
The appeal is allowed only to the extent of modifying the interest rate on the compensation award from 12% to 7% per annum.
This page shows the compact analysis of this judgement. The full analysis — procedural history, issue-by-issue holdings with ratio and obiter, advocates, and paragraph-level evidence for every claim — is being added to the record in batches and will appear here when this judgement has been through it.
IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM
PRESENT:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & THE HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI
FRIDAY, THE 16TH DAY OF MARCH 2012/26TH PHALGUNA 1933
MACA.No. 360 of 2006 (C)
OP(MV.)1270/1991 OF FIRST ADDL. DISTRICT COURT & MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, KOLLAM
APPELLANT/THIRD PARTY :
BIPIN CHANDRADAS, BIPIN VIHAR, SARKARA, CHIRAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM DIST.
BY ADVS.SRI.M.BALAGOVINDAN
SRI.M.R.SASITH PANICKER
RESPONDENTS / RESPONDENTS :
1. G.RAJENDRAN NAIR,
2. R.KUMAR, MARIAKKAVU VILAKOM VEEDU, PERUMKUZHI, CHIRAYINKEEZHU, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM.
3. M/S.UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD., ATTINGAL REPRESENTED BY THE MANAGER, KOLLAM BRANCH.
4. JEEJA BAI, VILAYIL VEEDU, SARKARA, CHIRAYINKIL.
5. MEERA RANI, VILAYIL VEEDU, SARKARA, CHIRAYINKIL.
R1 BY ADV. SRI.C.RAJENDRAN
THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16-03-2012, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING:
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PIUS C.KURIAKOSE & A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, JJ
--------------------------------------------MACA No.360 of 2006
Dated this the 16th day of March, 2012
JUDGMENT
Pius C.Kuriakose, J
The legal heir, son of the second respondent
before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal – the driver of the offending vehicle, has preferred this appeal.
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all other respects the award will stand.
sd/- PIUS C.KURIAKOSE, JUDGE
sd/- A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI, JUDGE
true copy
css/
P.S.TO JUDGE
3 issues framed by the court
Whether the rate of interest awarded by the Tribunal is reasonable given the low bank rates at the time of the accident.
Whether the compensation award should be set aside due to liability against the deceased driver's family property.
Whether the quantum of compensation requires modification or remand to the Tribunal.
BIPIN CHANDRADAS
G.RAJENDRAN NAIR
R.KUMAR
M/S.UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
JEEJA BAI
MEERA RANI
PIUS C.KURIAKOSE
A.V.RAMAKRISHNA PILLAI
As recorded by the court registry
Judgements on the same questions, provisions and authorities, from every court
