Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Gaddam Anji Reddy and Another
Case brief
What is this about?
Telangana High Court MACMA 4284 of 2014 dismissed 02-09-2025 (Justice Laxmi Narayana Alishetty): six-day delay in lodging FIR/complaint after 14.03.2011 pedestrian injury by car AP-29-BJ-3731 held NOT abnormal because claimant was hospitalised; Apex ratio in S.K.M. Haider v. Union of India relied on (FIR delay cannot be ground to doubt claimant's case); appellant's invocation of Bajaj Allianz General Insurance v. Bhoomireddy (2009 (4) TAC 484) on time-gap reducing evidentiary value not adopted; Tribunal award of Rs.9,17,019/- with 7% interest (MVOP 1690/2011, City Civil Court Hyderabad Tribunal) upheld without enhancement despite monthly income of Rs.6,000/- being below claimant's Income-Tax-Return income (Ex.A12, age 65, income from agricultural stores, business and house property); insurer Bajaj Allianz appeal dismissed, no costs.
What did the court decide?
None to the appellant; the Tribunal's award in OP No. 1690 of 2011 dated 19-03-2014 (Rs.9,17,019/- with interest at 7% per annum from date of petition till realisation, payable jointly and severally by the appellant-insurer and respondent No.2) stands confirmed and needs no interference; miscellaneous pending petitions, if any, stand closed; no order as to costs.