{"id":229626,"date":"2008-07-15T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2008-07-14T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prabhakara-kurup-vs-pazhangal-alikutty-on-15-july-2008"},"modified":"2018-06-13T14:37:57","modified_gmt":"2018-06-13T09:07:57","slug":"prabhakara-kurup-vs-pazhangal-alikutty-on-15-july-2008","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/prabhakara-kurup-vs-pazhangal-alikutty-on-15-july-2008","title":{"rendered":"Prabhakara Kurup vs Pazhangal Alikutty on 15 July, 2008"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Prabhakara Kurup vs Pazhangal Alikutty on 15 July, 2008<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMACA.No. 659 of 2007()\n\n\n1. PRABHAKARA KURUP,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. PAZHANGAL ALIKUTTY, P.A.M.MANZIL,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. K.P.JOY, S\/O.PATHROSE,\n\n3. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.PMM.NAJEEB KHAN\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.N.KRISHNAN\n\n Dated :15\/07\/2008\n\n O R D E R\n                             M.N.KRISHNAN, J\n                         =====================\n                           MACA No.659 OF 2007\n                         =====================\n\n                    Dated this the 15th day of July 2008\n\n                                 JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      This appeal is preferred against the award of the Principal Motor<\/p>\n<p>Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kozhikode in O.P.(MV)No.691 of 200. The<\/p>\n<p>case of the claimant is that while he was riding a motor bike due to the<\/p>\n<p>negligence of the tractor driver there was a collision      between the two<\/p>\n<p>which resulted in sustainment of injuries to him.          As per the first<\/p>\n<p>information statement the petitioner was riding the motor cycle at the<\/p>\n<p>relevant time and that Mukundan Master was the pillion rider. But the<\/p>\n<p>learned counsel would submit before me that          by mistake in the claim<\/p>\n<p>petition he has been described as a pillion rider instead of a driver. He had<\/p>\n<p>attributed negligence only on the opposite vehicle. Therefore the question of<\/p>\n<p>changing may not decide the issue. But it is true that such when<\/p>\n<p>inconsistent or mistaken pleadings are there the party should have gone into<\/p>\n<p>the   box, give evidence and produce satisfactory evidence before the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal to establish that such an accident had taken place. I do not want to<\/p>\n<p>discuss further . I feel an opportunity can be given.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MACA 659\/2007                       -:2:-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>      Therefore the award under challenge is set aside and the matter is<\/p>\n<p>remitted back to the Tribunal for fresh consideration after affording equal<\/p>\n<p>opportunity to all concerned to produce both documentary as well as oral<\/p>\n<p>evidence in support of their respective contentions. Parties are directed to<\/p>\n<p>appear before the Tribunal on 22.8.2008.\n<\/p>\n<p>      MACA is disposed of as above.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                               M.N.KRISHNAN, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>Cdp\/-<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Prabhakara Kurup vs Pazhangal Alikutty on 15 July, 2008 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM MACA.No. 659 of 2007() 1. PRABHAKARA KURUP, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. PAZHANGAL ALIKUTTY, P.A.M.MANZIL, &#8230; Respondent 2. K.P.JOY, S\/O.PATHROSE, 3. THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO.LTD., For Petitioner :SRI.K.M.JAMALUDHEEN For Respondent :SRI.PMM.NAJEEB KHAN The Hon&#8217;ble MR. 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