{"id":46253,"date":"2010-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-02-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-new-india-assurance-company-vs-s-sreekumar-on-17-february-2010"},"modified":"2014-02-25T11:10:09","modified_gmt":"2014-02-25T05:40:09","slug":"the-new-india-assurance-company-vs-s-sreekumar-on-17-february-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/the-new-india-assurance-company-vs-s-sreekumar-on-17-february-2010","title":{"rendered":"The New India Assurance Company &#8230; vs S. Sreekumar on 17 February, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">The New India Assurance Company &#8230; vs S. Sreekumar on 17 February, 2010<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMACA.No. 201 of 2007()\n\n\n1. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD.,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. S. SREEKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. M. BASHEER,\n\n3. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY,\n\n4. SATHY RAVEENDRAN,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SMT.RAJI T.BHASKAR\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.K.SASIKUMAR\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice A.K.BASHEER\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice P.Q.BARKATH ALI\n\n Dated :17\/02\/2010\n\n O R D E R\n<\/pre>\n<p>                A. K. Basheer &amp; P.Q. Barkath Ali, JJ.\n<\/p>\n<p>        &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>                        M.A.C.A. No. 201 of 2007\n<\/p>\n<p>        &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211; &#8211;\n<\/p>\n<p>            Dated this the 17th day of February, 2010.<\/p>\n<p>                                    Judgment<\/p>\n<p>Basheer, J:\n<\/p>\n<p>     When this appeal is taken up for consideration, learned<\/p>\n<p>counsel for the appellant fairly concedes that the policy issued by<\/p>\n<p>the appellant in respect of the vehicle involved in the accident is a<\/p>\n<p>package policy and therefore the appellant is liable to indemnify<\/p>\n<p>the owner. No other issue is involved in this case. Therefore<\/p>\n<p>learned counsel submits that the appeal is not being pursued any<\/p>\n<p>further.\n<\/p>\n<p>     The appeal is therefore dismissed as not pressed.<\/p>\n<p>                                                     A.K. Basheer<br \/>\n                                                          Judge<\/p>\n<p>                                                   P.Q. Barkath Ali<br \/>\n                                                           Judge.\n<\/p>\n<p>an.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court The New India Assurance Company &#8230; vs S. Sreekumar on 17 February, 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM MACA.No. 201 of 2007() 1. THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD., &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. S. SREEKUMAR, AGED ABOUT 33 YEARS, &#8230; Respondent 2. M. BASHEER, 3. 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