{"id":48875,"date":"2009-07-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-07-08T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mathew-k-joseph-vs-varadarajan-on-9-july-2009"},"modified":"2016-11-13T11:25:49","modified_gmt":"2016-11-13T05:55:49","slug":"mathew-k-joseph-vs-varadarajan-on-9-july-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/mathew-k-joseph-vs-varadarajan-on-9-july-2009","title":{"rendered":"Mathew.K.Joseph vs Varadarajan on 9 July, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Mathew.K.Joseph vs Varadarajan on 9 July, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMACA.No. 446 of 2009(B)\n\n\n1. MATHEW.K.JOSEPH, KUDAKKACHIRA HOUSE\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. VARADARAJAN, OCHIRA HOUSE, KOOTHUPARAMBU\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. SASIDHARAN, THAIKANDY KOTTAI HOUSE\n\n3. NEW INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.SEBASTIAN DAVIS\n\n                For Respondent  :SMT.M.HEMALATHA\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice V.RAMKUMAR\n\n Dated :09\/07\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n                       V. RAMKUMAR, J.\n                    = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n                  M.A.C.A.Nos.205,206,446,517\n                         and 1131 of 2009\n                   = = = = = = = = = = = = = =\n                Dated this the 9th day of July, 2009\n\n                            JUDGMENT\n<\/pre>\n<p>      All these appeals are filed by the claimants in a road traffic<\/p>\n<p>accident involving a jeep and lorry which took place in<\/p>\n<p>23.1.1992.    The claimants are the passengers in the jeep.<\/p>\n<p>M.A.C.A.Nos.206,446 and 1131 of 2009 are arising out of O.P.<\/p>\n<p>(M.V) Nos.618, 621 and 619 of 1993 on the file of the M.A.C.T,<\/p>\n<p>Irinjalakuda.    The Tribunal had dismissed for default the<\/p>\n<p>aforesaid O.P.(M.V)s on 1.11.2001. Applications for restoration<\/p>\n<p>of O.P.(M.V)s, which were dismissed for default, were filed by<\/p>\n<p>the appellants.      Those restoration applications were also<\/p>\n<p>dismissed for default on 29.4.2003. Thereupon the claimants<\/p>\n<p>filed applications to restore the restoration petitions which had<\/p>\n<p>been dismissed for default.       The second set of     restoration<\/p>\n<p>petitions were filed along with petitions to condone the delay in<\/p>\n<p>filing the said restoration petitions. On 16.2.2009, the Tribunal<\/p>\n<p>allowed the delay petitions as well as the 2nd restoration petitions<\/p>\n<p>M.A.C.A.No.205 of 2009<br \/>\n&amp; Con.cases<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                2<\/span><\/p>\n<p>on costs.    The cost was paid on 21.5.2007.       Thereafter, the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal took up the petitions to restore the O.P(M.V)s dismissed<\/p>\n<p>for default and as per the impugned orders dated 9.9.2008<\/p>\n<p>dismissed the restoration petitions. Hence M.A.C.A Nos.206,446<\/p>\n<p>and 1131 of 2009.\n<\/p>\n<p>      2. In M.A.C.A.Nos.205 and 517 of 2009 arising out of O.P.<\/p>\n<p>(M.V)Nos.620 and 622 of 1993, the Tribunal had dismissed the<\/p>\n<p>O.P(M.V)s for default on 3.12.2004. Applications for restoring<\/p>\n<p>the O.P.(M.V)s back to file were filed along with petitions to<\/p>\n<p>condone the delay. As per the impugned orders dated 9.9.2008,<\/p>\n<p>the Tribunal dismissed the applications to condone the delay and<\/p>\n<p>consequently the restoration petitions.     These are the orders<\/p>\n<p>challenged in two M.A.C.As referred to above.<\/p>\n<p>      3.   In M.A.C.A.No.206 of 2009, this Court had ordered<\/p>\n<p>notice only to the 3rd respondent, insurer of the lorry in question.<\/p>\n<p>In the other appeals eventhough this Court had ordered notice<\/p>\n<p>to all the three respondents, the 3rd respondent insurer alone has<\/p>\n<p>been duly served. The owner and driver of the lorry in question<\/p>\n<p>are either not served or the acknowledgment of service has not<\/p>\n<p>M.A.C.A.No.205 of 2009<br \/>\n&amp; Con.cases<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                 3<\/span><\/p>\n<p>returned after service.   Having regard to the fact that none of<\/p>\n<p>the O.P.(M.V)s has been disposed of on merits, I do not think that<\/p>\n<p>there is any point in keeping these appeals pending before this<\/p>\n<p>Court any longer.   Hence, notice to those respondents who have<\/p>\n<p>not been not served so far, is dispensed with. Even with regard<\/p>\n<p>to those appeals in which all the respondents have been served,<\/p>\n<p>there is no appearance for any of them except the Insurance<\/p>\n<p>Company      which is the common 3rd respondent in all these<\/p>\n<p>appeals. Even the insurer has entered appearance only in 3 of<\/p>\n<p>the appeals.\n<\/p>\n<p>      4. I heard the learned counsel appearing for the appellants<\/p>\n<p>in all these appeals as well as the learned counsel appearing for<\/p>\n<p>the Insurance Company.\n<\/p>\n<p>      5. The long and short of the case is that not withstanding<\/p>\n<p>the fact that the accident took place on 23.1.1992 and<\/p>\n<p>applications for compensation by the injured persons were filed<\/p>\n<p>in the year 1993, there has been no disposal of these<\/p>\n<p>applications on the merits even after 16 years.   It may be true<\/p>\n<p>that the appellants or their counsel appearing before the<\/p>\n<p>M.A.C.A.No.205 of 2009<br \/>\n&amp; Con.cases<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                4<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Tribunal have been guilty of laches. . But that is no reason to<\/p>\n<p>visit the appellants (who cannot be said to be grossly negligent)<\/p>\n<p>with an order of dismissal for default without consideration of<\/p>\n<p>their case on merits.      Since the 3rd respondent Insurance<\/p>\n<p>Company alone has entered appearance, I propose to dispose of<\/p>\n<p>these appeals without taking a technical view of confirming the<\/p>\n<p>orders dismissing the restoration petitions.         However, the<\/p>\n<p>appellants will have to be put on terms for all that has happened.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, these appeals will stand allowed and the impugned<\/p>\n<p>order will stand set aside on condition that the appellants, in<\/p>\n<p>M.A.C.A Nos.205,206 and 446 of 2009 pay to the 3rd respondent<\/p>\n<p>-Insurance Company a sum of Rs.500\/-(Rupees five hundred only)<\/p>\n<p>in each of the three appeals by way of costs. The cost shall be<\/p>\n<p>paid to the counsel appearing for the Insurance Company within<\/p>\n<p>seven days from today. In case the cost as ordered above is not<\/p>\n<p>paid , these appeals will stand dismissed confirming the orders<\/p>\n<p>passed by the Tribunal.\n<\/p>\n<p>     6. Immediately after pronouncing the order, the learned<\/p>\n<p>counsel appearing for the appellants in I.A.No.205,206 and 446<\/p>\n<p>M.A.C.A.No.205 of 2009<br \/>\n&amp; Con.cases<br \/>\n<span class=\"hidden_text\">                                 5<\/span><\/p>\n<p>of 2009 paid the costs to the different counsel appearing for the<\/p>\n<p>3rd respondent, Insurance Company namely Adv.Sri.Mohammed<\/p>\n<p>Usman, Adv.Sri.P.K.Babu and Adv.Smt.Hemalatha, all of whom<\/p>\n<p>orally acknowledged receipt of the costs.<\/p>\n<p>     Accordingly, the impugned orders will stand set aside and<\/p>\n<p>O.P.(M.V) Nos. 618,619,620,621 and 622 of 1993 shall stand<\/p>\n<p>restored to file before the MACT, Irinjalakuda with a direction to<\/p>\n<p>dispose of the same on the merits. There shall be no order as to<\/p>\n<p>costs.\n<\/p>\n<p>Dated this the 9th day of July, 2009.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                 V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE<\/p>\n<p>sj<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court Mathew.K.Joseph vs Varadarajan on 9 July, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM MACA.No. 446 of 2009(B) 1. MATHEW.K.JOSEPH, KUDAKKACHIRA HOUSE &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. VARADARAJAN, OCHIRA HOUSE, KOOTHUPARAMBU &#8230; Respondent 2. SASIDHARAN, THAIKANDY KOTTAI HOUSE 3. 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