{"id":79791,"date":"2009-08-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-08-03T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-shoukathali-vs-m-asadulla-on-4-august-2009"},"modified":"2015-01-23T23:30:57","modified_gmt":"2015-01-23T18:00:57","slug":"k-shoukathali-vs-m-asadulla-on-4-august-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-shoukathali-vs-m-asadulla-on-4-august-2009","title":{"rendered":"K.Shoukathali vs M.Asadulla on 4 August, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Kerala High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">K.Shoukathali vs M.Asadulla on 4 August, 2009<\/div>\n<pre>       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n  IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM\n\nMACA.No. 168 of 2007()\n\n\n1. K.SHOUKATHALI, AGED 51 YEARS,\n                      ...  Petitioner\n\n                        Vs\n\n\n\n1. M.ASADULLA, AGED 26 YEARS,\n                       ...       Respondent\n\n2. ABDU NASIR, AGED 26 YEARS,\n\n3. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD.,\n\n                For Petitioner  :SRI.THOMAS ANTONY\n\n                For Respondent  :SRI.RAJESH THOMAS\n\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice K.M.JOSEPH\nThe Hon'ble MR. Justice M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS\n\n Dated :04\/08\/2009\n\n O R D E R\n           K.M.JOSEPH &amp; M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS, JJ.\n        ------------------------------------------------------\n                    M.A.C.A.No.168 of 2007\n            ----------------------------------------------\n            Dated, this the 4th day of August, 2009\n\n                         J U D G M E N T\n<\/pre>\n<p>K.M.Joseph, J.\n<\/p>\n<p>            Appellant is the claimant in a petition filed under<\/p>\n<p>Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act.           Aggrieved by the<\/p>\n<p>quantum of compensation awarded by the Tribunal, and also<\/p>\n<p>exonerating the insurance company from liability this appeal is<\/p>\n<p>filed.\n<\/p>\n<p>            2. We heard the learned counsel for the appellant<\/p>\n<p>and also the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the<\/p>\n<p>insurance company.\n<\/p>\n<p>            3.    Though served there is no appearance for<\/p>\n<p>respondents 1 and 2.          Learned counsel for the appellant<\/p>\n<p>would urge that the Tribunal has erred in awarding<\/p>\n<p>compensation for loss of earning only for one month.           An<\/p>\n<p>amount of Rs.8,849\/- is awarded by the Tribunal. Apparently,<\/p>\n<p>this is on the basis of A4 salary certificate produced before the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal.   Learned counsel for the appellant refers to the<\/p>\n<p>certificate.  It would show that the appellant was not paid<\/p>\n<p>salary for November and December, 2001 as he was on leave<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\"> MACA No.168\/2007              -2-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>without salary during these two months.       According to the<\/p>\n<p>appellant he was in hospital for three days and thereafter he<\/p>\n<p>was in plaster for two months.      He further contends that<\/p>\n<p>Rs.12,000\/-    awarded     towards  pain    and   suffering is<\/p>\n<p>inadequate.    He would further contend that no amount is<\/p>\n<p>awarded towards disability.      He finally contends that the<\/p>\n<p>Tribunal has erred in not calling upon the insurance company<\/p>\n<p>to pay the amount. The learned counsel for the would submit<\/p>\n<p>that the matter is squarely covered by the decision of the<\/p>\n<p>Apex Court in <a href=\"\/doc\/1827019\/\">National Insurance Co.Ltd. vs. Swaran Singh<\/a><\/p>\n<p>(2004 (1) KLT 781 (SC). He further buttresses his argument<\/p>\n<p>with reference to the decision in <a href=\"\/doc\/164697\/\">National Insurance Co. Ltd.<\/p>\n<p>v. Geeta Bhat<\/a> {2008 (2) KLT 1001 (SC)}. There the Supreme<\/p>\n<p>Court held as follows:\n<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>     &#8220;The conceptual difference between third-party<br \/>\n     right and own damage cases has to be kept in<br \/>\n     view.   Initially, the burden is on the insurer to<br \/>\n     prove that the licence was a fake one. Once it is<br \/>\n     established the natural consequences have to<br \/>\n     flow. In view of the above analysis the following<br \/>\n     situations emerge: (1) The decision in Swaran<br \/>\n     Singh case 2004 (1) KLT 781 (SC) has no<br \/>\n     application to cases other than third-party risks.<br \/>\n     (2). Where originally the licence was a fake one,<br \/>\n     renewal cannot cure the cure the inherent fatality.<br \/>\n     (3). In case of third-party risks the insurer has to<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MACA No.168\/2007               -3-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>     indemnify the amount, and if so advised, to<br \/>\n     recover the same from the insured.        (4)    The<br \/>\n     concept    of  purposive   interpretation  has     no<br \/>\n     application to cases relatable to S.149 of the Act.<br \/>\n     Thus, whereas in a case where a third party has<br \/>\n     raised a claim, Swaran Sing (supra) would apply,<br \/>\n     in a claim made by the owner of the vehicle or<br \/>\n     other passengers of a vehicle, it would not.     We<br \/>\n     would,    therefore, assume     that   the   licence<br \/>\n     possessed by the 6th respondent, Gopal Sing was a<br \/>\n     fake one. Only because the same was fake, the<br \/>\n     same, having regard to the settled legal position,<br \/>\n     as noticed hereinbefore, would not absolve the<br \/>\n     insurer to reimburse the owner of a vehicle in<br \/>\n     respect of the amount awarded in favour of a third<br \/>\n     party by the Tribunal in exercise of its jurisdiction<br \/>\n     under S.166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p>            4. Per contra, learned counsel for the insurance<\/p>\n<p>company     submits   that  no    increase   in   quantum   of<\/p>\n<p>compensation is warranted. He would further contend that<\/p>\n<p>AMI report shows that the driving licence of the second<\/p>\n<p>respondent driver is not produced for verification.        AMI<\/p>\n<p>report is not even produced or marked either by the appellant<\/p>\n<p>or by the respondents. Respondents 1 and 2 did not contest<\/p>\n<p>the matter. It is clear that the 3rd respondent did not take<\/p>\n<p>any steps as such seeking production of licence. No doubt, it<\/p>\n<p>has taken a contention that the 2nd respondent does not have<\/p>\n<p>licence.   Apart from taking such contention it has not<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\">MACA No.168\/2007                -4-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>proceeded to discharge the burden.      In view of the decision<\/p>\n<p>in Swaran Singh&#8217;s case (supra) we are of the view that the<\/p>\n<p>appellant is justified in contending that the Tribunal ought to<\/p>\n<p>have ordered compensation to be paid by the 3rd respondent.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Apparently this is a case where the insurance company has<\/p>\n<p>not discharged its burden in any manner. This cannot be said<\/p>\n<p>to be a case where violation of policy conditions is admitted.<\/p>\n<p>It is not a case where absence of licence is admitted. There<\/p>\n<p>is no material on record which will show that there is violation<\/p>\n<p>of policy conditions.     Therefore, it is incumbent on the<\/p>\n<p>insurance company to discharge burden if it is to be conferred<\/p>\n<p>with recovery rights. In the total absence of any evidence<\/p>\n<p>showing breach of Section 149 we are of the view that the<\/p>\n<p>appellant is entitled to recover the amount of compensation<\/p>\n<p>from the insurance company        without the company being<\/p>\n<p>conferred with recovery rights.\n<\/p>\n<p>            5.    The further question is with regard to<\/p>\n<p>enhancement of compensation. In view of the certificate we<\/p>\n<p>are of the view that the appellant can be given a further<\/p>\n<p>compensation of Rs.8,849\/- towards loss of earning for two<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"hidden_text\"> MACA No.168\/2007              -5-<\/span><\/p>\n<p>months instead of one month.     As far as pain and suffering is<\/p>\n<p>concerned having regard to the period of hospitalization<\/p>\n<p>(3 days) and the case of two months being in plaster we feel<\/p>\n<p>that award of Rs.12,000\/- cannot be said to be unjust. There<\/p>\n<p>is no evidence to award any compensation towards disability<\/p>\n<p>as   the  appellant   has    not  produced    any   certificate.<\/p>\n<p>Accordingly, the appeal is allowed in part and the appellant is<\/p>\n<p>allowed to realise a further sum of Rs.8,849\/- with interest at<\/p>\n<p>7.5 percent from the date of petition till realisation from<\/p>\n<p>respondents 1 to 3. Appellant is also entitled to realise the<\/p>\n<p>amount already awarded by the Tribunal from the third<\/p>\n<p>respondent.\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>                                         (K.M.JOSEPH)<br \/>\n                                             JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>                                   (M.L.JOSEPH FRANCIS)<br \/>\n                                             JUDGE.\n<\/p>\n<p>MS<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Kerala High Court K.Shoukathali vs M.Asadulla on 4 August, 2009 IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM MACA.No. 168 of 2007() 1. K.SHOUKATHALI, AGED 51 YEARS, &#8230; Petitioner Vs 1. M.ASADULLA, AGED 26 YEARS, &#8230; Respondent 2. ABDU NASIR, AGED 26 YEARS, 3. UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD., For Petitioner :SRI.THOMAS ANTONY For Respondent [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,21],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-79791","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-kerala-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.0 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>K.Shoukathali vs M.Asadulla on 4 August, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/k-shoukathali-vs-m-asadulla-on-4-august-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"K.Shoukathali vs M.Asadulla on 4 August, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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