IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE M.N.KRISHNAN THURSDAY, THE 21ST JANUARY 2010 / 1ST MAGHA 1931 MACA.No. 498 of 2007(D) ---------------------- OPMV.3104/2000 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, THRISSUR .................... APPELLANT(S): /3RD RESPONDENT. --------------------------------------- THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD., REP. BY THE DEPUTY MANAGER, REGIONAL OFFICE, M.G.ROAD, KOCHI-11. BY ADV. SMT.RAJI T.BHASKAR RESPONDENT(S): PETITIONER & RESPONDENTS 1 & 2 RESPECTIVELY. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. AFSAR, AGED ABOUT 22 YEARS, S/O.MR.ASHRAF & MRS.NADURAH P., MANJIYIL VEETIL MUTHAMMAVU, ORUMANAYUR VILLAGE, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR. 2. MOHAMMED ASHRAF, PUTHIYAVEETTIL HOUSE, MANJIYIL VEETIL, P.O.ORUMANAYUR, MUTHAMMAVU, CHAVAKKAD, THRISSUR. 3. DANY MOHAMMED, PUTHIYAVEETIL MANJIYIL, S/O.YAHIYA, P.O. ORUMANYUR (VIA), CHAVAKKAD TALUK, THRISSUR DIST. THIS MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 21/01/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY PASSED THE FOLLOWING: M.N. KRISHNAN, J. = = = = = = = = = = = = = = M.A.C.A. NO. 498 OF 2007 = = = = = = = = = = = = = = = Dated this the 21th day of January, 2010. J U D G M E N T Learned counsel for the insurance company seeks permission to withdraw the case in the light of the clarificatory Circular issued by the Insurance Regulatory Authority dated 16.11.2009 whereby it is clarified that the passengers travelling in a private vehicle and pillion riders travelling in a two wheeler are covered by the terms and conditions of the Standard Motor Package Policy. In the light of the same, permission is granted and the appeal is dismissed as withdrawn. M.N. KRISHNAN, JUDGE. ul/-