1 FA 338/98 abs FARAD CONTINUATION IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION FIRST APPEAL NO. 338 OF 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Office Notes, Office Memoranda of Court's or Judge's Orders Coram, appearances, Court's Orders or directions and Registrar's Orders Mr. A.B. Desai i/b Mr. Nitin P. Deshpande for the appellant. Mr. S.S. Vidyarthi for respondent no.3. CORAM : D.G. KARNIK, J. DATE : 5TH AUGUST 2010 P.C. : 1. Heard. 2. This appeal is directed against the judgment and award dated 26 February 1996 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Pune (for short “the Tribunal”). 3. The appellant suffered injuries in an accident involving motor vehicle belonging to respondent no.2. He claimed compensation in 2 FA 338/98 the sum of Rs.1,50,000/-. The Tribunal held that the accident had occurred on account of negligence of drivers of both the vehicles and accordingly awarded compensation of Rs. 31,400/- to the appellant. Being aggrieved the appellant has filed this appeal. 4. The appeal has been dismissed against the respondent nos.1 and 2 vide order of the Registrar dated 26 October 1999. The appeal only survives against the respondent no.3 which is an insurance company. Liability of an insurance company is only to the extent of the liability of the owner of the vehicle. Since the appeal against the owner has been dismissed, the appeal against the insurance company does not survive. Accordingly, the appeal is dismissed as a whole. (D.G. KARNIK, J.)