IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE J.B.KOSHY & THE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE K.HEMA WEDNESDAY, THE 16TH JANUARY 2008 / 26TH POUSHA 1929 MFA.No. 1400 of 2000(D) ----------------------------------- OPMV.368/1996 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, NEYYATTINKARA .................... APPELLANT: 3RD RESPONDENT ------------------- THE UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD., C.W.C., BUILDING L.M.S., COMPOUND, PALAYAM T.V.P.M-23, REP.BY ITS ASST.MANAGER, THIRD PARTY CLAIMS CELL, IV., VETTUKATTIL BUILDINGS, JOSE JUNCTION, KOCHI 16. BY ADV. SRI.THOMAS MATHEW NELLIMOOTTIL RESPONDENTS: APPLICANTS AND RESPONDENTS 1 & 2. ----------------------- 1. V.MADHAVAN NADAR, S/O. VELAYUDHAN NADAR, MEKKEKALLARATHAL PUTHEN VEEDU, CHENKOTTUKONAM, KAVALAKULAM, NEYYATTINKARA P.O., (EXPIRED). 2. J.L. LEELA BHAI, W/O. M.MADHAVAN NADAR, MEKKEKALLARATHAL PUTHEN VEEDU, CHENKOTTUKONAM , KAVALAKULAM , NEYYATTINKARA P.O. 3. EBI.J., (MINOR), S/O. LATE M.SABU, MEKKEKALLARATHAL PUTHEN VEEDU, CHENKOTTUKONAM KAVALAKULAM, NEYYATTINKARA REP.BY HIS GRANDMOTHER, 2ND RESPONDENT. 4. THE MANAGING DIRECTOR, M/S. EURO MARINE PRODUCTS (P) LTD., PUTHENTHOPPU, PUTHENKURICHI P.O., THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. M.F.A. NO.1400/2000 5. ROY, S/O. SKARIA, MULAMTHANATHU VEEDU, KARIYADU, VADAKKAMCHERI, PATHISSERI, MANALITHARA VILLAGE, THRISSUR DISTRICT. R2 & R3 BY ADV. SRI.B.JAYASURYA } SRI.V.J.MATHEW R4 BY } SRI.SABU P.JOSEPH } SRI.P.P.RAJESH THIS MISC. FIRST APPEAL HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 16/01/2008, ALONG WITH MFA NO. 91 OF 2001 THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: M.F.A. NO.1400/2000 ORDER ON CMP. NO.3915/2001 IN OP. NO.1400/2000 DISMISSED 16.01.2008 SD/- J.B.KOSHY, JUDGE, SD/- K.HEMA, JUDGE /TRUE COPY/ P.A. TO JUDGE J.B.KOSHY & K.HEMA, JJ. -------------------------------------- M.F.A.Nos.1400 of 2000 & 91 of 2001 ------------------------------------- Dated 16th January, 2008 JUDGMENT Koshy,J . In these two cases legal heirs of two motor accident victims filed applications for compensation. In O.P.(M.V)No.369 of 1996 the deceased was a school teacher and his legal representatives claimed Rs.15,00,000/=. In O.P.(M.V)No.368 of 1996 the deceased was doing finance business having his own registered financial firm and the legal representatives in that case also claimed Rs.15,00,000/=. Tribunal awarded Rs.4,03,400/= in O.P.(M.V)No.368/1996 and Rs.6,89,936/= in O.P.(M.V)No.369/1996. The Insurance Company filed these appeals only challenging the quantum of compensation. Admittedly, they did not obtain permission under section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act to contest the case on merits. Therefore, insurance company cannot file appeal as held by the Apex Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Nicoletta Rohtagi and others (JT 2002 (7) SC 251). Both these appeals are dismissed. J.B.KOSHY JUDGE K.HEMA JUDGE tks