IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC MONDAY, THE 25TH JULY 2011 / 3RD SRAVANA 1933 WP(C).No. 4290 of 2011(I) -------------------- PETITIONER : -------------------- M.T.VIJAYAN, DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, LIC OF INDIA, TALIPARAMBA. BY ADV. SRI. M.V. AMARESAN RESPONDENT(S): ------------------------- 1. THE REGIONAL MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD., REGIONAL OFFICE, METRO PALACE, GROUND FLOOR, NORTH RAILWAY STATION ROAD, ERNAKULAM, COCHIN - 682018. 2. THE BRANCH MANAGER, ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD., BRANCH OFFICE, MARINA SHOPPING CENTRE, NATIONAL HIGHWAY TALIPARAMBA, KANNUR DISTRICT - 670141. 3. THE DIVISIONAL MANAGER, THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO.LTD., DIVISIONAL OFFICE NO.1, P.B.NO. 63, IIND FLOOR, UNITY COMPLEX, S.N. PARK ROAD, KANNUR - 670 001. R1 TO R3 BY ADV. SRI.A.R.GEORGE THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 25/07/2011, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: Mn ...2/- WP(C).No. 4290 of 2011(I) APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1 : COPY OF REPRESENTATION SENT BY THE PETITIONER TO THE 3RD RESPONDENT DATED 30-11-2010. EXT.P2 : COPY OF LETTER DATED 19-01-2011 SENT BY THE 1ST RESPONDENT TO THE PETITIONER. RESPONDENT'S EXHIBITS - NIL //TRUE COPY// P.S. TO JUDGE Mn ANTONY DOMINIC, J. ================ W.P.(C) NO. 4290 OF 2011 ===================== Dated this the 25th day of July, 2011 J U D G M E N T Petitioner claims to be the owner of a FORD IKON car bearing Regn.No.KL 13G 8537. The vehicle was insured with the respondents. According to the petitioner, the vehicle got damaged in an accident that occurred on 24/6/2010. The accident was intimated to the respondents, but however, the damages have not been assessed so far. It is with this complaint the writ petition is filed seeking a direction for the expeditious assessment of damages and settlement of his claim. 2. Counsel for the respondents has no dispute regarding the insurance coverage that was extended to the vehicle. However, his justification for not assessing the damages is the non co-operation of the petitioner, which statement is denied by the counsel for the petitioner. 3. In any case, it is now assured that the assessment of the damages will be done by the Insurance Company in terms of the Insurance Policy at any rate within a period of 8 weeks from today. In order to enable the insurance company to do so, WPC No. 4290/11 :2 : petitioner shall render necessary co-operation. Taking note of the submission thus made before this Court, I dispose of this writ petition directing that the Insurance Company will notify the petitioner the steps he will have to comply with for assessing the damages of the vehicle, and on such intimation, the petitioner shall make available the vehicle and render necessary co-operation, and on that basis, the assessment of the damages shall be completed. ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE Rp