IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE V.RAMKUMAR FRIDAY, THE 18TH JANUARY 2008 / 28TH POUSHA 1929 WP(C).No. 136 of 2008(N) ------------------------ OPMV.719/2004 of MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, TIRUR CRIME NO. 236/2004 of THENHIPALAM POLICE STATION .................... PETITIONER: ------------ THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED KOZHIKODE NOW REPRESENTED BY ITS ASSISTANT MANAGER REGIONAL OFFICE, METRO PALACE KOCHI-18 BY ADV. SRI.MATHEWS JACOB (SR.) RESPONDENTS: ----------------- 1. THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE NORTH ZONE, KOZHIKODE-4 2. C.K.JAFFAR SADIQ, OLIPPIL HOUSE PALLIKKAL P.O.MALAPPURAM PIN 676 501 3. THE MOTOR ACCIDENTS CLAIMS TRIBUNAL TIRUR. BY ADV. SRI.NOBLE MATHEW, GOVERNMENT PLEADER THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 18/01/2008, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: V. RAMKUMAR , J. ========================== W.P.(C). No. 136 of 2008 ========================== Dated this the 18th day of January, 2008. JUDGMENT In this writ petition filed by the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., the petitioner prays for a direction to the Inspector General of Police, North Zone, Kozhikode-4 to intimate the petitioner Company about the result of the further investigation conducted by the Circle Inspector of Police, Thirurangadi in crime No. 236/2004 of Thenhipalam Police Station. 2. The above crime was registered against one Manzoor for rash and negligent driving of a motor cycle and also for causing injuries to the 2nd respondent, C.K. Jaffar Sadiq on 02.09.2004 resulting in the 2nd respondent filing a petition for compensation as O.P. (M.V) No. 719/2004 before the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Tirur. According to the petitioner Company who is the insurer in respect of the motor cycle, a private investigation conducted by the Company revealed that there was no motor accident as alleged by the claimant in the O.P(M.V) and that it was a case of fall from a jack fruit tree. Hence, the petitioner W.P.(C) NO. 136/2008 : 2 : wanted the police to conduct a further investigation and accordingly a further investigation was conducted by the police at the level of the Circle Inspector of Police, Thirurangadi. In the statement filed by the Superintendent of Police, Malappuram, it is stated that the further investigation conducted by the Circle Inspector of Police, Thenhipalam confirmed the fact that it was a motor accident as alleged by the claimant in the OP(M.V) No. 719/2004. If so, the petitioner Company cannot have any subsisting grievance in the matter. This writ petition is accordingly closed. V. RAMKUMAR, JUDGE. rv W.P.(C) NO. 136/2008 : 3 :