THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD M/S.J.S.MURALI vs MURUGALAKSHMI — CMA(MD)/409/2021

Case under U/s 173 of Motor Vehicle Act Section 173. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 02nd June 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: HCMD010297892021

Filing Number

CMA(MD)/20204/2021

Filing Date

31-Mar-2021

Registration No

CMA(MD)/409/2021

Registration Date

07-Apr-2021

Judge

Honourable Mr Justice P.vadamalai

Coram

Honourable Mr Justice P.vadamalai

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

CIVIL MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL ( 167 )

Sub-Category

S. 173 of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Act ( 10 )

Judicial Branch

Judicial Section

Decision Date

02-Jun-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 04-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

U/s 173 of Motor Vehicle Act Section 173

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD M/S.J.S.MURALI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.MURUGALAKSHMI

    Adv. R2 - SANTHAN KUMAR,-------------,COURT NOTICE,FOR R1 SR.12535 DT.14.03.2025 1123

  2. 2.Santhan Kumar

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 02-Jun-2026

    Honourable Mr Justice P.vadamalaiView PDF

    Case Summary: CMA(MD)/409/2021 The court dismissed the insurance company's appeal and upheld the lower tribunal's award of Rs. 9,60,000 in compensation, with the insurer required to pay 50% (Rs. 4,80,000) and recover the balance from the vehicle owner. The High Court rejected the insurer's argument that gratuitous passengers in goods vehicles are not covered, holding that settled Supreme Court precedent requires insurers to pay first and recover from owners in motor accident claims, regardless of passenger status. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 19-Feb-2026

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    Honourable Mr Justice P.vadamalai

  4. 17-Feb-2026

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  5. 10-Feb-2026

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  6. 16-Apr-2021

    First hearing

    Initial hearing scheduled

  7. 31-Mar-2021

    Case filed

    Registration No. CMA(MD)/409/2021

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: CMA(MD)/409/2021 The court dismissed the insurance company's appeal and upheld the lower tribunal's award of Rs. 9,60,000 in compensation, with the insurer required to pay 50% (Rs. 4,80,000) and recover the balance from the vehicle owner. The High Court rejected the insurer's argument that gratuitous passengers in goods vehicles are not covered, holding that settled Supreme Court precedent requires insurers to pay first and recover from owners in motor accident claims, regardless of passenger status. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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