REGIONAL MANAGER UNITED INDIA INS. CO. LTD. v. TULASI RAMESH

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APPEAL NO. OF 2024 (ARISING OUT OF SLP (CIVIL) NO. 14986 OF 2022)

1. Leave granted.

2. Heard Mr. Ravi Bakshi, learned counsel appearing for the

appellant (Insurance Company). The respondent Nos. 1 to 4

(claimants), are represented by Ms. Chandni Gubbi, learned counsel.

3. The claim here arise out of the death of Ramesh Kumar, who

died in a road accident on 31.03.2014. On that date, the car

driven by the victim was hit by a tempo, driven by the owner-cum-

driver (respondent No. 5). The legal heirs of the deceased (Ramesh

Kumar) claimed Rs.5 crore compensation before the MACT at Bengaluru

under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act by projecting that the

victim at the relevant time, was employed as a Deputy General

Manager (Production), in Micro-Labs Limited, Bangalore.

4. In support of the claim, the claimants have produced the

appointment letter, the salary certificates and bank balance. The

victim’s employment status is also founded on the evidence of the

Senior Vice President, Human Resources at Micro-Labs Limited, who

deposed as witness (PW-3). The relevant documents were produced by

the employer’s witness and were accordingly exhibited.

5. The learned counsel for the insurance company submits that the

victim’s inco...