BENGALURU: Observing that the time has come to send a strong message to those fabricating documents to claim insurance in accident cases, the High Court has imposed cost of Rs 50,000 on one such claimant from Mandya district.
The court also took note of the Srirangapatna police’s attempt to help the false claimant by filing chargesheet in the case. It asked the Director General of Police to examine the matter and initiate appropriate proceedings against erring police officials. The DGP was also asked to take remedial administrative measures to avoid recurrence of such incidents.
Justice P S Dinesh Kumar dismissed the appeal filed by Mutturaju, resident of K Shettyhalli in Srirangapatna taluk.
Mutturaju had challenged the dismissal of his petition seeking directions to ICICI insurance company, Mysuru, for claim, by the Principal Civil Judge (Senior Division), Srirangapatna, on June 24, 2010.
According to the order, the claimant Mutturaju sustained injuries when the motorcycle belonging to Chandrashekar of Baburayanakoppalu in Srirangapatna taluk, rammed into him on March 17, 2008. The claimant was treated at the general hospital in Srirangapatna and he sought a compensation of Rs 9.90 lakh.
However, the insurer of the motorcycle contested the claim petition. The defence of the insurer was that though the accident occurred on March 17, 2008, as an after thought, a complaint was lodged on April 10, 2008. It was further submitted that the claimant was brought to the hospital in Srirangapatna by his co-brother, who is none other than the first respondent Chandrashekar, the owner of the motorcycle. The endorsement made by the Medical Officer is categorical to the effect that the informant was one Chandrashekar.