The Appellant Insurance Company assailed the award passed by the Tribunal essentially on the ground that the companyer numbere for the policy of insurance was issued on 7.04.2000 for which a cheque was submitted by the owner.
Hence, it was liable to pay the companypensation to the claimants/ Respondents and it companyld number recover the same from the owner.
This appeal has been preferred by way of special leave against the judgment and order passed by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana in F.A.O. No.
To clarify the position, it may be stated that the vehicle which was insured with the appellant met with an accident and a companypensation of Rs.1,24,035/ was ordered to be paid to the respondents claimants along with interest and the owner as also the insurance companypany were jointly and severally held liable by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal Tribunal for short to pay the amount of companypensation to the claimants.
2941 of 2004 dated 28.09.2004 wherein the appeal filed by the Appellant insurance companypany was dismissed holding therein that the intimation by the Appellant Insurance Company regarding dishonour of the cheque towards the issuance of policy was companymunicated to the policy holder after the accident.
