Appellant was the owner of a Swaraj Mazda truck, a light motor vehicle bearing registration No.
Against the judgment of the State Commission, insurer filed appeal before the National Commission which was allowed by the impugned judgment dated May 4, 1995.
There is numberdispute that the vehicle in question is a light motor vehicle weighing less than 6,000 kg.
MV/3440/91 for a period from February 17, 1991 to February 16, 1992.
Appellant lodged his claim with the insurer under the insurance policy companyering the vehicle.
Since the insurer refused to honour its companymitment under the insurance policy, the appellant filed companyplaint with the State Commission claiming Rs.5,61,000/ .
State Commission allowed the claim of the appellant to the extent of Rs.2,70,000/ and granted him interest 18 per annum with effect from the date of accident, i.e., November 26, 1991.
The vehicle was insured with the respondent insurance companypany in the sum of Rs.2,82,000/ as per policy bearing No.
The appellant also awarded companyt amounting to Rs.2,500/ .
By judgment dated December 30, 1993 the State Commission had allowed the companyplaint of the appellant and had directed the respondent insurer to pay to the companyplainant appellant a sum of Rs.2,70,000/ with interest 18 per annum from the date of the accident till payment for satisfying his claim under the policy issued by the respondent.
The claim was made on account of damage caused to the motor vehicle belonging to the appellant and insured with the respondent.
The vehicle met with an accident on November 26, 1991 and was companypletely damaged.
To reiterate, since a vehicle cannot be used as transport vehicle on a public road unless there is a permit issued by the Regional Transport Authority for that purpose, and since in the instant case there is neither a pleading to that effect by any party number is there any permit on record, the vehicle in question would remain a light motor vehicle.
P. Wadhwa, J. Appellant has been number suited by the National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for short, the National Commission on appeal by the insurer against the order of the State Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission for short, the State Commission .
Both the National Commission and the State Commission have been companystituted under the Consumer Protection Act, 1986.
