ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED v. PRESIDING OFFICER, MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL AND 6 OTHERS
WRIC/40652/2026 · 2026-10-06
Rohit Ranjan Agarwal
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ALLAHABAD WRIT - C No. - 40652 of 2026 Court No. - 9 HON'BLE ROHIT RANJAN AGARWAL, J.
1. Supplementary affidavit filed today is taken on record. 2. This petition has been filed on behalf of the insurance company. 3. It is contended by Shri Atul Dayal, learned senior counsel that an application under Order 1 Rule 10 CPC was moved for impleading the insurance company, driver and the owner of the Ertiga car which had collided with the truck. An application was also moved for summoning the original medical records of P.W.2, which has been rejected by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal. 4. Shri Satya Prakash Rai, learned counsel appearing for the claimant- respondent nos. 2, 3, and 4 submits that an unfortunate accident had taken between truck no. RJ01GC1555 and Ertiga car no. UP75AM3666, in which, unfortunately, late Gujar Ahmed died. According to the learned counsel for the claimants, the claim is against the owner of the truck and not against the owner of the Ertiga car. 5. This court after hearing the counsel for the parties and perusing the material on record finds that to shorten the litigation, the impleadment of the insurance company of the Ertiga car as well as the owner and the driver of the said car needs to be allowed in the said motor accidents claims petition filed by the respondent nos. 2 to 4 and also the medical report of the P.W.2 needs to be summoned. In view of the said fact, the Versus Counsel for Petitioner(s) : Pawan Kumar Singh Counsel for Respondent(s) : C.S.C. Icici Lombard General Insurance Company Limited .....Petitioner(s) Presiding Officer, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal And 6 Others .....Respondent(s)
order impugned dated 5.5.2026 and 15.5.2026 are hereby set aside. Both application Paper Nos. 41Ga and 44Ga are stands allowed. The Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal is hereby directed to expedite the matter and conclude the hearing, positively, within six months from the date of production of certified copy of this order after impleading the owner of the Ertiga car, drive and insurance company of the Ertiga car and summoning medical recordss of the P.W.2. - Gopal Gupta from the concerned hospital. 6. With the aforesaid directions, the writ petition stand disposed of.
October 7, 2026 A. V. Singh WRIC No. 40652 of 2026 2 (Rohit Ranjan Agarwal,J.) Digitally signed by :- AJAY VIKRAM SINGH High Court of Judicature at Allahabad