(1.) THE Appellant Oriental Insurance Company Limited takes exception to a judgment dated 29.04.009 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (the Claims Tribunal) whereby a compensation of Rs.1,50,353/- was awarded in favour of the First Respondent for having suffered injuries in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on 11.09.1993.
(2.) THERE is a twin challenge to the judgment:-
(3.) LEARNED Counsel for the Appellant places reliance on Machindranath Kernath Kasar v. D. S. Mylarappa & Ors, AIR 2008 SC 2545 in support of the proposition that without impleading the driver, the Claims Tribunal could not have proceeded to pass an award against the Appellant.