High Court of Karnataka Dismisses Insurance Company's Appeal Against Compensation Award in Motor Accident Claim — Double Jeopardy Not Attracted as Earlier Award Was Not Satisfied. The court held that the filing of a second claim petition for the same accident is not barred by res judicata when the earlier award was not satisfied by the insurance company.
12 Mar 2018The appeal was filed by the insurance company under Section 173(1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the judgment and award dated 29.10.2013 pa...




