M/S.Laxmi Travelers v. State Rep By
IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS
Dated: 03.09.2025 Coram:
THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE M.DHANDAPANI --- M/s.Laxmi Travelers, Represented by its Proprietor Thiru.T.K.Chellaasaami, No.6-A, Gandhi Irwin Road, Egmore, Chennai-600 008.
.. Petitioner Vs.
State represented by
1. The Insurance Ombudsman, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, Fatima Akhtar Court, 4th Floor, 453, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.
2. National Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office III (Corporate Business and Servicing Office), 35, Gandhi Nagar, 1st Main Road, 2nd Floor, Adyar, Chennai-600 020.
3. A.R.Ramesh, SLA Insurance Surveyor, 2, 6th Street, Sundar Nagar, Alapakkam, Chennai-600 116.
.. Respondents Writ Petition filed under Article 226 of the Constitution of India, praying for issuance of a Writ of Certiorarified Mandamus to call for the records Page No.1/4
pertaining to the impugned order, dated 03.09.2019 in Award No.IO/CHN/A/GI/0112/2019-2020 of the first respondent in Complaint Ref.No.CHN-G-048-1819-0594 and quash the same and consequently direct the second respondent to sanction the petitioner's own damage claim, dated 30.06.2018, vide Chalan No.500300311891761565 for a sum of Rs.2,26,500/-. For petitioner : M/s.N.Elumalai and A.Singarayan For respondents: Mr.S.Senthil Kumar for R-2 No appearance for RR-1 and 3
ORDER
Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that as against the order passed by the Insurance Ombudsman, this Court may grant liberty to approach the District forum or appropriate authority, as the case may be. Accordingly, this Writ Petition is disposed of, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the District forum or appropriate authority, as the case may be, in accordance with law. There shall be no order as to costs.
03.09.2025 cs To
1. The Insurance Ombudsman, Tamil Nadu & Pondicherry, Fatima Akhtar Court, 4th Floor, 453, Anna Salai, Teynampet, Chennai-600 018.
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2. National Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office III (Corporate Business and Servicing Office), 35, Gandhi Nagar, 1st Main Road, 2nd Floor, Adyar, Chennai-600 020.
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M.DHANDAPANI, J cs 03.09.2025 Page No.4/4