BADAR DURREZ AHMED, J. ( 1 ) CATEGORY A surveyor will be eligible for jobs falling under the financial limits of Category B. Similarly Category B surveyor will be eligible for jobs falling under the financial limits or Category C. ( 2 ) CATEGORY C surveyor shall not be eligible for the limits of Category B and a. Similarly Category B surveyor shall not be eligible for the limits of Category a surveyors. ( 3 ) FINANCIAL limits are based on the estimated value of the loss in the opinion of the insurer. " ( 4 ) SUBSEQUENTLY, in 2003, by the circular dated 24. 5. 2003, these limits were revised and with regard to Motor insurance Claims, the following revision was made:- "motor category "c" , the existing limit of rs. 75,000 would be enhanced to Rs. 1 lacs. Category "b" the existing limit of Rs. 1. 5 lacs would be enhanced to Rs. 2 lacs. Category "a" surveyors would be permitted to undertake survey in respect of claim of over Rs. 1 lac. " ( 5 ) THE petitioners in each of the writ petitions, as aforesaid, fall within the category "a". Their grievances are that they are not being permitted to act as surveyors/loss assessors in the pecuniary limits falling under category "b". As such, they are challenging the categorisation of surveyors/loss assessors made by the said circular dated 11. 9. 2001 and the subsequent revision of 24. 5. 2003 as being contrary to the regulations and the said statutory provisions as well as the terms of the individual licences. Several grounds have been taken challenging the competency of the authority in issuing the circulars. However, we need not go into these questions as learned counsel for the petitioner has dearly stated and submitted before this court that they are not so much concerned with operating in the field of category "c" surveyors as they are concerned with their operations being blocked in the field occupied by category "b" surveyors. Thus, the essence of their grievance is that the category "a" surveyors/loss assessors are being prevented from operating in the area in which category "b" surveyors operate. ( 6 ) THIS has been stated by the petitioners as being the factual position and being the ground reality. However, it is clear, as stated by Mr.
Thus, the essence of their grievance is that the category "a" surveyors/loss assessors are being prevented from operating in the area in which category "b" surveyors operate. ( 6 ) THIS has been stated by the petitioners as being the factual position and being the ground reality. However, it is clear, as stated by Mr. Hazarika, who appears for IRDA, that this is not the purport and intend of the impugned circulars, which are clear in themselves. In this regard, it would be appropriate to examine the "notes" appended to the circular dated 11. 9. 2001 as that would make the picture absolutely clear. The "notes" which have been set out above clearly specify that while category "a" surveyors will be eligible for jobs falling under the financial limits of category "b" and, similarly, category "b" surveyors would be eligible for jobs falling under the financial limits of category "c", the reverse is not true. In other words, category "c" surveyors shall not be eligible for the limits of category "b" or "a" nor will category "b" surveyors will be eligible for limits of category "a" surveyors. Thus, within the financial limits for category c, only category "b and c surveyors can operate; category a surveyors are excluded from these limits. Similarly, within the financial limits of category b , only category a and b surveyors can operate; category c surveyors are excluded. Lastly, within the limits of category a , only category a surveyors can operate to the exclusion of category b and "c surveyors. This clearly implies that a category "a" surveyor/loss assessor is permitted to operate within the limits prescribed for both category "a" and "b" surveyors/loss assessors. Insofar as category "c" is concerned, the learned counsel for the petitioner has submitted that they are not interested in operating in that zone in any case. So, that issue does not arise for consideration at all. ( 7 ) THUS, it is apparent that the circular itself permits category a surveyors / loss assessors to be eligible for jobs falling within the financial limits of category b (excluding the area of operation of category c surveyors ). This fact is further strengthened by the revised circular of 25. 04. 2003 which clearly stipulates that category "c" surveyors are to operate upto a limit of Rs. 1 lac. Category "b s" upper limit is Rs.
This fact is further strengthened by the revised circular of 25. 04. 2003 which clearly stipulates that category "c" surveyors are to operate upto a limit of Rs. 1 lac. Category "b s" upper limit is Rs. 2 lacs whereas category"a" surveyors would be permitted to undertake surveyors in respect of any claim over Rs. l lac. This means that apart from category "c", Category "a" surveyors would be able to operate in the areas in which category "b" surveyors are permitted to operate. However, beyond Rs. 2 lacs, it is only Category a surveyors who shall operate exclusively. ( 8 ) IN this view of the matter, the position is crystal clear and as such no grievance of the category "a" surveyors survives. The respondent Insurance companies being respondents 3 to 6 shall permit the petitioners to carry on their work as surveyors within the financial limits of category "a" and also category "b " but, only over and above the limit of category "c" surveyors in terms of the circulars. ( 9 ) THE writ petitions are, accordingly, disposed of. The parties are left to bear their own costs.