High Court · 2006

4. We haye heard the learned counsel Sri O,Mahesh fbi’ tile. Insi ir,srie.e (Srrmr,anv ano the leanjed Se:nlor Qot 1usd Sri S. P,Shar kar t?n’ the etahr, ants j-g- N. F. A. Nb. So 74/ 19,99, and .have carefully peaised. the decisions referred t.o by the respective sides in support of their contentious. -P. 7 S C) M cab I mcd maci ppea C n which is urge.i n the ‘Mn appeals filed by the Insurance Comparn i with regaid to the liability being festened or’ 01 1 a h c a s possessing the licence to drive light motor vehiCle, bttt i he lon, in question was a bean transport vehicle d a r r tTe 0 li’-cr r ye th heavy ransp St vehicle and. therefore, the Thhunal, at the first instance, t ha e 0 corn nab enh1 have given the insilnire Company the libera to rcco’er the compensation ft orn the I wry owuem. u 1 1 o d Mahe,b afern-d 1n p decmon of’ trw 4DcX (rplrt ‘H (.ivj1 Aprwai No, 4400/1901; (0 ) 9 1999! to dne ‘a 9 t. rat’s 4 vet e as cli a d i€hutig he a iler’s!on it was sjhrnflteH fOnt hi the instant raat a ‘C I v(l the .aanie rain tnt fr a a an effea dye 4r’vfrmo Ivnre to drive the heavy tianport wbide and hence, ii gfabitsoyi hilt tix (mn w’n erroneous In law 6 Repelling the above said a pm’ent fix learned &nior ‘ounsel Rn S.P Shs*nkar, referring to the ixlstmr tat ‘okath I ext art rejort FxR 2 mild nake t flat th uniaden weight of the vehicle tn question wa’ 5,360 legs nftugt .- tkmbcnends twy goods ebtas mR( vt ly ‘lit ofti dfti’Io of ‘Light Motor Vehicle’ as per Section 11)1) of thr Motor ci’s t I knrnlustntr%v) irth It ‘a lo oflIgItr ,t vbx “ ‘i me ‘ligj r veNt it I ‘le fined a o’r woqe unJaden weight does ‘to sx ‘ec 1 1’ kgs ii .rc a kopla’ec or th It kslñs”crtiie’asfNP 1)1 INcJTRAM T “Ti Iifl $Jilt 4NNA (fib 10(W) KAP 1’3(R; inc I ‘Wi ,J1 N 14 1% IIR4N P (“0 IjI). 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A SIMAMW 6 CARl 0 r o e •or 9 i ir x U flit I u, 1q41 ita liv the Awx (nnt I t NW N)AASM3N D( IT) s SV lAN 81(11, rttntl in S 7104 Afl I 81 i $ ?2tS0 T’herefore it was submitted that the Inhunal was 3nstified Ti fasienthg the liability on the Insurance (7cm pam 1 7 fat as th appeal 0w the claimants i co icenied the it nfl ie’I 5TIi0f counsel stibiniffed that the Tribunal did no choose the ci oiwr rnultiplican I while working o t tie an t it undo Jr had floss of dqxndeicv vas i bn tel tia th ‘thur i. tok tie iteraTe of tI t d ased fot the pin pose of ralculating the loss of deuendeucv at Rs 6 860/ per tao nh Flat, the TrWunah did vol take note of tOt law laid down hy the Apex Carat in tOt cose of “API A DFIT Vs BALWANT ADAV (AIR i9963ChJ74 I tstt’tfi’esjtitt Ia lit I i i f In t apt litti ne tornuli acvstd it S 41 a flint s se -tad shnold havt taunt the ave nge of lIe ettws solar, at the time of the 4r itO and the solar winch the ln taxed would have got had he tot died 1 3, 1 3 U ‘I 1 1 I 1 0 4 Sut£9 V iiiiader wetght of liv Ion’, is 536’1 kgs and. therefort I Of (if a t 1 1 t veba te in 8ertlon 2j9 1) ef tie’ MN. 0 is established t w n h ‘light nintoi v#’hinle’ an’1 then-font, iiecta-e a thoi rd I e di t diii ligI t in r r hick and a sn- is no in ru ‘n the suhi i thr dfltfl ‘ 55 Tict posst-siiig ffectr,c and valid driving a a Ic Ic o I I his %ilIflhIisSjoiI he firy d lo tile dot’jSiOhlS in ILR )000 I ?l 8 P 99 ‘A 2 iKr an— unable In ugict with the shid uhpusjr;ri I I ‘i n o 2 I M V A di fines a isia inctor %‘eiliek as ‘turin Ia a ns a por rrIi. in at “ui1iLtis Inc t a ‘to na or Ian a h 1 a ahrh dots not “‘ted 75(y kiingranis 0 5 t i I It I I defininne of light metni vnht ie, tie gross ‘eiVeIe 12 weight must not exceed 7,500 k.gs. in the instant case, the ‘13’ register extract of the lorry in question, which has been prod iced and marked r.s Ex,Fh3 clearly mentions that the vehicle CAK 2727 is categorised as “Tata HG’!” and further the laden weight of thc vehicle is shown as 15,660 kgs. and the unladen weight as 5,360 kgs. There is no dispute with regard to the said docnn.ent KicK!”. From this docnrnent, it is clear that the laden weIght of the vehicle was more than. ‘7,500 kgs. In otner words, the lorry CAK 2727 does not come we \k& tt ‘A. within the purview of the definition, of ‘light motor vchide’, Added to this, the very document also desenisis the vehicle as ¶HGV’ (Heavy Good. s Vehicle). The copy of the history sheet. of the driver mentions that he. is anthonsed to drive, light motor vehicle, medinm passenger vehicle, heavy passenger vehicle sad it is also tktevebe mentioned that, a.s paid crn.ployce, he. Is anthoriscd to tnv’e pnblic service vehicle-. It is thus clear from the document FcxIvi-3 that. the licence, was not for driving aHcan Goods Vehicle”. a I From tnt’ abovc drcussloii a thus in runes clnr i-bpt tip’ rlrn.ei nf the torn AJs 2727 wa hnidwg hrrnre t dilw light mt o tehirie’, but not laav Thtstw ntIwi plC’ applic s es’s of t k’s hk h described jp the ‘,aid defis*w,n i, in jespect of motni cal “t lnctoz o’ ioa4 infltr. Hence, thc i’illngs rt-*’nel to in ‘he learned sniiüi .onrt’,c-i in this ieginl art not apply able r ti’t case oii hand because, bisofái c’S light H otc S C’OtXtfl otili, cot 1tli 156 vehjclt, crasesto tjtt de_fltpnuv. rjf iiØi’ nub winc it ) 7’T( W cin.i’i, to tilt questic.ii of lIMnlfl3 aspett flit Apew Cai.i has held in the cast of NATION1M T4’IW P (‘( 71 ‘ts WAkAN SING!! ( 004 AUJ 11 t / PD V 1 a I ((os r t t ‘ nI• I 1 g t n a f b 1 t 4 I U U ‘if B inc for muds tine has nec w i by tin Apr x uoitrt 15 tht car of Sarla tibdt sepia tin applying tlu said lon of law to tilt ase on liand Per ping hr vies the fittwe piospeen of the deceased, the average gross tiutine rnor!thh will lavr to hr arrived at hr adding thr aetiiaj ii’s nine at the lime hr the death (Ps (i,i3)/ and the n’axim’i’n whirl’ otherwise hr would have got had he not died a premature death i e. Ps L5,flOO/) and dividing the said I ig gross nionthly hxom p hus, the art rage o Ps I ),l66/ I/S f the said arnot dut ted towards inal ( XJX Ps 8 i l It gait ut ei hit head lit’ nt t fig in’s tin ainc Ps 1 ‘3 6? 648/ 1 nrc ntion il s’nns awaudt I Ic flit I Chuna c a is n” theal f\Jh( lists P, )O ‘ofl/ tnwat(ls lOSS 0 tinOfl;14iE Ps l(’’fl’/ lo ai os flS5 nI Ewe nd alP tins to ‘in ehiidrer Ps. “,M(IU/ and toaqrds F,oeral epeiist s Cs i (rOof I a t ( XI 1 k t Ps 14 07,64M/-, ‘4tikh is rounded of to Ps 14,08,O00/. he ( mar re e Id to i eon nsa i a 16 In the a suit, tin two appeals flied P3 the e

15. 4 r oc) aili wed insofar as recover (‘0 flieQ EtC a oral laimants to MPANo (N,)74/ 1’-;99 ts also ailowrd in part and the impugned I d intn est on the enhan’ ed amount tviil 1w -4 So auoortio, nnerd End deposits a )ft ‘4 14 d I ,nh It Pa WOO OflO / and t1w two ‘ninor children shall Ench I C 54 00/ k ‘tL r ‘(I kEn a d is nht1c to Ps 1 00, 40/ The apt nahon flY at Ge’! N the’ mnu;j rijiliren shag he in fixed 5 1 1 1 1p9jojfl nd th interest thereon shall he paid to tiiei’ I (N D 2 i8 mothe.:r toward:.s eduertlcn of the children. Out of the amount awarded to the wife of th.e deee t.i:, a sum of NsA,OO,OOO/ shall be kept in fixed deposit in a nalionaliEs..cl hank fcr a period of five years and the inte.re..s:..t thereon shall be paid to her. Being the companion judge in the Division Ben I have perused the judgment of my Brother and I conenr with the same. JUDGE sd/ JUDGE eke/