Har Nandi Devi and others v. State of Punjab and others

Judgment

89 FAO No1403 of 1992 1 SA 3 lN THE 111G11 COURT OF PlJNJAB AND I I ARYANA AT CHAND1GARH m 0 0 I C5 I Z I 08 7 Z I 10N014030f Dat cofdecision 8 1 010 1992 Appellant se Har Nandi Devi and ot hcrs vcrsus St at e ofI I aryanaand ot hers lRespondent Present None for t hc appcllant s Nlr GagandecpSinghWasu SrOACl Nonc for respondcnlNos I I aryana KCJURl J 1 Th i s i s appealby clailnant s I or cnhanccnlcnt of awarded by1earned Mot or Accidcnt Clailns TribLt ilal I oht al iil sllolt ClailnsTribunallvidc im pugnedAward dat cd 1431 992 Thc clailnant s are wldow t WO SOllS and parcnt s of t he deceased Only sons arc llllllOrs hc dcccascd was workingas work chargcdenployccon dailywagcsalollgwit h olhcrs iveie t iallcllillgit l lluclc NolI YR 1617 which was I oadcd wilh coalt ar drunls alld I Nas piocccdiilg froin Roht ak t o villagcPakasm a bcingdrivcil by Sit lgll ln a rash and ncgligcnt m anncr Whcn lhc t ruck crosscd vi I laoc I 3ohar and t hc sugarcanc loadingccnt cr t owards villagc13halaut JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and t he integrity of this document KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned reachcd near Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh t ruck drivcr could not cont roI t hc lruck and lhc salnc 1eleeeeeeeeeeess fcll int o dilcllcs 90 FAON04030f 1992 2 4 t owardst he left side oft he road as a result of which various persons includingt he deccased sust ainedinj uriesand dicd due t o t he said inj uries AccordinglyFI R No7 undcr Scct ions279 337 and 30lA I PC was lodgedwit h t hc policeof Police St at ion Sadar Roht ak by Karainbir The claim ant s 81ed clailn pet it ionbeforc t he Mot or Vchiclc Accidcnt Clailns Tribunal Roht ak Thc cont est ed t hc claiin pct it ionalongwit h ot her claim pet it ionsfilcd bydiffcrent clailnant s On t he pleadingsof t he part iesfollowingissucs were 8am ed on 23111990 1 2 Whct her lhe accident lll rash and No l lYR 1617 drivcn byBhupSinghdrivcr 20PP had t akcn placeduc lo t he l laryanaGovernincnt t ruck No3 drivingof To what am ount of arc cnt it led t o and if so froin whom 20PP l f any t he pet it ioners 3 Whct her No as allcgcd2OPR 1S 110l 1iablc t o pay any 4 Rclief Thc part icshave I cd t heir respect ivecvidence The I carnedt rial Courtawarded t hc t o t hc clailnant sand hcld t hat t hc dcccascd was agedaboul 40 ycars and was gclt ingRs 0001 per m ont h The Tribunal t ook t he incom e of t he dcccased t o be Rs001 pcr nlont h and assessed at Rs6001 per m ont hbclngRs2001 per annum and t helnult iplicrof 16 has been applicd he t rial Court awarded a sum of 1 2 0 C 0 I r Z 5r 0 I 08 Cr Z Rsl 152001 againstt he respondent salongwilh cost s and counscl assessedt o be Rs3001 Out of t hc said ainount of Rs 1152001 parent sof KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh fee JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document t hedeceasedwcrc awardcd Rs52001 in cqualshares whilc t hc reI naining 91 0 FAO No1403 of 1992 3 1 C 0 3 I C5 I Z 0 I a5 m Z ainount 01 RsO0001 was ordcrcd t o bc paid t o t he rCillainineclailnailt s bcingwidow and lninor SOllS I cclingdissat isllcd wlt h t hc abovc said Award of t hc Mot or Accident Claim s Tribunal Roht ak t hc appclI anlshave preferlcdt llc inst ant appea t hc case filc 1 havc hcard lcarncd counscl f or I hc and perused This is an appealfor cnhanccm ent of com pcnsat ionAs pcr dcccascd lawa Singhwas Workillgas clllploycc011 dailyI nvagcs I n PWD 13 O R Dcparllncntand was gcllinoRs 10001 pln As pcr PW Azad Singh I lawa Singhwas bcingpaidRs3075psper day So t hc incom c assesscdbyt he 1 nbunal was Rs00ocr I llollt h cannol be said t o be Thc I carnedlrial Court has asscsscdt hc as Rs6001 aft cr dct cct ingt he l l3 alnounl 11owcvcr in t hc prcscntcasc t hc claim ant s are wifet wo 1111110rSOllS and parcills AppcllanlNo4 is st at cd t o havc dicd as pcr offlcc rcport So t hc i n lhcsc circuinslanccs should havebeen assesscdas Rs700 pcr incinbers inst cadofRs6001 as asscssedbyt hc learncdTribunal hc agc of t he deceased has bccn acccplcdas 40 years by lllc Tri bunal A lt hough accordinglo t hc claiinant s t hc agc of dcccascd I lalleEiSinghW21S 30 ycars I lowever fronl t hc pcrusaiof copy of t he post m ort cm rcportplaccdon t he file t hc agc of dcccascd has bccn nlcnlioncd as 30 t o 32 vcars Al J t hc t im e o f conduct ingt hc post I llclrlclll cxt lt nillalioll KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh t hc clalillat lt s could not JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document ant icipat crcgardingOlingof claiin pct it ion So in t llcsc ciicuillst ailccs t llc 92 6 I AON01403 of 1992 n4 m ult iplicrof 18 lll llly VI CI V I S aPlolicablc So t hc claiillant s arc hcld cnt it lcd t o claim Rs00x12 x 18 Rs I 5 12001 hc ribunal has asscsscdt hc am ount of Rs1J5200 out 01 which Rs900001 has bccn ordcrcd lo bc l0id lo t hc I vidow at I d nlinor sorls 0 1 lhc dcccascd I llc cnhanccdalnount of Rs3 b0001 is ordcrcd t o be paidt o t hc appcllailt sNo I t o 3 in equalshares as t he I ninors nlust havc now alt aincd t hc agc of lTlaj orit yas t hc occurrcncc rclat cs t o 13121989 111c arc direct edt o m akc lhc payincntofcnhanced aillount alongwit h 1ilt crcsl 9 10 paein addit ion t o t he alnount awardcdbyt hc 1bunal t hc appcal st ands parlI y acccpt cd Thc arc dircct cd t o t nakclhc paym cnlof Rs3 60001t o No t o 3 alongwit h int crcSt 9 9lo 10alronl lhc clat cof liI lngt he prcscnt appcalt ill rcalizat ion oiilt lyand sevcrally A copy of t his j udgm entbe scnt t o lhc t rial Court lor st ricl Januaryi3I io 2010 SV 1 1 rI lJDGK 1 0 I C5 Z I 08 7 Z C 0 KUMAR SURESH SHAM LAL 2012.09.01 12: 43 True Scanned Copy of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 2 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document