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459 2W FAO No 1357 of 2000 1 b t I N THE H1GI 1 COURT OF PUNJAB AND ARYANA AT CHANDI GARH 1AO Nc 1357of 2000 Dat e ofdccislon 4 3010 Sm t Harnam o Bai aas Harnam Kaur and anot her vcrsus Appcllant s Driver Narinder Singhand ot hcrs Respondene CORAM 110NBLE MR JUSTI CE KC PURI 1 0 CO I C5 I Z m I 08 W7 Z t l 1 Prcsent Mr KOhawan Advocat c for t hc appcllanls I Vlr NccraiKhanna Advt lcat c I or Mr Ravlnder Arora Advocat c for No KCPURI Je 1I arnaillo 13aialiasI larnam Kaur and hcr daught erGuddi Parkashohavc I lled t his appcalagainstt he award dat cd 141999 pascdby Shri JaspalSinghlcarncd Molor Accidcnt Claiins Tribuna1 i cnhanccnlcntoflhc awardcd am ounl Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 13rlcllyst alcd t he lict st llllc t hal on 29 31991 in t JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 460 FAO No 1357of 2000 Op 2 1 t he clailnant s and t hc deceascdOalcr SinghWCre st andingon 13us st opSukhera I 3odlia for procccdingt owards Bus SlopGhubayaJit Singh son of Surj an Singhrcsident ol Salenlshah was com ingon his t ract or No RAC 1036 ft onl t hc side of Jallalabad The claiI nanls and Daler Singh deceasedboardedt hc said t ract ort rollcyand whcn t hc t ract or reachcd ncar t hcI lour m ill of Kashnliri 1al in t hc arca of villagcl Kalat l t iLick No I 9I G3275 bcingdrivcn by No l cam C being driven by m 0 Co I 0 No I rashlyand negligcnt ly at vcrv high speedwit hout Z blowinganv hornand st ruck t he t ract or from back sidc as a rcsult t hcreof Jit Singhdrivcr of lract or rcccivingj um pfcll 011 llc sidc 1t act ort lollcy and t hc lruckst oppcdaft cr st rikingwit h cach ot hcr I 9alct Sit lglldcccased Was run undcr t hc t yrc o t hc t ruck and he dicd at t he spot whcrcas Harnam oI 3ai claim ant reccived m ult plcinj urieslll lhc accldent l I urt hcrbccn alI cgcdt hat casc 1lR N0263 dat cd 290 991 111 08 Oo 7 Z PoliccSt at ion Sadar Jallalabad undcr Scct ions 279 30A 337 and 338 of t hc lndlan Penal Codc I PC Harnam o 13ailaim ant was t aken t o Civil Hospit alJalallabad whcre she wasincdico I cgallycxam iilcd and rem aincd undert rcat j llcil1 I t about lwo 1110nt hsand hcr rightI cgwas lic9I ll t niddle of Tibia and libula Post inort ct n t hc dcad bodyof Daler Singll was conduct ed lll Civil Hospit alI azilka lt I las lurt her bccn allegedt hal Harnaino 13aiclaiI nant has suffcrcd perm ancntdisabilit yof 60I o and shc is 110t in a t o pcrforlllhcr llorillal coursc of dut ics hc accidcllt t ool rash and negligcntdrivillg of t ruck NoOLG275 JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document NarinderSingh rcspondnetNo 1 Daler Singhdeccascd was about 24 years placcduc lo Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 461 t 3 I AO No1357 2000 Ol 1 3 of aee and hc was doing work bcsides sclling and he uscd t o earn Rs 16001 pcr inollt h hc claim anls havc also I ost I ovc and aflcct ion of Dalcr Singhin t hc prit neof h is yout h 11le claiinant s have claiined t o t hc t unc of Rs 4 I acs Oll accountof t hc dcat h of lOalcrSinghand Rs lacs on account ofpcrm ancntdisabllit yollarnalllo 13aibesidcs coillI OCI lSllOilon account of no faull I iabllit y he claim ant s WCrC fullydcpcndcntupon t hc dcccascd Upon not lcc t hc appcarcdand Olc writ t cn st at em cnt scparalc No l lll his wrlt t cn rcj olylook prclim iilary t hat t hc applicat ion l s falsc and fli vol ous and is bad for not l j oindcrofncccssarypart ies Oil I llerit s t his has dcnlcd al l t hc avcnncnt s m adc in t hcclaiin pclit ionand st at cclt hat t hc accidcnt has t akcn placcduc lo t hc rasll andncgligcntdrivingoft hc t ract or 1 C 0 C I 0 I Z e 06 OO 7 Z ill his wrilt en rcplyalso t ook sit nilar prclim inat y as t hat ofrespondcntNo l and dcnicd all t hc averm enls inadc iil t hc claim pclit lon t lO l nsurancc coinpany fi lcd wrilt en replyin bot h t he claiin t akingprclinlinaryobj cct iollslllat lllc diivcl 01 t lle vchiclcallegcdt o havc been involvcd in t hc accidenl was not havillga valid drivine I iccncc t hat t hc answcring rcspondcnthas nol rcceivcd any inorinat ionabout t hc accidcnt in qucst ioneit her ft olll llle oWilCl 01 flOlll t he claim ant s t hat t hc answering t akcs all t he plcas and t o it undcr Scclions 147 alld 149 of t he Ncw MOt Or Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh defcnccsavailblc JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 462 4 I AO No 135701 2000 4 1 Lr 0 C3 I 0 I Z U 08 12 7 Z VehiclcsAct lhat t hc claiinant s havc nol solightt he pct inissiot lfoill t lle ribunal I or I iline t hc claiin and t hat t hc ownct and drivcr oft hc t ract orNo RAG 036 have not bccn iinplcadcdas part cs On I llCrl ls t his has also dcnicd al l t hc avcrm cnt s inadc in t heclaim pelit ion No 45 and 6 in clailn casc No 71 of 1991did not flle ally rcloly clalnlant s lll claiill Ncl 70 01 l 99 l t o t hc writ t cn st alcm cnt 01 Nos 12 and 3 whcrcin t hcyhave conlroverledt hc I oleast aken in t hc writ lcn rcplics and rcit crat cd t lle aVCrm cnt sm adein t hc clalm pct it ioll 1r0111 t hc j olcadings0 1t hc part icst hc I clllowingissucs wcrc fralncd 1 Whclhcr lhc clailllat lt s arc cnt it lcd lo pay I l so 10 wha1anlount and 1701nwhom 2OPA 9 Whct hcrt hc accidcnl t ook placcduc l rash and ncgligcnt drivingof rcspondcnlNo l Narindcr SinghOPA 3 Whct her t hc accidcnt t ook placeduc t o rash and negligent drI vingoft ract or drivcr2 OPl 4 Whclhcr lhc is bacl for c1 ncccssary Part icsOPR 5 Whct hcr rcspondcnlno l lV21S havingvalid I iccncc al t he lllllC laccidcill 01R Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 6 Whelhcr t hc applicalionI S lllaI illalllablc in lhc prcSCllt JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 463 0 I 7AONo 1357 01 2000 5 forin OPA 7 Rcllcl hc I oart icshad I cd lhci r rcspcct illccvidcncc ot l t lle afrcsaid I carncd bunal aft cr appt aisalc9I lllc cllidcnce awalded lssues lo t he claim ant st 0 t hc t unc of Rs 1920001 duc lo t hc deat h of Daler SinghRs 1 2000 t o lhc hcrcin and Rs600001 t o ot hcrsct 01 clainlanls bc170rct hc ribunall at ld l laiI lat llc913aiclaiillant I las bcen awarded Rs100000 t owaicls 1 llct I cgagaillst Nos I and 2 who also hcld I iablc j oint lyand scvclallI t o payt he afcorcsaldailloLinl Of and it llclcst al t hc t at c of 12 pa 1ioin t hc dat eof I llingoft hc clait ll pct it icoI lUI Ckec41I paylllentt o l t hc claim aillS t ill Llm am ounl I ccl ingdissat isllcd ivit h t he aforcsaid award t he clailnant s prcfcrrcdt his apI ocalor cnhailCCnlClll 91 t llC Colllpct lsat ion I havc hcard t hc I carncdcounsel or t hc parlicsand havc gone 1 r 0 Ca3 I 0 I Z m C45 CO 7 Z J carncd counscl fcr lhc claim ant ippcllant s s sublnit t cdt hat am ount of com pcnsat ionasscsscdby t hc Tribunal on account of dcat h of Daler Singh1S Oll I owcrside I l is ct lnt endcdt hal lalcr Singhwas havinga incom e of Rs20001 pcr m ont h as scrvant lsiri ancl hc owns four acics landand as such his incoI nc from t hc I andwas Rs80I JlJI I oci allllllin 1he dcccascdwas Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The t heTribunal is Oll Original PHHC,Chandigarh a youngm an c3f25 0cars and lhc m ult iplicrof 16 applicdby lowcrsidc To supportt his cont cnt ion hc has rclicd Lipon JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 464 I 7AONo 357 01 2000 Os 6 1 t 0 0 I 0 I Z m I 08 QO a Z t l aut horit ySm t Sarla Verm a lI nd ot hers VS Dclhi TransportCorporat ion and Anr RCRCivill 77 and 011 lhc st rcnglhof lhc sam c it 1S argucdt hal inullipI icrshould bc t hal of 18 riloullal I las hcld t llal no cvidcncc has bccn placcd Oil t hc rCCOrd l ll Supportof cont enllOll scrvant lsiri and Rs00001 t hat lhc incom c of dcccascd was Rs0001 pcr m onlh and as pcr Vcar I rom I alld llvcn during t he coursc of argum cnt sI carnedcounscl for t hc appcllant scould not polnl any docum cnlarycvidcncc from which it bc concluded t hat deceased was holclingallv hc incom c of t llc dcccascd lhus t akcn as Rs15001 pcr m ot llh in lhc Vcar 199 1 I nvhlchcannt lt bc said t o be on I ower sidc Thc t hc claim ant has bccn l2ikcn as Rs 10001oer m onlh So lhe ycarly has bccn right lyt akcn as Rs 121001 per anllulll a1 All 1441 82e 865 Oo cPo R4 8 3 e 2 3 8 88 3 21 5 t D t D r92 8 8 8 0 0 3 t D Ol a 01 C 3 r Dcccascd I OalcrSinghWas hcld lo bc agcd25 vcars on t hc dat e 21 Of OCCUrrCllCC I lowcvcr lhc nlult iplicraj opliccllly t hc lribilnal t llis rcgardison lowcr sldc Al lhat agc t hc m ult iplicrshould havc bccn 18 111 vicw 01 Sarla Verm as So lllC alllOUI lt calculalcd in t his rcgardcom cs t o Rs1000 x 12 x 18 Rs2 160001 Aflcr laking llllO accounl lhc I oss 0 1 consorliunl l oss 0 1 cst alc ancl liit lcral exlocllscs t he claim anls41ercinarc hcld cnlillcd t o clailn Rs2501011s 13216JJl 4 Rs9l0001 Rs2 500079 on account 01 clcalll of 19alcr Singh The cnhanccd am ounl of Rs93000 shall carrv lllt crcsl t cO 7 lroin lllc dat c of 22 a 5 8 3 I D O a m 25 d5 t D 9 98 03 N rO t a8S 3a 3 552 e a 74 oa22E 93 0 8 8 5e t D 6 2E 2 rSs 2 555 2 8 08 1 t O 0 appealt ill paym cnt hc cnhanced a1110unl 1 I ls93J1611 sllall bc paidt o Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh t hcclaim ant Harnam o as shc hacl l slcllclI lcr ri111I cI if 1e C08 2 m 0 JOYTI RANI S5 t n 2 a 2016.03.28 15:55 936g I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 5 2 t D 535 822 5 3 t D a 004 40 465 b l 1 lAO No 1357 01 2000 7 t hcearningsofher husband Thc olhcr cont cnlions raiscd bv I carncdcounsel for Harnam o lant is lhat lhc am ountof Rs l 000001 as Colnpensalionlll respcctof inj uricslo hcr 1SOll I owcrsidc I l is conlcndcd lhat hcr legwas t o savc hcr I ifc Rcferringt hc st at cm cnl of AW3 DrVij ay Khariwal lt is subm it t ed t hat hcr rightlcg below kncc was accountof crush inj urics Shc suffercd pcrm ancntdisabililyt o t he cxlcnt of 50Yo The am ount 01 Rs I 0000011rant cdbyt hc Tribunal in lllis rcgardlS on lowcr sidc Alt hought hc claim ant shavc flled claim pct it ionfor claim ing am ount of Rs2000001 on accounl of inj uricssuslained byhcr but in view disabilit yt he alnoullI should bc m orc havccarcfiillyconsidcrcd t han RsI 6J1001 t he said subm issioil and llavc gcllc t hrought herecords oft hc case Lcarncd Tribunal has sim plyst at cd t hat claim ant is cnt it lcd t o claim Rs 1OO0001 and has not givcn t hc dct ail t he incom clcont ribulionst o t he fam ily01 l larnalllc 13aiis lakcil as ils l 0001 perr m ont h kcepingllJ VlCW of 50 disabilit v Harnam o 13aiis cnt it led t o claim Rs 080007 on account loss 01 fut urc t o t hc fam ily akingR65001 as I oSSC9l i llCCllllC ycarly i I lCllm c is t aken as Rs60001 and t hc m ult iplierat lhc age lf claim ant who is I css t han 25 yearsshould bc 18 So t hc am ounl in t his m anncr is calculat cd as Rs 08100 icRs5001ex 12x189 Thc Tribunal has nol grant edany am ount 1 Q 0 0 I 0 Z I 08 C 7 Z CL lll rcspcctof m cnlal painand suffcringThc st ale of of a young I ady who has suffcrcd such a disabililycould bc wcll ilnagincdin t he prlm eof JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh 466 J 6 1AO No 135701 2000 8 hcr yout h So t llc claim anl is hcid cnt illccl lo clailn Rst lOll c1 accounl o f m ent al pain and agony cl claim ant is also hcld cnt it lcd t o Rs l0001 on accounl of cxpcnscs of hcr pcrinat lclllie sj occialdicl dulit lg m lhc pcriodof hospit aliat iongrat uilousscrvicc rcndcrcd t o hcr Claim ant 0 0 I C5 I Z m C I 08 r W2 Z Qe Harnam o 13ai also nccds assislancc dul wholc I ifc so anolhcr sum of RsO8001I ands lc pcrioclof her rcnlaining allowccl Oll lhal account St t his m anncr t hc clailnailt I larnalno I 3ai 1S hcld cllt llcd t o claim com pcnsat ionas undcr On accoiillt 0f I ossof lit lurc On accounl ofm cnlal painand agony clc l9 t hc Rs 1O80001 Rs 500001 On account 0fcxpcnscsohcr pcrt nancnlic spccialdict durit lglllc pcriod0 grat uiloiissclI licc Rs 120001e On accounl ofassislancc durino t hc pcriod01 hcr I rvholclilc Rs 30000 Thc cllhanccd alllout ll of Rs 1JOlac shall carry inlcrcst 7I o pcrannum frt m lhc dalc 01appcalt lll pallcilt 1I lc aillot iilt awardcd b7 t lle 1lribunalshall carrl7 t hc sanlc rale 01 inlcrcst as hcld bv lhc I 1iloliilal Lcarncd counscl lhc appcllant srclyinguponaut horily Nat ional lnsurance Co lt d vs Swaran Svar1ll 2004 Accidenls Claim s Journal rcport ed has arguccll hal SlllCC lhcrc was a valid inSUrallCC policyand as such t hc insuranccConlpanylnay bc ordcrcd t o pay t he awarded alnount t hc Orst inst ancc wit h libcrlv lo rccover t hc sam e 80111lhc owncr alld clrivcr oflhc oflcnclit lgvchiclc Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh lcarncd 7ribunal 112ishclcl t hal since l17c clt ii 49f l17e JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 467 I 7AONo 1357 01 2000 9 vehiclc was not holdinga valid driving Iiccncc and as sucll t hc lnsurance Com pany1S 110l I iablc t o j oayt llc am OLlll said t lndinghas nol bccn challcngcdby t hc owncr and drivcr by Ol ing an appcalor by way of crossbj cct ions So lll VI CI V Of lt it horit l Nat ional I nsurance Coe Lt d VS Swaran Siniihs case supral lhc claim ant s arc hcld cnlillcd t o claim t heam ounl of conlpcnsalionI irnn I ilsurancc Conlpanyat Lllc 6rst it lst ance I lowcvcr C9ricnlalI llslirallcc sll2ill I occt lt it lecl t l icccvcl t llc said am ount fronl owncr and drivcr 01t llc 01cndillgvchiclc So lhc appcalst ands disposcdof in lhc I crt ns lncnlioncd A copy of t his j udgnlcntlc scnl lc1 lhc lrial Court or st rict March 6111 201ll 9 Sv 1 1CCPlJRI eJI JlI CI ll I 1 C2 0 0 I C5 I Z m C I 08 CQ Z I o Singh Gagan Preet 2012.09.03 13: 17 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document