Judgment · High Court · 2010

63 0 iAO No919 2008 1 I N THE I I I GI I COURT OF PUNI AB AND I I ARYANA AT CI I ANDI GARI I 0 0 I I Z r I 05 r W2 I AO No 1919of Dat c of dccision 2 2008 2010 Unit cd I ndia lnsurance Com panyLt de AppclI ant e vcrsus Ranj odhSinghand ot hers Rcspondent se Present Mr Mr NGSharm a Advocat c for t hc I ndelj itSharm a Advocat c for t hc appcllant No l KCPURle J Unit cd I ndia I nsuranccCom pany dlppcl I ant has Olcd t his appcalfor sct t ingasidc t hc award dat cd 262008 passcdbyt hc lcarncd Mot or Accidcnt Claiins ribunal ludhiana 13ricflycasc of t hc claim anl is t hat on 292004 t hc claim ant on whcels of t ruck NoP13 1OGI 652 I lc was Gurm ukhSingh hcy loadcd woodcn crat cs of aut o parlsand WCrC gOlng t owardsI ocal Point Mcht a nginccrsWhcn lhcir lruck rcachcd ill flont of Rai I waySt at ion I Ollandarion GTRoad lruck bcaringNoI lR38G 9022 was spot t cdgoingahcad Thc gavc signal10 rcspondentNo I Arvind Rai drivcr of Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh t ruck NoI lR38G 9022 bul hc did nol obligcrat hcr JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 64 0 FAON09190f 2008 2 gavc a cut wit h an inlcnt ion lo hit t hc t ruck oft hc claim ant Howcvcr t hc claim ant succccdcd I ll avoidingt hc accidcnt but aller t hc t ruck of No1 ciaim ant st oppcdhis t ruck and askcd him as whyhc cannot drivc his t ruck propcrly ln t hc rcsult an alt ercat ionlook placc bct wccn t hc claim ant and Nol but t he m at t cr was pat chcdup wit h t hc lnt ervcnt ion of pcrsonswho gat hcrcdt herc At about 121 0 pm as t hc t ruck of t he claim ant rcachcd ncar Railway m C 0 0 C5d crosslng rcspondcnlNo crosscd ovcr againand st oppedt he sam cin front ofhis t ruck No1 t ook out an iron rod and st art cd Z m r I c2j CO 3 Ll sayingt hat hc would t cach him a lcsson llc st art cddragginghim out ofhis scat but claim ant did not slcp down Thcrcaflcr No l gavc blows wit h iron rod on righllcgand flngcrsof his righthand Rcspondenl Nc1 flcd away wit h his t ruck as pcoplcst arlcd gat hcringat t hc spol On FI R No181 was rcgist crcdon 281 02004 at accountof said occurrence Police St at ion l7ocal Point Ludhiana Hc was t rcalcd in Mohan Dai t iospilalLudhiana and in privat cclinics hc claim anl is slill t rcat m cntand hasalrcadyspcnta sum of Rs00001 on his t reat m cnl and is liable lo spcndanot her Rs200001 m or Sincct hc claim ant has sust ained inj uricsin t hc lust ofm ot or vchiclc and has bccoinc disablcd hc is cnt it Jcdt o claim under Scct ion 1631 oft hc Acl On not icc No5 Olcd writ t cn st at cm cnl and rcsist cd t hc claim of t hc pct it ioncrt akingprclim inaryobj cct ionst hat claim pct it ion I S not m aint ainablcas t hcrc is no ncgligcnccon t hc partof any vchicle and policehas casc undcr Scclions 323 341 325 and 506 I PC t hal t hc claimpet it ionis bad for Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh and m isj oindcrof necessarypart ies JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 0 FAO No9190f 2008 3 1C 0 0 I 9 I Z m r I r m Qm 4 NoA lS nol owncr of t ruck No313 lOG 1652 and insurance covcr hasbccn issucd in t hc nam c of Raj indcrSinghSOll of At narj itSingh andlhcrc is no prilil of cont ract bcllvccn NoA and insurancc t hat drivcr of t ruck bcaringrcgist ralionNol78 1OG 1652 did not valid and cffcct ivc drivingliccncc and owncr of t ruck has handcd ovcr his vchiclc lo claim ant dcspilcknowlcclgct hal ncl valid and cffect ivc I iccncc is l hiin for drivinghcavyvchiclc likc t ruck t hat t ruck t drivcn by t he claim ant did not posscss valid rcgist ralionccrt ilicalc rout c pcrm itand flt ncss ccrlificat c t hat claim ant has nol Olcd aflldavit t hat hc has not iniliat cd anv ot hcr bci7I rcan ot hcr Courl or Tribunal and t hc answcring dcfcncc rcscrvcs his right st o t akc all t hc plcas111 undcr Scct ions 147 149 157and 170 oft hc Acl Thc Tribunal has dcnied opport unilyt o rcspondcntNos12 and 4 lo lilc writ t cn st at cm ent s as t hcyfailcd t o do so I vit hinst ipulat cdpcriod l7olI owing issucs wcrc fram cd 1 Whct hcr Ranj odhSinghclaim anlsuffcrcd inj uricsin road accidcnt t hat t ook placcon 212004 wit h t ruck NolR38G No 120PA 9022 drivcn by Arvind Rai 2 Mhct hcr claim pclit ionis bad for m isj oindcrand non j oinder ofparlics9OPR 3 Whclhcr drivcr had a valid drivingI iccncc at t hc lim c of allcgcdaccidcnt it s cffect 2013R 4 Whct hcr claim ant is cnt illcd t o t hc com pcnsat ioni f so t o what am ount and from I vhichoft hc rcspondcnt s20PP 5 Rclicf Thc parlicshavc I cd lhcir rcspcclivccvidcncc Thc learncd Tribunalaft cr appraisalof t hc cvidcncc I cd byt hc part icspassedaward I I l Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 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 66 0 1AO No 19 19 01 2008 4 m f 0 0 Z C I 06 CO 7 t hc sum of Rs200001 in favour of claim anl and againsl 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he appcllanldocs not carry wcightt hrought hc rccordsoft hc casc ribunal has rclicd upon t hc aulhorit v Rit a Devi vs New 40 I ndia Assurancc CoUdd rcporledin 2000 ACJ 801 I n t hc said aut horit ysom c passcngcrshircd an aut o rickshaw I t hich was rccovcrcd and bodyof it s drivcr was rccovcrcd b policcai1dit was hcld t hat lhc accidcnt has ariscn out oft hc usc oft hc Mot or Vehiclcs Act ln t he 0 prcscntcasc also as pcr l act s t he rcspondcnthasput obst aclcs in t hc usc of Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 t hc lnolor True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh vchiclc and lhcrcaflcr causcd inj urics So It l JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document t hcsc 67 I AO No1919 of 2008 PS 5 clrcum st anccs t hc argum ent sadvanccd by t hc lcarncd counscl for t he appcllantcannot bc acccpt cd Thc appcali s wit hout any m crit and t he sanle sandsdism isscd A copy of t his j udgm cntbc scnt t o t hc irial Court ior st rict com pliancc 1 11111GE SV 1 e 21110 JI P 31 JJ 1 1 r 0 0 I Z X 08 C 7 t l Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 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