Lachoo Ram and Others v. Himachal Road Transport Corporation

Harendra Kumar S/o Late Shri Devendra Prasad, R/o Gadarpura, Kachhpura, Dholpur, District Dholpur Raj.

4. Deependra S/o Late Shri Devendra Prasad, R/o Gadarpura, Kachhpura, Dholpur, District Dholpur Raj.

5. Pushpendra S/o Late Shri Devendra Prasad, R/o Gadarpura, Kachhpura, Dholpur, District Dholpur Raj.

6. Smt. Shanti W/o Late Shri Radhabar Prasad, R/o Gadarpura, Kachhpura, Dholpur, District Dholpur Raj. ----Appellants Versus

1. United India Insurance Company Limited Through, Its Branch Manager, Having Its Branch Office At Dhoolkot Road, Dholpur, Insurance Company

2. Amit Kumar S/o Shri Brijpal Singh, R/o Mohallan Damapur, Gadarpura, Dholpur District Dholpur Owner Of Vehicle No. Rj-11/p-0468 ----Respondents For Appellant(s) : Mr. Dinesh Kumar Garg, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. V.P. Mathur, Adv. Ms. Shreya Khandal, Adv. For Mr. Jai Prakash Gupta, Adv. [2025:RJ-JP:34675] (2 of 5) [CMA-637/2018] HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS Judgment 29/08/2025 vihykFkhZx.k@nkosnkjku dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] /kkSyiqj ¼jkt-½ }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 476@2015¼301@2011½ esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 13-11-2017 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh gS] ftlds ek/;e ls vihykFkhZx.k@nkosnkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr Dyse ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e [kkfjt dh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k o izR;FkhZ chek daiuh dh cgl lquh xbZ rFkk vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA lqlaxr rF; ;g gS fd e`rd nsosanz izlkn ds HkkbZ fotsanz }kjk nq?kZVuk fnukad 26-08-2011 dks lacaf/kr eftLVªsV U;k;ky; esa ifjokn izLrqr dj ;g vfHkdfFkr fd;k fd fnukad 09-08-2011 dks mldk HkkbZ e`rd nsosanz eksVjlkbfdy ij tk jgk Fkk] rc vkjksfir cl vkjts11&ih0486 dks mlds pkyd us rst xfr o ykijokgh ls pykrs gq, e`rd ds VDdj ekjh] ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i bykt ds nkSjku mldh e`R;q gks xbZA fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk ckn fopkj.k Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh xbZA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k dk fuosnu gS fd vkjksfir okgu ls nq?kZVuk gqbZ gS o pkyd dh ykijokgh gksus dk rF; miyC/k ekSf[kd o nLrkosth lk{; ls izekf.kr gS] vr% vihyk/khu fu.kZ; ,oa vokMZ dks vikLr djrs gq, izdj.k fo}ku vf/kdj.k dks iqu% izfrizsf"kr fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k] tcfd fo}ku vf/koDrk izR;FkhZ chek daiuh rFkk okgu Lokeh dh vksj ls [2025:RJ-JP:34675] (3 of 5) [CMA-637/2018] vihyk/khu fu.kZ; dks fof/klEer gksuk crkrs gq, izLrqr vihy [kkfjt fd, tkus dk fuosnu fd;k x;kA mDr ;kfpdk /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr gqbZ gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; dh rhu lnL;h; U;k;ihB }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; Lachoo Ram and Others Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation (2014) 13 SCC 254 esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd ,slh ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk gh i;kZIr ugha gS] vfirq pkyd dh ykijokgh jgh] ;g rF; Hkh nkosnkjku }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gSA bl fu.kZ; ds iSjk la[;k&10 o 11 fuEukuqlkj gSa%& "10. But simply the involvement of the bus in the accident cannot make the respondent liable to pay compensation unless it can be held on the basis of materials on record that the accident was caused by rash and negligent act of the driver-Respondent No.

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