Bhagirathi Devi vs Rafiq Khan - 2023 Supreme(SC) 1853

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2023 Supreme(SC) 1853

SURYA KANT, DIPANKAR DATTA
Bhagirathi Devi – Appellant
Versus
Rafiq Khan – Respondent

Advocates Appeared:
For the Petitioner: Mr. Satya Mitra, AOR Ms. Mugdha, Adv.
For the Respondent: Mr. Nikhil D. Pai, Adv., Mr. Salvador Santosh Rebello, AOR, Mr. Raghav Sharma, Adv., Ms. Shakshi Goyel, Adv., Mr. Saswat Adhyapak, Adv.

Table of Content
1. accident led to compensation claim by dependents. (Para 1)
2. counsel presented arguments for claim transfer. (Para 2)
3. court recognizes hardships faced by petitioners. (Para 3)
4. transfer petition for claim allowed from goa to bihar. (Para 4)
5. interlocutory applications disposed; virtual examination allowed. (Para 5 , 6)

ORDER :

2. We have heard learned counsel for the petitioners as well as learned counsel for respondent No.2 – owner of the vehicle and carefully perused the material placed on record.

4. Consequently, the Transfer Petition is allowed and the Claim No.50/2017, titled as “Smt. Bhagirathi Devi and Ors. vs. Shri Rafiq Khan and Ors.”, filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, which is pending before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal at Panaji is ordered to be transferred to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Aurangabad, Bihar. The records be forwarded to the Transferee Court forthwith.

6. As a result, pending interlocutory applications also stand disposed of.

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