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IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT NAGPUR
HON'BLE SHRI JUSTICE SANJAY A. DESHMUKH
The Union Of India – Appellant
Versus
Smt. Malti Wd/o Madhukar Ghode – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
1. This appeal is preferred by the employer-original respondents against the judgment and award dated 16.12.2005, passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nagpur, in Motor Accident Claim Petition No. 1069 of 1998.
2. CLAIM
i) The petitioners contended that Madhukar Ghode, who died in a motor vehicular accident, was a senior agricultural scientist serving with the Union of India, at Nagpur.
ii) The petitioner No.1 in the claim petition, Smt. Malti, is the wife, petitioner Nos.2 and 3 Apeksha and Pratiksha, respectively, are the daughters of deceased Madhukar whereas petitioner No.4, 5 and 6 Utkarsha, Sudhanshu and Nikhil, respectively, are the sons of deceased Madhukar.
iii) On 4.6.1998, Madhukar, after completion of his duty, was returning from Gondia to Nagpur, by the official mini bus bearing No. MH-31-7261. The said bus met with an accident because of rash and negligent driving of respondent No.7, at 12.30 a.m. He was driving that bus in rash and negligent manner. The accident occurred near Bhilewada Shivar, District Bhandara. Madhukar died on the spot. The driver of the bus was prosecuted for rash and negligent driving.
iv) The petitioners had contende
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