( 1 ) THE Court: On 19th May, 2000 at about 9. 45 A. M. when the petitioner was crossing the junction of Lyons Range and Brabourne Road in front of Jail Gate, Writers' Buildings, in his Maruti car, having Registration No. WNF 4514, which was being driven by the Driver of the petitioner, Sri Paresh Nath Addy, and when the petitioner was seated in the rear seat, a street lamp post all on a suddent fell on the said car while the car was in motion. As a result thereof the roof of the said car got dented and the said lamp post struck the driver on the head, his right hand, his palm, his wrist and his fingers. The windscreen of the car was also destroyed. The driver of the petitioner was wounded and started bleeding from the head and other affected parts of his body. The car also came to a sudden halt and as a consequence the petitioner was thrown out of the rear seat but the front seat came in the way hitting the abdominal region of the petitioner and in consequence the petitioner suffered pain and agony.

( 2 ) THE driver of the petitioner was treated at S. S. K. M. Hospital and the petitioner was treated by his family physician. The car was taken to the Hare Street Police