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2018 Supreme(Del) 2346

J.R.MIDHA
Suman Devi – Appellant
Versus
Mahesh Arora & Anr. (Reliance General Insurance Co Ltd. ) – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. D.K. Sharma and Mr. Palvinder Singh
For the Respondents: Ms. Mudita Sharda and Ms. Gayatri Nandwani, Mr. Arun Yadav

JUDGMENT :

1. The appellants have challenged the award of the Claims Tribunal whereby the Claims Tribunal dismissed their claim petition.

2. On 24th October, 2014 at about 07:30 P.M., Varsha Rani and Neha Batra were travelling in a car bearing No. DL-1CN-7636 driven by Vinav Arora. The driver lost control over the car near Siwah, G. T. Road, Panipat, Haryana and the car hit against an electric pole which resulted in the death of the driver, Vinav Arora and injuries to Neha Batra and Varsha Rani. An electric wire from the electric pole fell on Varsha Rani when she got out of the car immediately after the accident, due to which she died on her way to the hospital due to electrocution.

3. Varsha Rani was aged 25 years at the time of the accident and was survived by her parents who filed an application for compensation before the Claims Tribunal.

4. The offending car was driven and owned by Vinav Arora and was insured with Reliance General Insurance Company Limited at the time of accident. It was claimed that the deceased was employed with Scalene works, Bangalore and was earning Rs.25,000/- per month at the time of the accident.

5. The appellants examined three witnesses. PW1 produced the
































































































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