ORDER

R.S. Mongia, President - This is an appeal by the complainant against the order of the District Consumer Disputes Redressal Forum, Amritsar dated February 19, 2007 by which his complaint has been dismissed.

2. Brief facts are that the complainant Jaswant Singh was the owner of a mini truck and got the same insured with the respondent National Insurance Company Ltd. for a period of one year commencing 10.12.2004. On 17.4.2005 the insured vehicle was being driven by Sukhwinder Singh @ Sony, driver of the complainant. After loading goods from Trimurti Goods Transport Company it was coming from Panipat to Amritsar. When the truck reached in the godown of Trimurti Goods Transport Company, Golden Avenue, G.T. Road, Amritsar for unloading the goods and while it was in stationary condition, there was allegedly some short-circuiting in the said truck or some burning article had fallen on the truck, due to which the truck caught fire and it was totally damaged. Fire Brigade was immediately called to control the fire but it could not save the truck. Municipal Corporation Fire Services, Amritsar issued a certificate to the complainant that the truck had caught fire. On the same day, DDR No