1987 Supreme(Raj) 584
M.B.SHARMA
Sampat Kunwar Bai – Appellant
Versus
Gurmeet Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. - This is a claimants' Misc. Appeal against the award dated 29th August, 1980, of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Tonk District Judge, Tonkj (for short 'the Tribunal'). Under the said award the Tribunal dismissed the claim petition preferred by the petitioners before him.
2. On March 22, 1975, an accident took place in which two trucks having Nos. RSL 1645 and DHG 188 were involved. One Narain Teli was the driver of the truck No. RSL 1645 and Vecrendra Kumar was a passenger in the said truck which was proceeding from Tonk to Devii. The said truck left Jaipur in the night of March 21, 1975, and reached near the village Saroli at about 7 a.m. When the said truck reached near village Saroli another truck No. DHG 188 was seen coming at a fast speed from the opposite direction from the side of Devii. There was a sudden collision between the two trucks as a result of which Narain Teli. driver of truck No. RSL 1645 as well as Vecrendra Kumar received injuries and they both died on the spot. A report of the accident was lodged in the Police Station concerned by one Tej Singh constable No. 433 who was also sitting in truck No. RSL 1645. A claim under section 110-A of the Mot
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