Purshottam Das Goyal vs Sant Lal - 1990 Supreme(Raj) 779

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1990 Supreme(Raj) 779

K.C.AGRAWAL
Purshottam Das Goyal – Appellant
Versus
Sant Lal – Respondent

JUDGMENT

1. - This is an appeal under Section 110-D of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 filed by the claimants, who were the father and mother respectively of the deceased Gyan Chand, who was going on 27.6.1984 from village Gurdhanpura to Pragpura with his grand-uncle by Jonga jeep, against the award dated 21.1.1987 passed in Case No. 251 of 1984 by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jaipur.

2. When the deceased Gyan Chand, along with his grand-uncle, reached Pragpura and was crossing the road then suddenly Sant Lal came from Jaipur side by driving bus No. HRU 5944 with excessive speed having no control on the vehicle. He did not blow the horn and suddenly came on the wrong side of the road and hit the bus with the deceased Gyan Chand, who died on the spot due to serious injuries.

3. The appellants claimed Rs. 2,55,000/- as compensation on various grounds, the details of which are given below:

Aay se vanchit hone ke adhar par

Rs. 1,50,000/-

Budape ka sahara samapt hone ke adhar par

Rs. 50,000/-

Ek matra putra ki mrityu hone ke adhar par

Rs. 50,000/-

Antim kriya va dah sanskar ke

Rs. 5,000/-

4. The respondents although admitted that the accident to

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1990 Supreme(Raj) 779

K.C.AGRAWALPurshottam Das Goyal – AppellantVersusSant Lal – Respondent

K.C.AGRAWAL
Purshottam Das Goyal – Appellant
Versus
Sant Lal – Respondent