VINIT KUMAR MATHUR
Union Of India – Appellant
Versus
Madat Ali – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellants/non-claimants against the Judgment and Award dated 02.11.2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jaisalmer in M.A.C. Case No. 04/2014 whereby an amount of Rs. 9,67,955/- was awarded as compensation in favour of the respondents-claimants on account of death of Smt. Bhanwari @ Madu in the accident which occurred on 20.08.2013.
2. Learned Tribunal after framing the issues, evaluating the evidence on record and hearing the counsel for the parties partly allowed the claim petition filed by the respondents-claimants awarding a total sum of Rs. 9,67,955/- in their favour.
3. Mr. Indra Raj Choudhary, learned counsel for the Union of India has vehemently submitted that the findings recorded by the Tribunal on Issue No. 1 are incorrect. He further submits that in fact, no accident occurred with the vehicle of the appellants. In fact, the death of Smt. Bhanwari @ Madu was caused due to motor-cycle having been overrun on the divider and therefore, the truck of the appellants was falsely implicated in the present case just to claim the compensation. He further submits that even as per the site plan prepared by the polic
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