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2024 Supreme(Raj) 313

KULDEEP MATHUR
Nanak Chand S/o Shri Lal Chand – Appellant
Versus
Indra Devi W/o Shri Ramchandra – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Appellant : Mr. Aman Bishnoi Bola
For the Respondent: Mr. Mukesh Singhvi, Mr. Devendra Singh Thind

ORDER :

Kuldeep Mathur, J.

1. The present civil misc. appeals under Section 173 of the M.V. Act have been filed by the appellants against the judgment and award dated 29.06.2022 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Labour Court), Sri Ganganagar in Motor Accident Claim Case No.58/2017, whereby the learned Tribunal while holding the appellants jointly and severally liable to pay, passed an award for, an amount of Rs.8,91,664/- with an interest @ 7% p.a. with effect from 04.06.2015 till the date of realization of amount, in favour of the claimants.

2. The present appeals have been preferred against the findings recorded in issue Nos.2, 3 and 4 as arrived at, by the learned Tribunal wherein it was held that the driver of the offending vehicle, at the time of accident was holding only a learner’s licence. It was further held that the driver of the vehicle had breached the conditions of learner’s licence issued in his favour and, therefore, the insurer i.e. respondent No.6 cannot be held liable to satisfy the liability of paying compensation to the claimants.

3. Learned counsel for the appellants submitted that the appellants are the owner and the driver of the offending vehicle res

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