SupremeToday Landscape Ad
Back
Next
Judicial Analysis Court Copy Headnote Facts Arguments Court observation
Listen Audio Icon Pause Audio Icon
judgment-img

1996 Supreme(P&H) 1827

SAROJNEI SAKSENA
Sumitra Devi – Appellant
Versus
Danesh Kumar – Respondent


Judgment

Sarojnei Saksena, J.

1. Mr. Malik submits that in the impugned order the learned claims Tribunal has admitted that Gulshan Kumar died on December 3, 1991, in a vehicular accident. Respondent No. 1 - Dinesli Kumar was driving the offending scooter. He has admitted the accident. The Oriental Insurance Company Limited has also admitted that the said offending vehicle was insured with it. Hence the claimants are entitled to compensation under section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 , on account of no fault liability. The claim petition was dismissed Gulshan Kumar was negligent in driving his vehicle.

2. Mr. Malik relied on Smt. Kailash Kumari v. Bhola, (1988-1)93 P.L.R. 116; Oriental Fire & General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Smt. Beasa Devi, (1985-1)87 P.L.R. 59 and Rawat Singh v. Sube Singh, (1995-1)100 P.L.R. 539.

3. In Smt, Kailash Kumaris case (supra) it is held that when such a application is filed in appeal, since appeal is re-hearing of the claim, such an application can be allowed. In that case also application filed under section 92-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 , was allowed in appeal.

4. In Smt. Beasa Devis case (supra) a Division Bench of the High Court has held












Click Here to Read the rest of this document
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
SupremeToday Portrait Ad
supreme today icon
logo-black

An indispensable Tool for Legal Professionals, Endorsed by Various High Court and Judicial Officers

Please visit our Training & Support
Center or Contact Us for assistance

qr

Scan Me!

India’s Legal research and Law Firm App, Download now!

For Daily Legal Updates, Join us on :

whatsapp-icon telegram-icon
whatsapp-icon Back to top