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1996 Supreme(P&H) 1733

R.L.ANAND
Prag Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Devi Dutt – Respondent


Judgment

R.L.Anand, J.

1. The petitioners and respondents Nos. 4 and 5 are the widow and children of late Shri Balbir Singh, who died in a motor vehicle accident. The dependents of Balbir Singh aforesaid filed a claim petition under Section 110 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (for short the Act) and finally the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (for short the Tribunal) awarded a compensation of Rs. 55,000/- to the dependents against the owners of the vehicles vide award dated 31.1.1973. The case of the petitioners is that respondents Nos. 2 and 3, namely, Jee Kaur and Risal Singh are their close relations and petitioner No. l being the widow was always assured by the respondents that the compensation would be paid as and when it is required by her at the time of her necessity in order to look after the welfare and maintenance of her children. When the children of petitioner No. 1 became major and of marriageable age, she requested respondents Nos. 2 and 3 to pay the amount of compensation but they refused to pay the same. On that the petitioner filed an execution application before the Tribunal on 13.1.1988 for the realisation of the compensation. Along with the application she also fi






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