JUDGMENT

H.S. Madaan. J. - By this order, I shall dispose of two FAOs i.e. FAO-835-2000 filed on behalf of appellants - Smt. Neelam Bhandari and others and FAO-988-2000 filed on behalf of appellant - Oriental Insurance Company Ltd., which have arisen out of the same accident.

2. Briefly stated facts of the case, as per the version of the claimants are that on 7.10.1994 at about 6:45 p.m., deceased Satish Bhandari along with Gursharan Singh was going from village Goraya towards Phagwara on a scooter; when the scooter had reached near turning of Railway Station, Goraya on G.T. Road, then a truck bearing registration No.PB-08-H-9981 (hereinafter referred to as the offending vehicle) being driven by respondent No.1 - Tajinder Singh in a rash and negligent manner was going ahead of the scooter and when the scooter of the deceased had just reached near the offending vehicle, then its driver abruptly turned it towards the right hand side without giving any signal or indication and struck the scooter, resultantly Satish Bhandari fell down and received injuries, to which he succumbed.

3. The legal representatives of deceased, namely, his wife -Smt. Neelam Bhandari, mother - Smt. Promila Bhan