Manjit Kaur vs Lakhwinder Singh - 2024 Supreme(P&H) 504

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2024 Supreme(P&H) 504

SUDEEPTI SHARMA
Manjit Kaur – Appellant
Versus
Lakhwinder Singh – Respondent

Advocates:
Advocate Appeared:
For the Appellant :Mr. Kamaldip Singh Sidhu Advocate, Ms. Kirandeep Kaur Advocate
For the Respondent:Mr. Gopal Mittal Advocate

JUDGMENT :

Sudeepti Sharma, J.

Challenge in instant appeal has been directed against award dated 12.08.2006 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fatehgarh Sahib (for short “the Tribunal”) whereby claim petition filed by the appellants-claimants who are widow, minor son, minor daughter and mother of deceased Ranjit Singh respectively has been dismissed.

2. The facts in brief as emerged from the claim petition are that on 30.07.2003, Ranjit Singh (since deceased), his wife Manjit Kaur (appellant) and son Harshpreet Singh had gone to Village Chhat to get medicine on Scooter No. PB-11-B-8255. Scooter was being driven by Ranjit Singh. When they reached near Banur Barrier, Dalbir Singh brother of Manjit Kaur met them on the way. Dalbir Singh, who was travelling on his separate scooter, started following the scooter driven by Ranjit Singh. At about 12-15 PM, they turned towards Village Chhat from bus stand Chhat. In the meantime, a Scorpio bearing registration No.PB-07-6849 driven by respondent No.1 in a rash and negligent manner came from Patiala side and struck against the scooter driven by Ranjit Singh, as a result of which Ranjit Singh and Manjit Kaur (appellant) suffere