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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
PARVINDER SINGH – Appellant
Versus
RAMESHWAR AND ANR – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.
1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant/owner-cum-driver of the offending vehicle against the award dated 19.08.2015 passed in a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the appellant/owner-cum-driver of the offending vehicle was fastened with the liability to pay the compensation of Rs.75,000/- to the claimant/respondent No.1 along with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till recovery.
BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE
2. Brief facts of the case are that on 17.07.2014 at about 5.00 p.m. the petitioner after watering his buffalo from water tank near village school was returning to his house alongwith his buffalo. It is averred that, in the meantime, a truck bearing registration no. HR-37-C-9735 being driven by respondent no.1 rashly, negligently and in a high speed came from side of bus stand of village Garnala and turned his truck towards petitioner; the petitioner in order to save himself jumped aside, but the respondent no.1 hit his truck against the buffalo, as a result thereof, the buffalo suffered mult
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