JUDGMENT :- The Northern India General Insurance Company Limited has appealed against the award of the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Meerut, specifying the amount at Rs. 20,000/- payable by it to the respondent 2nd Lt. Kanwar Jit Singh Sobti.

2. A motor truck No. DIG 3859 was acquired by Ram Prakash Thukral from Delhi by arrangement through a firm of financiers. On 1-5-1965 Ram Prakash Thukral got the said truck registered in his name with the Regional Transport Authority, Meerut under the Motor Vehicles Act. Then a transfer entry was made in the office of the Regional Transport Officer and the said truck was registered in the name of Gopal Das on 3-9-1965. Gopal Das thus became the registered owner of the said truck and obtained a registration certificate under the Motor Vehicles Act, Gopal Das then effected an Insurance Policy covering risk to third party with the Northern India General Insurance Company Ltd. (hereinafter called the insurer) covering the risk for the period of one year commencing from 3-5-1968 and ending with 2-5-1969.

3. As luck would have it, when the said truck was being driven by Ram Dayal driver on 21-10-1968 in connection with transporting the materials b

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