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SARAL SRIVASTAVA
Vijay Singh – Appellant
Versus
Vth Additional D. J. – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Saral Srivastava, J.
Heard learned counsel for the appellant and learned counsel for the respondents.
2. The present appeal has been filed against the award dated 05.12.1998 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kanpur Nagar (hereinafter referred to as 'tribunal') in MAC No.196 of 1992, whereby the the tribunal has rejected the claim petition instituted by claimant/appellant.
3. Challenging the award, learned counsel for the appellant has contended that the finding of the tribunal that the accident had taken place due to rash and negligent driving of claimant/appellant is perverse and against the record. It is submitted that the claimant/appellant was driving a maruti car No.UGR/6031 which met with an accident with offending truck No.MKW/9594. It is submitted that it was a specific case of the claimant/appellant that both the vehicles were coming from opposite direction and due to sole negligence of driver of truck, the maruti car rammed into rear wheel of the truck and the claimant/appellant suffered grievous injuries in the said accident. It is submitted that the claimant/appellant proved the accident by producing himself as PW 1 and PW 2 who was also travelling in th
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