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HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL
PANKAJ PUROHIT
Regional Manager, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation – Appellant
Versus
Sohan Lal – Respondent
| Table of Content |
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| 1. claimant paraplegic from corporation bus accident. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. act of god; safe parking; valid license claimed. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. negligence found; act of god rejected; license valid. (Para 6 , 7 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. rs.27 lakhs compensation for 90% disability awarded. (Para 10) |
| 5. driver negligence in unsafe parking upheld. (Para 11 , 12 , 13) |
| 6. arises out of stationary motor vehicle use. (Para 14 , 15 , 16 , 17) |
| 7. quantum: minimum wages, multiplier 15, prospects added. (Para 18 , 19 , 20 , 21) |
| 8. appeal dismissed; tribunal award upheld. (Para 22 , 23 , 24 , 25) |
Judgment :
Pankaj Purohit, J.
This Appeal from Order has been preferred by appellants-Corporation, Pithoragarh, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, (hereinafter to be referred to as ‘the Act’), assailing the judgment and award dated 01.04.2015 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/District Judge, Almora, in M.A.C.P. No.16 of 2014 Sohan Lal Vs. Regional Manager, Uttarakhand Transport Corporation and Others, whereby, claim petition filed by the respondent–claimant under Section 166 of the Act was allowed and appellants-Corporation was held liable to pay compensation to respondent-claimant a
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