Reliance General Insurance Company Limited vs Hari Dutt Sharma

Mr. Mahesh Chandra Sharma, J. - This appeal have been filed against the impugned judgment and award passed by the Judge, MACT.

Brief facts of the case are that with regard to the accident, a claim petition was filed on behalf of the claimant/s claiming compensation as mentioned wherein.

Notices were issued to the opposite parties. Reply to the claim petition was filed and the learned Tribunal framed the issues. After hearing all the parties, the learned Tribunal passed the aforesaid impugned award. Against the impugned award, the insurance company has preferred the instant appeal for the relief as prayed for.

Learned counsel for the insurance company has contended that the learned Tribunal has failed to appreciate each and every aspect of the matter as also the evidence available on record. The award passed by the learned Tribunal is illegal, and contrary to the facts of the case. Hence impugned award deserves to be set aside.

On the other hand, learned counsel for the claimants has defended the impugned judgment and award and stated the same to be just and proper.

I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned judgment and award. I am in agreement with the findings arrived at by the learned Tribunal on issue no.3 which is reproduced as under:

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chek dEiuh ds lq;ksx; fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd Jh vkuUnc/kZu vxzoky dk rdZ jgk gS fd nq?kZVuk okgu Vcsjk la[;k Mh0,y0 5 lh0bZ0 0481 ls gksuk crk;k x;k gS rFkk oDr nq?kZVuk vizkFkhZ la[;k 2 dks mDr okgu ij pkyd gksuk crk;k gS] ijUrq i=koyh ij miyC/k okgu pkyd ds M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal dh izekf.kr izfr viBuh; gS] ftlds laca/k esa chek dEiuh ds vf/koDrk }kjk okgu ekfyd dks jftLV~MZ uksfVl fn;k x;k] tks izn''kZ ,u0,0 2 jgk gS] ftldh jlhn izn''kZ ,u0,0 3 o 4 jgh gS] ysfdu uksfVl izkIr gksus ds ckotwn chek /kkjh ds }kjk okgu pkyd dss M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal dh iBuh; izfr miyC/k ugha djokbZ xbZ] ftlls Li"V gS fd n`?kZVuk ds oDr vizkFkhZ la[;k&2 okgu pkyd ds ikl rFkkdfFkr okgu Vcsjk dks pykus dk oS| ,oa izHkkoh M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal ugha Fkk] ,slh fLFkfr esa chek ikWfylh dh ''krksZa dk Li"V mYya?ku gksus ds dkj.k chek dEiuh mDr nq?kZVuk ds fy, ftEesnkj ugha gSA

blds foijhr izkFkhZ ds lq;ksx; fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd Jh fouksn dqekj ''kekZ dk rdZ jgk gS fd nq?kZVuk ds oDr okgu pkyd ds ikl ykbV eksVj Oghdy pykus dk oS| ,oa izHkkoh ykbZlsal Fkk] ftldh izekf.kr izfr izn''kZ 13 i=koyh ij izLrqr dh xbZ gS] ,slh fLFkfr esa chek dEiuh dk nkf;Ro cuuk ik;k tkrk gSA

geus nksuksa i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr rdksZa ,oa fordksZa ij euu fd;k ,oa i=koyh dk /;kuiwoZd voyksdu fd;kA

i=koyh ds voyksdu ls izdV gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; okgu pkyd vizkFkhZ la[;k&2 }kjk okgu Vcsjk la[;k Mh0,y0 5 lh0bZ0 0481 dk lapkyu fd;k tk jgk FkkA tgka rd okgu pkyd ds M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal dk iz''u gS] okgu pkyd dk M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal izn''kZ 13 jgk gS] tks viBuh; izrhr gks jgk gSA bl laca/k esa chek dEiuh ds dh vksj ls okgu ekfyd dks jftLV~MZ uksfVl fn;k x;k] tks izn''kZ ,u0,0 2 jgk gS] ftldh jlhn izn''kZ ,u0,0 3 o 4 jgh gS] ysfdu uksfVl izkIr gksus ds ckotwn chek/kkjh ds }kjk okgu pkyd vizkFkhZ la[;k&2 ds M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal dh iBuh; izfr miyC/k ugha djokbZ xbZA okgu pkyd ds ykbZlsal dh izekf.kr izfrfyfi viBuh; gksus ds dkj.k bldk lR;kiu ugha gks ldk rFkk uksfVl nsus ds ckotwn Mh0,y0 dh iBuh; izfr is''k ugha dh xbZ gS] ftlls ;g irk ugha pyrk gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; okgu pkyd vizkFkhZ la[;k&2 ds ikl mDr okgu dks pykus dk oS| ,oa izHkkoh ykbZlsal Fkk ;k ughA ;fn okgu ekfyd ds }kjk okgu pkyd ds M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal dh izfr izLrqr dh tkrh rks bldk irk yxk;k tk ldrk Fkk] ysfdu okgu ekfyd ds }kjk tkucw>dj okgu pkyd ds M~kbZfoax ykbZlsal dh izfr is''k ugha dh xbZ] ,slh fLFkfr esa ;gh mi/kkj.kk dk;e dh tkosxh fd okgu pkyd vizkFkhZ la[;k&2 ds ikl mDr okgu dks pykus dk oS| ,oa izHkkoh ykbZlsal ugha FkkA ,slh fLFkfr esa chek ikWfylh dh ''krksZa dk mYya?ku gksus ds dkj.k chek dEiuh dk dksbZ Hkh mRrjnkf;Ro cuuk ugha ik;k tkrk gS] ijUrq blds mijkar Hkh vizkFkhZ la[;k 3 chek dEiuh dks vius izkFkfed nkf;Ro ls iw.kZr% eqDr ugha fd;k tk ldrk gSA bl laca/k esa laxr fu.kZ; us''kuy ba'';ksjsa''k dEiuh fy0 cuke Jo.kflag ,oa vU; lh0,l0Vh0 2004 ist 1 (,l0lh0) jgk gSA ftlesa ;g fuf.kZr fd;k x;k gS fd okgu pkyd ds ikl oS| ,oa izHkkoh vuqKki= ugha gksus ij Hkh {kfriwfrZ dh vnk;xh dk izFke nkf;Ro chek dEiuh dk gSA chek dEiuh ;g jkf''k vnk djus ds ckn pkyd o okgu Lokeh ls olwy dj ldrh gSA vr% mijksDr foospu ds ifj.kkeLo:i mDr fook|d vkaf''kd :i ls chek dEiuh ds fo:) fuf.kZr fd;k tkrk gSA"

Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and the findings arrived at by learned Tribunal as quoted herein above, the learned Tribunal is found to have dealt with each and every aspect of the matter, and has rightly passed the impugned judgment and award. I am in unison with the findings arrived at by the learned Tribunal. Hence, I do not think it just and proper to interfere with the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, and thus the appeal filed by the Insurance Co. is hereby dismissed after confirming the judgment and award passed by the learned Tribunal.