HIGH^OURTOFCHHftTTlSGARl-fiATBiy'tSPHR SB: H6h'bleSlin><ustiGeR.l..Jhanwar, M.A>(C>No.1008 6f2007 ^RRfiLiMNT NQh-aDl»licarTfN6.2 RESF'QNDENTS Rakesh Ratwa Versus Sl'nt.K&ist'liandothers, ©RDl@ii For Rrohouneen(i@nti(»fy©l-der Sd/- R.L.Jhanwar Judge w, iis,r w:v ^"K- 'V ;);•. !P;i.'. "ws ss:'s^. 'KsNSBs. •s^asa^ w\\ sa^ !i"'ii:.:l KV, li •'.[, :!!''1; HIGI-LCQURTOFCHHATTISGARHrBlLASP SINGt.EBEXeH:MON'BLESHRIR.L.JHANWAR,U MiscellaneousARReai (Cl N0.1008 of^007 APPEt.l.ANT Non-aDOIicant No.2 RESPSQNDENTS APfl-ICANT NQN-ARPLICAN'fcNO.I NQN-APRl-IGA^ITNt>.3 .Rakesh "13atwa, S/o^-$hiv 'NaFesh^ Paitwa;; ageci atiout •30; years, resident of Gandl'ii Nagar, Ward Jaaclalpur,' Distriet Bsistarr (e.G.) : DWNER . . '- VERSUS I. -,Smt. ^Kostii, ;VWo ..Lakhfny, Manya, agsd, ;,ataoyt36^years,,cesiderito^V!llage'C ,; : Bsift^i.iE'.S. L^hai^iguda';:'!3istrieti Bastar :^^(2.©.>:%^:^:^,.^^,f.:..;y;.l;T:^ 2.^s/^pGR^§ahu?S/o',^alam:,REm,Sahu;agetl ,'^ ;.'abtttjte2^^8ars;i''reS]^nKof ehotiya?'Tahsil' ; ; 1^a|idjajI!^a,^Distnef!^Bastar(£,©;)^^ 3.: T"h8.;IS|evfe!ncUalr uranc&^Ompany^lan^a;' tl'lrsugh'Bi^ncliManager, 3agdalpi.li-, DisfriGt ...;l,Basiai-.(e.(3,')'' .•l.': •,.':-: .';••.''.,'; ARPEALUNDERSE©TI€Wl73®FtWlM©^ORVEHICLESd^ ^Appearance: •'. l.;,:, ., •1'. ^:;. '.:•;.: . :• :::.' .'.:'• :ShriR.N.Jha,counselfor eappetlaht. : , ^^nefor:respondent&N0.4&,2.^ ./.^ ' ^ ' ' . '^ ShriSoufabhSharma with Shn Acfitya Sharma, counsel fprrespoi'identNo.3 ] : ORDER :'1''.,.. .'T .•:•'."^ ;;'.;1^1^' ^{Pass^^:g^0^1'0) ::;-'^ ^ This is an appeal filed tiy the^o^ avrard dated 10;Gffi.^p7 pa^etf bytte^2^ Additjonar^ Clajms Tnbynal, Bastar, ^Place ^agdalpur ;jn claim case NB. 23ffi0l36 whpreby the Clajrns Tnbunal tias ^wardett a sum crf F^BOvOOOA^^^y^ fnte'rest at 6% per aroiurn ffom the date of filing of claim petitiori tNI 'realization.. -" •, ',.'••, :::;: ^•-•:':\: , •". ••:."-:1':..;1 2. BneffaGtsin,ina,nutshell,arethatonQ4.02.20C)5respondentNo.2 ;vrals drjvjng the V8hicle"709 Beanng^ No. C^.17 ZB^^ g 'offending vehiye^ jn a ra?ft and negtigent manner and due •to sudi (driwir^ respbndent^No.2 dashe^ respohaentNo.1, as a resujt of^ sh©received injunes. < M;.^''^ :i *; K M It'.h i'';ii tl'l ;i"ll.-]; ^: Seeikihg compensatioh^f Rs.3,^5,800/- pn various heaasT'claim petitionwasfiled.f?6'spQndsntNo.2byfilin^^w pleacled thatQnythe dateWacciaent, the p^ .with ttie insuranGe company anct tliat the tlriver was Weiding a valid and sff^ive driving; lic^ee, lBSi^re,Khe;js n^ ^anGtliEitijlity, ifarw, be;Tastened!ori^^ ^is,^re?|3ondent^ ).3^hile eCTtestmg the ^ ;ctf ^egident, th^-csf^nSin^ yehiele wa^ being^^^^ conditiQn and tftatthe dnvgrwas not^^^^^ licenGetthereforeyifis^lsQ^riot^liabtejo'pgy'eoiTipensafion.'^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^;/ Qn a elosescratiny/ofthe^ewd^nii^Jed^b MBunal;holding1hatthe"^ac»idei^oGcyiTed?be(au^ ;dnving^t)y, its dnyer of^ofteFidingiyghi^le^^^ andlhatdrive^wasnotholdtng^!vSlidjandj^^ :1jme of accident, avterd^'^isum^ ^insuranG6,fGom|^ny^frolTi-1ts'1iaKili1yiyThe^ fat^llant/reSpbnaentNo^te^Ra^Gompensationo^ iinterest^at6%^rannyhi^tti^^ .challenge.; • '•• ^••••./^^.,.^ '"•1:'<:^;'' ::'lv;':,:'l::'' .'•.- @; • Shri RXJha, learnedBOunsglfa^ thatthfe;Claims,Tri6unalihasgFred ih fexynerating W^ from'itSJiabilitytB^ycQrnpensation^d aGcident,,thedriverQfoffenflfng-vehicl&washo^^ .dnying lieence. He a|s6 a@uedMa^ttie^^^F^ i€ariying corarnereial vehicle, th^l^re, ttie Claims ^ hav&'lastened ligbility 6n the ai^lIant/Ownerto^ 'otheF®S]ntwas/:urged/';''Y:,ll':,.^'.^l.'',::^'^^ •: -':..:11:°;' ,"''':.'";^:'" 6, ©nthec^herh^^^ counselforrespQndentNo.Sargaecljnsupl^rt^^^ 7; ; Itlave h^rd learned^^nsel^forthie partiesah^ reoordoftheCl^imsTribun^^ahffliiTjpughecl'a^ard.^-^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^T case 8^ Tte pnlyi^ ast&whetherinlhg;at&enee;oBeixloFsementGfc(OT(i^^ Ithe; IS a:f1& .;^ WSaSSSi: y'a w -iil: i [l ^ '•'!^': , 1 !;>' •m ^tK.'li 'i'~:".\ ;1~--s il:I 1--f; !.'IK: ^ driyec oflhe offehding yeliielet wh^^ cyclewth gear^ L.raA/.yEX.D^ a^ Irarisport vehicle; In this ^nnecti6n,r it i&clear from^^ffi N.A.W.^ RoshgrrPatwa/v^o stated Qn oath, that he'is^^ffi ^offerKling yehideahd itwas^eing^dFiven'by reSppndeni^^N clearfrdm hiseyidenceffiatoffending^hicleiso^ Gopythe[®QfwasexhibitedaS;E)fcD.3pand^^^^^ IjGene&tifdriyerwhichwasexhiBifed.asEx.D;^ , e appellant adlTijtted tKatvehicle^s ofteansport vehicl^ahd^^^t^ slJGence was issu^ w.e.f. 1^.G9;2004 t& 13,0§.2Q04^hat^ r^e^. Irtthe lic»nce, itflsclgaHyffli^rrti^neGtAhat"^^ ^I^W-Wonly). The appellantalspsadrnittec^thatthe^^ ;of coni^rned R.T.<^^tC)driv& tHe?<^niJihg^^^^v^ ilicence i.e.Ex/D^ T^S.Rajput'N.A:W,3d^pcteedini(hise^ working wifh Regioiial'jTanSRort ©ffiee^^^^ oilginal register Qf lieeFree.;^ A^ Tesp<inclenf No.2 - AnQQp;®alMis^;Qnly^far m Lra.\(.and was issyeaw:&^14,B9.20D4it0^3.09.2Q(M t^^ 'yeareanythatwaSalreadyexhjbited'la&Cx.D.S.^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ^9.; A perusal ot afqresaid evidence pf^^^^b^^ 'Clear ithat the driv^ was holding the liceRce to drive^^t Vehi8le'ohlyanditis^\ralidfQKf^tyye!a^ !andthatattheffiie;ofaceident;'tt^driverv^ with^heMeenceoft..I^A/.ancl^v^n^ The licSnce p0ssess^^bythe driver isMot an effeQive IjoerK^to^ c^rafflerGialvehiclewhereas^atffietim ,the ©oodscarrying comrrierGialiveMele despite h6 was not hpldin^ validHG6nce,,whicRisin,An^afignbffhetermsandc6nditiQfi&6ftte ^of-insurance;::': ;;:: •1:';:.'11:; ~^'':^ ,:":^:':'':-' '••: 1:' :':.'''<''/'1:1','.1'''.. •-,'"• ^ tn0nen(a//nsura?ice ^pexCourt6bseEve inparagiraR ^Q^aszinder:^ :^0. ,1'hg ffi ^ -,^^ ^yeMC|e^ari9^a,^t!^S^ ^6Bi@^^ C'.: ^.'' ^transRDrt;^lac;IS,ri^y^^'Iightr'm^ ; thei pyrRose^ot^Hvi|^^,^|;saiTiB,ia^istK^ /^: ^;^ ,;;:' :-requiFedl£t&^e^Qbtgin^%®tigs:xt[gtiincti^^ ^^; • ;:'trarisport;yehic|e''an9?|a)^p ^•;'';i^ ^: G .r:^':.^: •t'.1^!" :M: .a: '-'.:.:';i'i^. lii1 :;i-r &'t!. isK 9f w : T ^ be notjced frorn section 14 of the Act. Suts-section (2) pf sectiort 14 prpyides for duFaticin of a period 6f 3 years in case (rf an sffedive licence^ 'transportvehiBle'wtlereasincasjgiofanydtl'lerlicence, itmayren'iajneffeetiveforaperiodof2Qyears." , • , In Orien^ /nsuram^^^^ .toc%\j4^t^n®eCo. ttcfc v.^RoSAaofieh RaAer^ an^ffte^ 2Q08ACJ21S1, the^ex Court^held that^^^h granted fbr a peri6d;oftwentyyeaFS; a Rresymption. therefQ itvrasmsantforthepurposecrfavehi^eotherthao^^^ the matter of Afa^na/ ^uranee Company Ltd. V. ^nnappa fcappa Nesaria& OffieKs, 2008 (1) T,A.(S. 812 ($.0.) trte Apex Gourt abs^-vect tl^tdnverof sHould a]\^ys^he](lwitlTef|®GAjveandyalid^ according tp type pf.vehiclearrilhen^only^^ holding-valid and effective^liGehce; '^ t ' ^ ' 11.i [After relying uport th&laforesaid^judgments^^^ fortheteregoing disGussion, ifrisslearthatithedriver^^^ having Bnly drivjng liGenc&^R^Qtor^eyele with gear^+ samewas granted to him w.el.^^ endorseTinentin,hislic®nGelbp|ytlie^of|%ridingyehicleastransport^v^ and it is pnly for non-transportvehiGle::Atthe tjme of accident, the said driyer was drivitig the pffending vetiicle, which is a transport vehiele. AGeording to.S^ion 3oftheiM6tciryghiGlesAct,no|3ereon^s rncrtd^veliicle in arry public^plaGe unlsss^tie ti^ Jicenceissuedta^mautMoFizinghimt6<:lriYe^ ^s&a//sc^a!m^-afeanspOTtve/7/cfeothertlran^a ^use prrented undeFaTiyscheme;madeundersub-sectiQn (2)^section76 unlesshisdrivirrgliis8ho6^i3efiifically:ehtitles himsQtado. Thus, it is ctear tt'iat Ihe driver in^fHis case was ftolcting licenee 6f tnotor (;ycle with gear * L^M.V. wlTich (flsentitles ttim to^4rive trangport^v^ aGGiderit, thedriyerpfthftoflBndingyehiGle^sSriying^^^ having 3/alid and effective dnvirig ticerice, which is iri bFBach of insurance [roliey, Iher^re, the insurance eompany was rightly hSld^^to ;:tol|^:cpmpensation.'^1 .',.;,•.,..; ;,:^,^1':^; ; ;•,•.' :,•',•,. . :'.'./ I •\ ,- ;12.^ :For the;foregoing reas8ns^lEhe^impugned^^ a^ from^material ilTegularity or irifirnTjty.^'^ ^a^'^A:1^ ^.g'^^'%, s^\'.!..':~ i\-'e Sl^:?l& ^1^']*^ •^ pa^dbytheTribunal,purely; lying;OirfthecIirichir(gand^^^^ evidenGe on record ahd thus eall&fcir no inteFference; '13^ CQnsequently, theappealflled byths owner, beihg devoid[of merit arid'substance is liahle to be arid is hereby dismissed. NQ order as to; costs, Sdl- ^•^at 'lttd^ m ;:u.,y: l..i:"''9. M %g MV .l,.:i!, ^; SKW':&: LR:'I' K':il ;:ffi.i'! !BB BB :^;^