FAO No.885 of 1990 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.885 of 1990 DATE OF DECISION: March 14, 2011 KRISHAN KUMAR ...APPELLANT VERSUS SATISH KUMAR ...RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: NONE. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) The appeal is against the award of compensation passed against the appellant and in favour of the claimant who had suffered injuries on account of a motor accident. It was a case of collision between the car in which the claimant was proceeding and the car which the appellant was driving bearing registration No.DLJ-4089. The accident was said to have been caused on the left hand side of the vehicle in which the claimant was coming and his evidence was that on seeing the car coming from the opposite direction at a very high speed, he had stopped the vehicle and at that time a vehicle that was driven by the appellant had dashed and caused severe injuries on his person. 2. The Tribunal accepted the evidence placed on the side of the claimant and had found that the place of accident was on the left side of the road in which the claimant's car was proceeding and rejected the contention that there was any negligence on part of the claimant's car driving. FAO No.885 of 1990 -2- 3. It is now contended in appeal that the evidence was that the appellant's car struck when the claimant's car was still in motion. I cannot make such an assessment for, the claimant had stated that he had reduced the speed and he had literally stopped the vehicle when the collision took place. The finding of guilt of the appellant's driving was made by the Tribunal after sifting evidence on both sides and I will not find any reason to interfere with such a finding. 4. The liability cast on the appellant is under the circumstances justified and the appeal is dismissed. 5. There is no representation for the appellant and I have proceeded to examine the case and dispose of the appeal on merits. March 14, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE