3'^T ^WW^, ^Tfl^jl<S, (s|0H^< |'v\^. ^14 ^P^T sbtllcb ••••••••••• -•--•"•-"•---•••-"••••••^200 ^ 3TI^?T V^: (li^lc<<^) ^ ^ich j 3TI^T 5h^i<=b v_- (L '^ITW^ft^ 377^?T MISC. APPElAL N0.314/2006 APPBLLANT RESPONDENTS 4, <=r»i^f<n<flvijTR^Ff '^..'fe^ <ra1-^l< ^•^fRm^s^r Suresh Kumar Patel, aged about 35 yeo.rs, son of Shri Balrain Patel, Occupatioxi- Vehicle CHvner, resideiit of Village Teeinarlaga, Police Station aiid Talisil Sai'atigai'h, Distiict-Raigarli(Chhattlsgarh) Ajit RamL Banjare, aged about | 42 years, son of Shri Turuni | Baojare ' s Chajaiaria Bai alias UiTaila, | aged about 40 yeai's, wtfe of Shri Ajit Ram_| ChajneM Bai, aged aboiit 22 yeai's, dauglit.er of Shri Ajit Ram Bao.jare (Miiior) Chaiidrakala, aged about 15 years, daughter of Shri Ajit Ram (Miiior) Raju Baiyare, aged | about 11 yeai's, son of Shri Ajit ] Raoi Baojare j (Minors i.c, respondents No. 4 & j 5 through- fhetr natural guai'dian i,e, Father Ajit Raai Baiijai'e, aged about 42 years, sou of Shri Turum. Barijare(respondent No, 1) AU ai'e residents of village j Kaiishideeh, PoMce Station j Chaiidrapur, Tahsil Dabhra, District Janjgir Champa(CG) Girdhaar Chauliaii, son of Sliri XI-HC—78 ^~cv\ ^WW^, yxfl^^KS, fs)<»l>iy^< ^T f^Tlich n8n 3T[^T ^FRNT f^ .A • <3V'+ "m^ir vhwch ••-••••••••••••••••-•••-•••••••••......". .....^ 200(^ 3^?T ^^ (4^f^<^T) ^HW Trft?T 3H^T 2-' cr)i^f<rt<i1ri TTO^f "?..'fe(st <p»1^|< ^ ^tRpqr 377^[ 7, Sonsai Chauhaii, resident of village Hardi, Post Mar^va, PS Chaiidrapur Talisil Dabhra, District JaiijgirChampa(CG) United India Insuraace Co. I Liinited fhrough- Braiich Manager, In front of Gopij Talkies, Raigarh, Distdct- j Ra^arh(CG) | Misc.Appeal uader Sectioa 1 19 Appearance: Shri Roop Naik, counsel fo Shri Ratan Pusty, coiiiisel Shri H.B.Agrawal, Sr. Ad counsel for respondent No.7. r73 ofthe Motor Vehicles Act, 88 {:' titie appeUaat. Ibr respondents No. 1 to 5. ^ocate witli Ms. Saiigita Mishra, D.B-: HO BLE SHRI L.C. B HON'BLB SHRI SUNIL KUtMAR SINHA,J. 00, J, 8s ORAL JtDGMENT (01.0^.2007) L.C.Bhadoo, J. Heai'd. The appeUaat Suresh Ku^iai' Patel, owner of tractor beailiig registration No. CG 13-A 204^; Section 173 of tiie Motor Vehid J, has prefeiTed tliis appeal uiider ^les Act, 1988, bemg aggrieved by awai'd dated 14.2.2005, passe^l by tlie Secoud Motor Accidents -ClMms—Trihnnal. Raigaiil il^ Motor Accideut Claiin Case XI-HC—78 tr^'f^n^ j ^T8TT ^TT^T sti^l<=b ^V^ "qt-q|(^)^, ?$Tn-(-141<0, [s|01<-l^< MWv\\ 5b^l<+) .^.^.....^1± "^ 200^ W^ ^TO ('<i^rf^5^) '^TTW ^rft^ ^TT^T No.ll 1/2003, whereby, the liability to the tune of Rs. 1, aiid has exonerated respo] Conipaiiy Liinited froia am.ouut 011 flie ground fliat iii breach of policy i.e. tiie i pui-pose otlier ttiao. flie ^ M'ufram. The brief facts givitij 4.8.2003, the appeUant hei registratbu No. CG 13 A-; Gii'dhaar Chauhaii- ti'actor aiid said taractor was| United India Insuraiice tractor Vi7as benig driven -bj workiiig as a labour aiid Chauhaii was driviiig tlie tr| as a result of which, Set Kil crushed under tyre of tlie tr^ respondents No. 1 to 5 he^ aiid leaiiied Tribunal pas^ hereiii as aforeiuentioned. Leaiiied couusel for tl Couipaiiy has uot beeu abl tlie ti'actor aiid ti'olly was b for canyiiig bolder and N respojtident CoBJipaiiy <=hl^(<rt<i1l ^TTR^f '^\fe(st <F3l^l< ^" ^tRR 3TT^T leaiiied Tribuiial lias assessed tlxe |52,000/" agaiast tlie appeUaiit hereiii bdent No.7- United India Insuraiice pa^'tuient of liability of tlie corapensation |tlie tractor aiid troUy was benig used Iractor was beiiig usecl for comiaercial Igricultural pui'pose for ti'aiisportiiig ^ rise to file tiiis appeal are tliat on leiii was tlie owner of tractor beariiig ^046 and TroUy No. CG 13 A-2047, No.6 hereta, was driviiig tlie iiisured with respondent No.7 he.reiii- Limited. On tliat day vdien tlie Girdhaai' Chauhaii, Set Kuinar was he was iii tlie tractor. Girdhhaai' ^ctor iii a rash aiid negUgent raaiiuer, Kil.niai' fell down frosii tlie tai'olly, He was j)Uy aiid died spoutaiieously, tlierefore, feiii, filed a claim. before tlie Tribuiial ted tiie awaixl agamst tlie appellaiit jie appellaiit ai'gued tliat tlie Insuraiice to establish tiiat ou tlie fateful day, |euig used for commercial purpose i,e. luiTani, tiierefore, the lio.ditig of ttie XI-HC—78 3^T^ f<-lich 'cT^IT 311^1 5h^l|cb h"^ ^ ^wT "qi^l^^,, ^t{)-M^I(5, (s|<7ii|-y^< TRT^IT sb^lch m^. ^itv "^ 200<o w^?r v^ (^df^^) '^TTW Tritn ^n^r 4- Tribunal tliat tlie tractor aiid puipose, is not based on recoj It is aii adniitted posit itisured for agricultural pui-pc After evaluatiiig the evideiice, award anivecl at a conclusio tractor aiid ti'oUy was beiag zi^ We have perused tlie re< The clamimits in. pai'a tiiat on 4.8.2003, Set Kmn^ labour aiid lie liad gone iii ti-actor niet witli aii accident, aiid died on tlie spot The of carryiiig Mujram. Even has denied tliat tiie ti'acfoj purpose i.e for canyi?ig A perusal of tlie Indrajeet has beeii examiiij exainiiiation-iii-cliief, he ha| Kuinai' hacl took tlie ti'actor cross-exaniiiiation, he stated of tlieii' village; he is reside( situated iii Raigarh distiict. village. PIe has denied tli| possessioii of Dainodai\ Girdhaai' Chauhaii. The Murrc^n. orddr <t)iAit<yi<i1Ti *ii*i<nf ^'fe^ft <P»i^i< '^'^tRma^T^r frolly was beiiig used for cominercial tjd. |on tliat tlie tractor aad trolly Vv'as jse aiid not for coniBiercial puxpose. leaiiied Tribunal in para 17 of tlie )|ii tliat at tlie time of accident, tlie |ed for caiiyiiig Murram aiid bolder. tord. p.0 of tlie claiois petition Bientioned ^ was workiiig 011 tlie tractor as a iiic|niiiig to work as a labour, When the Bet Kumai' fell down Irom tlie tractor tra^tor was beiiig used for the pui-pose tli^ugh tlie appellaiit hereiii, iii reply was beiiig usecl for cominercial would sh.GW that witiiess No.2- sd on behalf of tlie owner. In stated tliat on 4.8.2003 Suresh jaiid troUy for carryiag fertilizers. Iii Itliat Suresh Kumar is uot a resident ^it of village -Teemaiiaga, which is Damodai' Patel is tiie reside.nt of liis ^.t flie tractor iii c^uestion was iii ^he tractor v^as beiiig driveii by acc|dent took place on accouut of rasli XI-HC—78 F^T ^T Rrl[ch J H^TT 3^7^T ^FRf^ 3^^T -^l^l^^, y>xfl'M41<S, fc)<7'»l<-|^< ^Tq^IT 5h<41ch •••"-•••l"'-r-T---:7-•••••••-••-•--^ ^OO <^ 3TT^?T xra^F ( 4c<f^<^ ) '^TTW^ft^ ^TT^T -S-- hilai statetaent aiid negligent drivuig by ti'actor was behig used for ca In pai'a 7, he has state' not recorded his statenient 4.8,2003 was not given by A perusal of the veiy witiiess gave evidence tractor was beiiig driven by canyitig bolder and Mujrari admitted tliat on 4.8.2003, tlie Medical College. He h| question was beiag driven exainiiiation has stated tliatl tlie tractor. In tlie first n)i Teemarlaga, whereas, tlie Kanshide.eh, ofwhich, Dam): tlie case of claimaiits, Daia4 N-A-W/1 -Santosh Kumai~| lusuraiice Compaiiy, who also stated tliat fhe tract-or t|:: bolder aiid Murrum. A perusal of tlie abo^ aiTived by tlie Tnbunal 4: caiiyiiig bolder and Mujran^ on record aiid tliere is 110 p| anived at by flie Tribmial. CM<i(<n<i1ri ^i^<3iT '^\fec3t' <p3l^l< ^'srfw ^TT^T K. Kuniar. He has denied that tlie |tiyiiig bolder aiid Munum, |1 tliat duxliig io.vestigatioii, Police has mid tiie statement Ex.N-A/5 dated to tlie PoUce. Ex.N-A/5 would sliow tliat tliis |to tlie luvestigatiag Officer that tiie iGii'dhaai' Chauhaa aiid was used for PW-1 - Suresh Kumai1 Patel lias bis tractor met witli aii accident neai' ib.s also adiaitted tliat tlie tractor ni )y Girdhaai' Chaiihaii. He iii cross- |at tlie tmie of accident, he was not on nlistaiice, he is tiie resideat of vUlage accideut had occun'ed iii viUage- >dar is tlie resident, tlierefore, as per )dai' took tlie 'fci'actor for his use. Eveu Tiwaii, Investigatiiig Officer of tlie lad conducted tlie tavestigation, has question was benig used for cai^iag re documeut reveals tliat tlie fiiidmg lat tlie tractor was beiiig used for i.e, for coimiiercial puipose, is based iversity iri fiiiding aiid tiie conclusion liere was a breacli of policy, as such XI-HC—78 '^y ^uSf ^l^ll^, ^Tfl^^Ko, {sfcr->i'y^< 3?n^r^ f<-iich TT^T 'STT^T 5b^li<=h I- sunlta \., ^Wv\{ ^hW^h ^..-.A'......l\.±. ^ 200 C 3TT^?T ^^ (13?^BR^) '^TTW^n^n^T _ /i^ aiid trolly has rightly beeu held ation, it requii'es no iaterference by tiie owner of tlie ti'actor respousible for tlie coiapen^ tliis Court. The appeal has 110 ]|uerit aad the same is accordiiigly disniissed. Sd/- L.C. Bhadoo Judge <=hl^f<rt<flrl 1RTR^Tf ^'feTst ^-^K ^T ^tRFT 371^T Sd/- Sunil KumarSinha Judge