63 iAO No919 of 2008 1 0 IN THE IIIGII COURT OF PUNIAB AND IIARYANA AT CIIANDIGARII IAO No 1919of 2008 Datc of dccision 2 2010 Unitcd India lnsurance CompanyLtde 0 0 AppclIante I vcrsus I RanjodhSinghand others Z Rcspondentse r I Present Mr Indeljit Sharma Advocatc for thcappcllant Mr NGSharma Advocatc for thc No l 05 r KCPURle J W2 Unitcd India InsuranccCompany dlppcl Iant has Olcd this appcalfor scttingasidc thc award datcd 262008 passcdbythc lcarncd Motor Accidcnt Claiins ribunal ludhiana 13ricfly casc of thc claimanl is that on 292004 thc claimant was on whcels of truck NoP13 1OGI 652 Ilc was by GurmukhSingh hcy loadcd woodcn cratcs of auto parlsand WCrC gOlng towardsIocal Point Mchta nginccrsWhcn lhcir lruck rcachcd ill flont of RaiIwayStation IOllandarion GTRoad lruck bcaringNoI lR38G 9022 was spottcdgoingahcad Thc gavcsignal10 rcspondent No I Arvind Rai drivcr of truck NoI lR38G 9022 bul hc did nol obligcrathcr Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 64 FAON09190f 2008 2 0 hc gavc a cut with an inlcntion lo hit thc truck ofthc claimant Howcvcr thc claimant succccdcd Ill avoidingthc accidcnt but aller thc truck of No1 ciaimant stoppcdhis truck and askcd him as whyhc cannot drivc his truck propcrly ln thc rcsult an altercationlook placcbctwccn thc claimant and Nol but the m C mattcr was patchcd up with thc lntervcntion of pcrsonswho gathcrcd therc 0 0 At about 121 0 pm as thctruck of the claimant rcachcd ncar Railway crosslng rcspondcnl No crosscd ovcr againand stoppedthe C5d samcin front ofhis truck No1 took out an iron rod and startcd saying that hc would tcach him a lcsson llc startcddragginghim out ofhis Z m scat but claimant did not slcp down Thcrcaflcr No l gavc r blows with iron rod on righlcgand flngcrsof his righthand Rcspondenl I c2j Nc1 flcd away with his truck as pcoplcstarlcd gathcring at thc spol On CO accountof said occurrence FIR No181 was rcgistcrcd on 281 02004 at 3 Police Station l7ocal Point Ludhiana Hc was trcalcd in Mohan Dai Ll tiospilalLudhiana and in privatcclinics hc claimanl is slill trcatmcntand hasalrcadyspcnta sum of Rs00001 on his treatmcnl and is liablelo spcndanotherRs200001 mor Sinccthc claimant has sustained injuricsin thc lust ofmotor vchiclc and has bccoinc disablcd hcis cntitJcdto claim under Scction 1631 ofthc Acl On noticc No5 Olcd writtcn statcmcnl and rcsistcd thc claim of thc pctitioncrtakingprcliminaryobjcctions that claim pctition IS not maintainablcas thcrc is no ncgligcncc on thc partof any vchicle and policehas casc undcrScclions 323 341 325 and 506 IPC thal thc claimpetitionis bad for and misjoindcr of necessaryparties Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 65 FAO No9190f 2008 3 0 4 as NoA lS nol owncr of truck No313 lOG 1652 and insurance covcr hasbccn issucd in thc namc of RajindcrSinghSOll of AtnarjitSingh andlhcrc is no prilil of contract bcllvccn NoA and insurancc that drivcr of truck bcaringrcgistralionNol78 1OG 1652did not valid and cffcctivc drivingliccncc and owncr of truck has handcd 1C ovcrhis vchiclc lo claimant dcspilcknowlcclgcthal ncl valid and cffectivc 0 Iiccncc is l hiin for drivinghcavyvchiclc likc truck that truck 0 I drivcn by the claimant did not posscss valid rcgistralion ccrtilicalc routc t 9 I pcrmitand fltncss ccrlificatc that claimant has nol Olcd aflldavit that hc has not iniliatcd anv othcr bci7Ircan othcr Courl or Tribunal Z m and thc answcring rcscrvcs his rightsto takc all thc plcas111 r dcfcncc undcr Scctions 147 149 157and 170 ofthc Acl Thc Tribunal has I dcnied opportunily to rcspondcntNos12 and 4 lo lilc writtcn statcments as oll r thcyfailcd to do so Ivithinstipulatcd pcriod m l7olIowing issucs wcrc framcd Qm 1 Whcthcr RanjodhSinghclaimanl suffcrcd injuricsin road accidcnt that took placcon 212004 with truck NolR38G 9022 drivcn byArvind Rai No 120PA 2 Mhcthcr claim pclitionis bad for misjoindcr and non joinder ofparlics9OPR 3 Whclhcr drivcr had a valid drivingIiccncc at thc limc of allcgcdaccidcnt ifnol its cffect2013R 4 Whcthcr claimant is cntillcd to thc compcnsationi f so to what amount and from Ivhichofthc rcspondcnts20PP 5 Rclicf Thc parlicshavcIcd lhcir rcspcclivccvidcncc Thc learncd Tribunalaftcr appraisal of thc cvidcncc Icd bythc particspassedaward IIl Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 66 0 1AO No 19 19 01 2008 4 thc sum of Rs200001 in favour of claimanl and againsl No4 SantokhSinghand rcspondcntIVc5 with sitnplcintcrcsl al lhc ratc of 6 pcr annum from thc datc of llling 01 clailn pctitionic 222005 till rcalization of thc said amount Thc Iiabililyof rcspondcntNosA and 5 lo makc paymcnlof compcnsation was ordcrcd t0 bc joint and scvcral Thc m f claim pctitionagainstlhc remainingrcspondcnls slcloddismisscd 0 Icclingdissatisflcd with thc aforcsaidalvard 0 India Insurancc Companvfilcd lhc presenlappcal Thc tnain gricvanccvcnlilated by Lnitcd India l nsurancc Company Ltd is that SlllCC lllc accidcnt has not takcn placcduc to thc usc Z of thc vchiclc and as such lhc l nsurancc company is not Iiablc It is C subinittcd that claimants havc rcceived inlrics al thc hands of lhe I 06 not b1 USC of IllOtOr vchiclcs blil on accounl 0 pcrsonal CO vcndctta and as such thc claim pctilionis nol maintainablc 7 I havc considcrcd lhc said submission and hallc gonc lhrough thc rccordsoflhc casc Thc argumcntsadvanccd by lhc lcarncd counscl for the appcllanldocs not carry wcighthrough thc rccordsofthc casc hc ribunal has rclicd upon thc aulhoritv Rita Devi vs New 40 India Assurancc CoUdd hs rcporledin 2000 ACJ 801 In thc said authoritysomc passcngcrshircd an auto rickshaw Ithich was ncvcr rccovcrcd and bodyof its drivcr was rccovcrcd b policcai1ditwas hcld that lhc accidcnt hasariscn out ofthc usc ofthc Motor Vehiclcs Act ln the 0 prcscntcasc also as pcr l acts thercspondcnthasput obstaclcsin thc usc of thc lnolor vchiclc and lhcrcaflcr causcd injurics So Itl thcsc Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document 67 IAO No1919 of 2008 5 PS clrcumstanccs thc argumentsadvanccd by thc lcarncd counscl for the appcllant cannot bc acccptcd Thc appcali s without any mcrit and the sanle sandsdismisscd A copy of this judgmcntbc scnt to thc irial Court ior strict 1 r compliancc 0 0 1 I 11111GE 21110 SV 1 Z JIP 31 X 08 C e J J 7 1 tl Radhika 2013.04.11 12: 46 True Scanned Copy Of The Original PHHC,Chandigarh JOYTI RANI 2016.03.28 15:55 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document