IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (i) FAO No.164 of 1996 Date of Decision 13.05.2010 Chhaju Ram and another ...... Appellants VERSUS Vidhya Devi and others ...... Respondents (ii) FAO No.165 of 1996 Date of Decision 13.05.2010 Chhaju Ram and another ...... Appellants VERSUS Smt.Supari Devi and others ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Sandeep Kotla, Advocate,for the appellants. Mr.N.K.Khosla, Advocate, for the respondent-Insurance Co. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): The aforesaid two FAO Nos.164 and 165 of 2000, preferred by the appellants-owner & driver, having arisen out of the award dated 12.10.1995, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar, are being disposed of by this common judgment. It has been mentioned in the claim petitions that on 15.09.1993, the deceased Pehlad and Rajinder alongwith Ladhu Ram son of Sewa Ram, Agriculturist, Madanpura, father in law of the sister of the deceased Pehlad, after hiring a vehicle bearing registration No.HR-22/1522, were going with buffalo and its calf from village Uklana. Ladhu Ram was sitting by the driver side in the front cabin whereas Rajinder and Pehlad were sitting on the rear portion of the vehicle to look after the buffalo and the calf when the accident had taken place. Certainly, both the deceased are not the employees of the owner of the vehicle. Deceased Rajinder may be the employee of Ladhu Ram but not the truck owner. Further the truck owner, while getting his vehicle insured, did not pay the premium for the hirer of the vehicle, therefore, he was not entitled to indemnify by the Insurance Company. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 13.05.2010 mamta-II