Full Judgment
Misc. Appeal No.650/2004 13.03.2013: None counsel for the appellant. Shri Dinesh Koshal, learned counsel for respondent No.1. This order shall also govern the disposal of M.A. No.653/2004. Both these appeals have been filed by the owner of the vehicle being aggrieved of the award dated 3/12/20013 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal against them while awarding compensation to the injured and exonerating the Insurance Company. According to the appellant, since vehicle was ensured, then liability of the owner should have been fastened on the Insurance Company. A perusal of the award goes to show that the Insurance Company has been exonerated for the reason that at the time of accident, vehicle was being used for transporting the passengers and not for carrying goods for which purpose the insurance was got affected. Relevant discussion has been made by the Tribunal in this regard in paras 17 and 23 of the award which are reproduced as under :
17. okn iz'u dzekad &3 vkosnd us ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd og Vd essa ;krk dj jgk Fkk vkSj ;fn nq?.kZVuk dkfjr ugha gkSr.rks og Vd okys dks 10 :i;k fdjk;k nSr.A izFke lwpuk fjiks VZ ls ;g Li IV gS fd vukosnd dzekd 1 [kMs Vd esa Vddj ekjk gS vkSj bl Vd esa cSBs 2&3 yksxks adks pksversus vkbZ gSa A vukosnd dzekad &2 bl ckr dks izekf.kr ugha dj ldk fd mlus lokjh ds fy;s chek djk;k Fkk A dh vkSj ls cksjk ,.M dEiuh cuke jke fd'kksj iversus 1999(1) ,e0ih0MCyw ,u 176 rFkk us'kuy chek dEiuh cuke vthr ,oa vU; ,0vkbZ0vkj0 2003 ,l0lh0 3093 ds U;k; mn.k is'k fd;s x;s gSa A mijksDr izdj.k ds v/khu ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd eky okgu ;ku esa ;krhx.k yk;s tk jgsa gS rc chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy;s mRrjnk;h ugha gS ,slh fLfFr esas mijksDr U;k; O;oLFk dks nfIVxr j[krs gq;s chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy;s mRrjnk;h ugha gS A vr,o esa bl fuIdiZ ij igqWprk gWw fd okgu chek dh 'krksZ ds mYya?.ku esas pyk;k x;k vkSj chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy;s mRrjnk;h ugha gS A 2.okn iz'u dzaekad &4 vkosnd us ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd og Vd esa ;krk dj jgk Fkk vkSj ;fn nq?.kZVuk dkfjr ugha gkSr.rks og Vd dks 10 :i;k fdjk;k nSr.A izFke lwpuk fjiks VZ ls ;g Li IV gS fd vukosnd dzaekad 1 [kMs Vd esa Vddj ekjh gS vkSj bl Vd esa cSBs 2_3 yksxksa dks pksversus vkbZ gSa A vukosnd dza0 2 bl ckr dks izekf.kr ugha dj ldk fd mlus lokjh ds fy;s chek djk;k A vukosnd dzekad 3 dh vksj ls cksjk ,.M dEiuh cuke jke fd'kksj cxSjg (1) ,e0ih0 Mcyw ,u 176 rFkk us'kuy chek dEiuh cuke vthr ,oa vU; ,0vkbZ0vkj0 2003 ,l0lh0 3093 ds U;k; mn.k is'k fd;s x;sa gS mijksDr izdj.k ds v/khu ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k ;k fd eky okgu ;ku esa ;fn ;krhx.k yk;s tk jgsa gS rc chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy;s mRrjnk;h ugha gS A ,slh fLFfr esa mijksDr U;k; O;oLFkk dsk nfIVxr j[krs gq,s chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy;s mRrjnk;h ugha gS A vr,o esa bl fuIdiZ ij igqprk gwW fd okgu chek dh 'krksZ ds foijhr pyk;k x;k gS vkSj chek dEiuh {kfriwfrZ ds fy;s mRrjnk;h ugha gS A I do not find any infirmity in the approach of learned Claims Tribunal. Consequently, both these appeals filed by the owner are hereby dismissed. (M.C. Garg) Judge ts Misc. Appeal No.653/2004 13.03.2013: None counsel for the appellant. Shri Dinesh Koshal, learned counsel for respondent No.1.
For the reasons stated in the order passed today by me in M.A. No.650/2004, this appeal is also dismissed. Let a copy of the order passed in M.A. No.650/2004 be kept in the record of this case also. (M.C. Garg) Judge ts