Himachal Pradesh Court April 1998 Judgments

Champa Sharma and anr. Vs. H.P. State Electricity Board and ors.

Court: Himachal Pradesh

Reported in: 1999ACJ883

R.L. Khurana, J.1. In a motor vehicle accident which took place on 18.1.1990 at Dubbling Bridge, on Kalpa-Kaja road in District Kinnaur, one Kishore Kumar Sharma, a draftsman in the H.P. State Electricity Board, had died. The deceased at the relevant time was travelling in the official jeep of the State Electricity Board bearing No. HPS 6876. The said jeep at the relevant time was being driven by Sohan Lal driver. It is alleged that the accident occurred due to the rash and negligent driving on the part of the said driver, who while so driving lost control over the vehicle as a result of which it went off the road and fell down about 500 feet below in the khud. In such accident all the five occupants including the driver had died.2. The widow and minor daughter of the deceased had approached the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (I), Shimla seeking compensation to the tune of Rs. 5,00,000 on account of the death of the deceased Kishore Kumar Sharma. During the pendency of such pe...