Himachal Pradesh Court December 2000 Judgments
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United India Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Prem Singh and ors.
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Dec-21-2000
Reported in: 2001ACJ1445
Kuldip Chand Sood, J.1. The award of Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Bilaspur dated 13.5.1993 in M.A.C. Petition No. 15 of 1989 is under challenge in this appeal.2. In order to appreciate the controversy, relevant facts may be noticed thus:Prem Singh, a practising advocate at Tehsil Ghumarwin, on 1.9.1988, took a lift on a scooter No. HIB 4485, owned and driven by Lekh Ram, as pillion rider. When scooter reached near Bhapral curve, it met with an accident with a jeep No. HPS 2770 driven by Joginder Singh. Jeep was owned by respondent Nos. 2 and 3.3. The claimant Prem Singh filed a claim petition under Section 110-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1939 (Act for short) for award of compensation of Rs. 10,00,000 alleging that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the jeep by Joginder Singh in which he sustained multiple injuries including fracture of the leg resulting in 100 per cent disability.4. Respondents contested the claim. The case of the owner and driver of the je...
Karam Singh Vs. State of Himachal Pradesh
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Dec-18-2000
Reported in: II(2001)ACC198
R.L. Khurana, J.1. The petitioner, hereinafter referred to as the accused, stands convicted by the learned Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate, Rampur Bushahr, vide judgment dated 20.2.1999 for the offences Under Sections 279,337,338 and 304-A, Indian Penal Code, and sentenced to simple imprisonment for a period of two years and to pay a fine of Rs. 3,000/- on all the counts. In default of payment of fine, the accused has been sentenced to undergo simple imprisonment for a further period of two months.2. The conviction and sentence imposed upon the accused by the learned Magistrate stands affirmed in appeal by the learned Sessions Judge vide judgment dated 21.6.1999.3. Feeling aggrieved, the accused has approached this Court by way of the present revision assailing the conviction and sentence imposed upon him by the two Courts below.4. Briefly, the matrix of the prosecution case may be thus stated. On 25.11.1996, the accused was the driver of Bus No. HP-06-2038 belonging to Himachal R...
Himachal Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation Vs. Oriental Insurance Co. ...
Court: Himachal Pradesh
Decided on: Dec-04-2000
Reported in: 2002ACJ1003
R.L. Khurana, J.1. The plaintiff, Himachal Pradesh Civil Supplies Corporation, has filed the present suit for the recovery of Rs. 11,14,505 against the defendant Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., being the amount of insurance claim in respect of damage caused to its stock of sugar due to fire which broke out on 1.5.1989.2. The plaintiff Corporation is a company duly incorporated under the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, having its registered office at Broadview Hotel, Sanjauli, Shimla. The plaintiff is engaged in public distribution of food grains and other essential commodities. It also distributes levy sugar which it is purchasing from various sugar mills at Deoband, Iqbal-pur and other places in Uttar Pradesh. The distribution is being made through transporters to various destinations in the State of Himachal Pradesh. The plaintiff had obtained a transit insurance policy from the defendant company covering risk to the extent of twenty-three crore in respect of their consignments o...
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