Parveen Begum and Ors. v. Santosh and Anr.
Case brief
What is this about?
High Court of Karnataka; four appeals; common accident; auto rickshaw; lorry; high speed; opposite direction; collision; Sedam-Kalaburagi highway; Kalaburagi district; separate claim petitions; different tribunals; three tribunals; controversy views; death case; claim petition rejected; failed to prove occurrence of accident; injuries; compensation awarded; negligence; offending lorry driver; appeals allowed; set aside; remitted back; reconsideration; opportunity to adduce evidence; additional documents; Principal District Judge Kalaburagi; single tribunal; two weeks; receipt of copy of order.
What did the court decide?
All four appeals allowed; judgments and awards of the tribunals set aside; matters remitted to a single tribunal in Kalaburagi district for reconsideration with opportunity to both parties to adduce evidence and produce additional documents; Principal District Judge, Kalaburagi directed to place all the matters before a single tribunal within two weeks from receipt of copy of the order