negligent manner by its driver came to the side of toll tax but he could not see the number of the vehicle. The reference was, therefore, to Qualis vehicle and the ignorance which the claimant pleaded to the police that he did not see the registration number. If PW2 was present at that time, he could have corrected the claimant with the appropriate details or he could have given the registration number of the vehicle immediately. His contention, therefore, before the Tribunal that he knew the car to be a black Scorpio car and that he had also noticed the registration number of the vehicle could not be true. Yet another person, who was stated to be an eye-witness was PW-7 Joginder Singh. His evidence seemed very artificial. He had admitted in the crossexamination that although he was at a distance of 10 paces from the claimant at the time of accident, he did not accompany the claimant to the hospital; rather he went to attend to his own job after the accident. He would also state that there were several persons, who had gathered at the spot after the accident and that the police had met him two or three days after the accident. He admitted, however, that the police did not take any statement from him. His evidence did not evoke confidence and that as how the Tribunal had characterized the evidence to reject his version.
