Dismissed
National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Lachman Dass and Ors.
Punjab & Haryana HCFAO/4397/2018
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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
FAO-4397-2018 (O&M) Date of decision: 01.12.2021
National Insurance Company Ltd. …Appellant V/s Lachman Dass and others …Respondents FAO-4398-2018 (O&M) National Insurance Company Ltd. …Appellant V/s Manjit Kaur and others …Respondents
CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN MONGA
Present: Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the appellant in both the appeals.
Mr. JaideepVerma, Advocate, for the respondents/claimants in both the appeals.
ARUN MONGA, J. (ORAL)
Aggrieved with the award dated 13.04.2018 rendered by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar, Insurance Company has preferred the instant appeals.
Learned counsel for the claimants/respondents No.1 to 4 submits that the entire case of the insurance company is that driver of the offending truck and claimants connived with each other and the vehicle is falsely implicated. In this regard, he relies on the judgment dated 30.10.2019 rendered by learned Judicial Magistrate, Ist Class, Rupnagar
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whereby accused Harnek Singh was held guilty and convicted for the offences under Sections 279 and 304-A of IPC.
Primary argument of learned counsel for the appellantInsurance Company with regard to non-involvement of the offending vehicle, does not survive in view of the ultimate conviction of the driver of the vehicle vide the judgment dated 30.10.2019 ibid . Criminal proceedings arising out of the accident have resulted into his conviction on the basis that
he was driving the offending vehicle at the time of accident.
In view of the above, no grounds are made out to interfere.
Dismissed.
A photocopy of this order be placed on the connected case file.
01.12.2021 (ARUN MONGA) vandana JUDGE Whether speaking/reasoned: Yes/No Whether reportable: Yes/No
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National Insurance Company Ltd.
Lachman Dass
Arun Monga
As recorded by the court registry
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