Privy to an application for compensation arising from a road accident, the appellant claimed the Tribunal failed to appreciate the evidence. The High Court reviewed the award, reaching the fact-finding of the Tribunal on liability and damages, and dismissed the appeal.
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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR
S.B.Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 421 / 2004
R S R T C
----Appellant
Versus
Hari Singh Ors
----Respondent
For Appellant(s) : Mr. Virendra Agarwal
For Respondent(s) : Mr. VP Mathur for respondent no.4
HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE MAHESH CHANDRA SHARMA Judgment / Order
23/02/2017
The instant appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment and award passed by the Judge, MACT.
Brief facts of the case are that with regard to the accident, a claim petition was filed on behalf of the claimant/s claiming compensation as mentioned wherein.
Notices were issued to the opposite parties. Reply to the claim petition was filed and the learned Tribunal framed the issues. After hearing all the parties, the learned Tribunal passed the aforesaid impugned award.
Against the impugned award, the RSRTC has preferred the instant appeal for the relief as prayed for in it.
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Learned counsel for the appellant has contended that the learned Tribunal has failed to appreciate each and every aspect of the matter as also the evidence available on record. The award passed by the learned Tribunal is illegal and contrary to the facts of the case. Hence impugned award deserves to be set aside.
On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents has opposed the submissions advanced on behalf of appellant and requested for maintaining the award.
I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned judgment and award. I am in agreement with the findings arrived at by the learned Tribunal on issue no.1 and 3 which read as under:
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bl laca/k esa ,M&2 gjhflag mQZ gfjjke us ekSf[kd lk{; nh gS fd fnukad 20-041997 dks eSa jkt0 jksMost cl uacj vkjts&14&ih&2822 esa cSBdj vyoj ls eky[ksM+k tk jgk FkkA fnu ds djhc lok 12 cts lksguiqj iqfy;k ds ikl lkeus ls vk jgh cl uacj vkjvkj,&5417 ls nq?kZVuk gqbZ FkhA ;g nq?kZVuk nksuksa clksa ds Mªkbojksa dh xyrh ls gqbZA bl nq?kZVuk esa esjk nk;ka gkFk da/ks ls dkVuk iM+kaA ,l,e,l vLirky] t;iqj esa esjk gkFk dkVk x;kA bl lk{kh us izn'kZ&2 pktZ'khV] izn'kZ&3 uD'kk ekSdk] izn'kZ&4 uksfVl133 ,eoh,DV] izn'kZ&5 jftLVªs'ku izek.k i= cl uacj vkjvkj, 5417] izn'kZ&6 chek ikWfylh] izn'kZ&7 jftLVªs'ku lfVZfQdsV jksMost cl] izn'kZ&8 Mªkbfoax ykblsal izhreflag] izn'kZ&12 lqiqnZxhukek jksMost cl vkfn izLrqr djuk dgk gSA ftjg esa dgk gSfd jksMost clviuh rjQ py jgh Fkh bldh xfr djhc 50&40 fdeh izfr?kaVk Fkh o lkeus okyh cl djhc 80 ls Hkh T;knk xfr ls vk jgh FkhA jksMost cl Mªkboj dks geus cl /khjs pykus ds fy;s dgkA ;g lgh gS fd jksMost cl pkyd lkbZM nckdj py jgk FkkA ;g lgh gS fd lkeus vkus okyh cl viuh lkbZM esa vk jgh FkhA ;g dguk lgh gS fd tks lkeus ls cl vk jgh Fkh vldh lkbZM nckdj jksMost ls ,DlhMasV fd;k FkkA-------
,QvkbZvkj izn'kZ&11 ls mDr lkf{k;ksa ds lk{; dh iqf"V bl laca/k esa gksrh gS fd fnukad 20-04-1997 dks bu xokgksa ds crk;s vuqlkj nq?kZVuk iz'uxr okguksa ls gqbZ
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ftldk iqfyl }kjk vuqla/kku fd;k x;k o vuqla/kku ds ckn vizkFkhZ la[;k&1 jkeyky Mªkboj cl uacj vkjvkj,&5417 ds fo:) U;k;ky; esa pktZ'khV izLrqr dhA bu xokgksa ls dh x;h ftjg esa ,slk dksbZ rF; izdV ugha gqvk gS ftlls ;g ekuk tk lds fd izkFkhZ ds crk;s vuqlkj nq?kZVuk ?kfVr ugha gqbZ gks ,slk dksbZ rF; Hkh ugha vk;k gS ftlls ;g ekuk tk lds fd cl pkyd vkjvkj,&5417 ,oa cl uacj vkjts&14&ih&2822 ds pkyd dh bl nq?kZVuk esa dksbZ ykijokgh ugha jgh gksA mDr lkf{k;ksa us viuh lk{; esa Li"V dFku fd;k gS fd nksuksa cl xyrh o vlko/kkuh ls nq?kZVuk gqbZA ,M&1 vkseizdk'k lSuh us ftjg esa dgk gS fd nksuksa okguksa esa vkeus lkeus Vddj gqbZ FkhA jksMost okyk ,DlhMsaV cpkuk pkgrk rks cpk ldrk Fkk o nq?kZVuk ugha gksrhA ;|fi blizdj.k esa vuqla/kku ds ckn vizkFkhZ la[;k 01 jkeyky izkbZosV cl uacj vkjvkj,&5117 ds fo:) U;k;ky; esa pktZ'khV izLrqr dh x;h gS ijarq tSlk fd xokgksa us Li"V lk{; nh gS fd nksuksa okguksa ds Mªkbojksa dh xyrh ls ,DlhMsaV gqvk o jksMost okyk ,DlhMsaV cpkuk pkgrk rks nq?kZVuk ugha gksrhA jksMost cl pkyd vizkFkhZ la[;k 04 dk ;g dRrZO; Fkk fd og jksM ij cl pykrs le; iwjh rjg ls lko/kkuh j[krk o ,DlhMsaV cpkus dk gjlaHko iz;kl djrkA ijUrq tSlk fd izkFkhZx.k dh lk{; ls Li"V gS fd bl nq?kZVuk esa jksMost cl pkyd vizkFkhZ la[;k 4 dh Hkh ykijokgh o xyrh jgh gSA vr% bl izdj.k esa vizkFkhZ la[;k & 1 dks 60 izfr'kr o vizkFkhZ la[;k 4 dh 40 izfr'kr xyrh ,oa vlko/kkuh ls ,DlhMsaV fl) ekuk tk ldrk gSA vizkFkhZx.k dh vksj ls fjcVy esa ,slh dksbZ lk{; izLrqr ugha dh xbZ gS ftlls iz'uxr cl uacj vkjvkj,&5417 ,oa cl uacj vkjts&14&ih&2822 dh ykijokgh bl nq?kZVuk esa ugha gksuk ekuk tk dsA fu"d"kZr% ;g fook|d mDr izdkj ls izkFkhZ ds i{k esa o vizkFkhZx.k ds fo:) fuf.kZr fd;k tkrk gSA
fook|d la[;k & 3
bl laca/k esa ,M&2 gjhflag mQZ gfjjke us lk{; nh gS fd bl nq?kZVuk es esjh nk;sa da/ks ij vk;h pksV ds dkj.k vk;sa gkFk dks da/ks ls dkVuk iMkA ,l,e,l vLirky] t;iqj esa esjk gkFk dkVk x;k FkkA esjk nks o"kZ bykt pgkA eSa t;iqj vLirky esa 8 fnu HkrhZ jgkA esjk vkWijs'ku fnukad 21-04-1997 dks gqvk FkkA nokb;ksa o ,Dl&js esa djhc :i;s 100000@& [kpZ gks x;sA :i;s 25000@& :i;s fdjk;s HkkMs o :i;s 20&25 gtkj ikSf"Vd vkgkj esa [kpZ gks x;kA nq?kZVuk ls igys esa feL=h Fkk o oSfYMax o [kjkn e'khu ij dke djrk FkkA eq>s :i;s 3000@& ekfld osru feyrk FkkA esjh vk; ls gh ?kj dk [kpkZ pyrk FkkA vc eSa iw.kZ :i ls dke djus esa v;ksX; gks x;k gwaA esjk thou va/kdkje; gks x;k gSA eSa vHkh vfookfgr gwaA esjk fookg gksus esa ijs'kkuh gksxhA gkFk dV tkus ls vc eSa dksbZ dke ugha dj ldrkA eSa fcYdqy csjkstxkj gks x;k gwaA D;ksafd oSfYMax dk dke nksuksa gkFksa ls gksuk laHko gSA bl lk{kh us izn'kZ&1 LFkk;h v;ksX;rk izek.k&i=] izn'kZ&9 pksV izfrosnu] izn'kZ&10 ,Dl&js fjiksVZ] izn'kZ&13 fMLpktZ fVfdV] izn'kZ&14 ls 41 bZykt dh ifpZ;k a ] izn'kZ&42 ls 108 nokb;ksa ds fcy o izn'kZ&109 osru izek.k i= djuk crk;k gSA------------
izkFkhZ us nq?kZVuk ls igys fel=h dk dke djds :i;s 3000@& vk; vftZr djuk crk;k gS o osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&109 izLrqr djuk dgk gS rFkk lk{; nh gS fd mldk nks o"kZ rd bZykt pykA osru izek.k i= izn'kZ&109 ls fl) gS fd izek.k i= ekg ekpZ] 1997 rd dk fnukad 05-01-2000 dks tkjh fd;k x;k gS tks dkQh foyac ls tkjh fd;k gqvk gSA vizkFkhZx.k }kjk blds fo[k.Mu esa dksbZ lk{; izLrqr ugh adh x;h gSA osru izek.k
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i= izn'kZ&109 nq?kZVuk gksus ds djhc ikSus rhu o"kZ ckn tkjh fd;s tkus dh fLFkfr esa mls iw.kZ :i ls fo'oluh; ugha ekuk tk ldrkA vr% vuqeku ds vk/kkj ij nq?kZVuk ls igys izkFkhZ dh ekfld vk; :i;s 2500@& fl) ekuh tk ldrh gSA bl vk/kkj ij mls nks o"kZ rd bZykt ds nkSjku gqbZ vk; dh {kfr ds en esa :i;s 60000@& fnyok;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA 'kkjhfjd o ekufld nnZ o ihMk {kfriwfrZ Lo:i izkFkhZ dks :i;s 50000@& fnyok;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA blh izdkj vk; dh {kerk esa deh vkus dh {kfriwfrZ Lo:i izkFkhZ dks :i;s 150000@& ,oa LFkk;h vFkok vuojr v;ksX;rk@viaxrk {kfriwfrZ Lo:i :i;s 160000@& fnyok;k tkuk mfpr gksxkA bl izdkj dqy lexz izfrdj jkf'k :i;s 70000@& $ 20000@& $ 20000@& $ 60000@& $ 50000@& $ 150000@& $ 160000@& = 530000@& gksrh gSA izkFkhZ }kjk varfje vokMZ ds :i esa :i;s 25000@& izkIr fd;s tk pqds gS] ;g jkf'k de dh tkdj 'ks"k jkf'k :i;s 505000@& dk vokMZ e; C;kt ikfjr fd;k tkuk visf{kr gSA
Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and the findings arrived at by learned Tribunal as quoted hereinabove, the learned Tribunal is found to have dealt with each and every aspect of the matter, and has rightly passed the impugned judgment and award. I am in unison with the findings arrived at by the learned Tribunal. Hence, I do not think it just and proper to interfere with the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, and thus the appeal having no force, is hereby dismissed after confirming the judgment and award passed by the learned Tribunal.
(MAHESH CHANDRA SHARMA)J.
DK
2 issues framed by the court
Whether the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal erred in fact and law in assessing the compensation awarded by it.
Whether the High Court is justified in interfering with the award passed by the Tribunal given the findings on fault and damages.
R S R T C
Hari Singh Ors
Mahesh Chandra Sharma
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