Allowed

Sampatram S/O Khairatilal v. Sunil Kumar S/O Laxmanram

Rajasthan HC13 Aug 2024CMA/194/2023

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

Petitioner challenged a compensation permit order under Transport Acts. High Court found the commercial vehicle was not caught by the accident and the driver's plea of being caught by railway authorities was untenable. Judgment was vacated as Sub ordered higher law.

What did the court decide?

Compensation allowed to petitioner; order dated 13-04-2022 quashed and modified.

Sampatram S/O Khairatilal Vs Sunil Kumar S/O Laxmanram — Property and Title | Rajasthan HC (2024)

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 2379/2022

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Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd., Branch Office, Alwar Having Its Head Office E-8, E.p.i.p. Riico Industrial Area, Sitapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan Through Its Constituted Attorney (Insurance Company).

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----Appellant

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Versus

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Sampatram S/o Khairatilal, Aged About 44 Years, R/o Bhagat Ka Bas, Babeli, Tehsil Reni, District Alwar.

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Keshanti W/o Sampatram, Aged About 43 Years, R/o Bhagat Ka Bas, Babeli, Tehsil Reni, District Alwar.

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Sunil Kumar S/o Laxmanram, R/o 154, Harijan Basti, Raybaka Thana, Sadar, Alwar. (Driver Of Vehicle)

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Prakash S/o Bhullu, R/o Rambas, Tehsil Govindgarh, District Alwar. (Owner Of Vehicle).

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----Respondents

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Connected With

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 194/2023

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Sampatram S/o Khairatilal, Aged About 39 Years, R/o Bhagat Ka Bas Babeli Tehsil Raini, District Alwar, Rajasthan.

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Keshanti W/o Sampatram, Aged About 38 Years, R/o Bhagat Ka Bas Babeli Tehsil Raini, District Alwar, Rajasthan.

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----Appellants

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Versus

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Sunil Kumar S/o Laxmanram, R/o 154 Harijan Basti Raybka, Police Station Sadar, Alwar (Vehicle Driver).

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Prakash S/o Bhullu, R/o Rambas Tehsil Govindgarh District Alwar - Vehicle Owner.

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Shriram General Insurance Company Ltd., Branch Office Alwar- (Insurance Company Of Vehicle).

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		----Respondents
For Appellant(s)	: Mr.	Prakhar Agrawal, Adv.
For Respondent(s)	: Mr.	Rambabu Sharma, Adv.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

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Judgment / Order

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13/08/2024

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mijksDr nksuksa vihysa dze'k% vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh rFkk ewy ;kfpdk ds nkosnkjku dh vksj ls fo}ku eksVj okgu nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] y{e.kx< }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k 169@2017 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 13-04-2022 ls O;fFkr gksdj is'k dh gSaA vihyk/khu vokMZ ds ek/;e ls nkosnkjku ds iq= dh okgu nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gksus ij dqy 08]83]672@& :i;s dh izfrdj jkf'k 9 izfr'kr C;kt lfgr fnyk;s tkus dk vkns'k fn;k x;k gSA

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nksuksa gh vihyksa esa vkjksfir okgu ds Lokeh o pkyd mifLFkr ugha gSa] mudh vksj ls dksbZ vihy Hkh is'k ugha dh x;h gS] vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh rFkk nkosnkjku dh vksj ls cgl lquh x;h rFkk vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;kA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh dk fuosnu gS vkjksfir okgu nq?kZVuk esa fyIr ugha Fkk] ckn esa lksp&le>dj feF;k :i ls izfrdj jkf'k izkIr djus gsrq vkjksfir okgu dks vkfyIr fd;k x;k gS] izfrdj jkf'k ij fnyk;k x;k C;kt Hkh

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vR;f/kd o vuqfpr crkrs gq, vihyk/khu fu.kZ; o vokMZ dks vikLr fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA

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blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk nkosnkjku dk fuosnu gS fd ?kVuk ds izR;{kn'khZ xokg dkyw mQZ dSyk'k }kjk vkjksfir okgu dk ?kVuk esa fyIr gksuk rFkk vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk izekf.kr fd;k x;k gS] nq?kZVuk nkos ds ekeyksa esa flfoy vFkok vkijkf/kd ekeyksa dh Hkkafr dBksjrk ls lk{; vf/kfu;e ds izko/kku ykxw ugha gksrs gSaA vk; {kfr o dalksfVZ;e ds en esa izfrdj jkf'k vi;kZIr gksuk crkrs gq, ;Fkksfpr :i ls izfrdj jkf'k c<k;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA

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20 o"khZ; erd izeksn ds firk lEir }kjk izn'kZ&2 izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ fnukad 11-04-2017 dks le; 8-40 ih-,e- ij ntZ djokdj ;g vkjksi yxk;k fd mldk iq= erd izeksn ?kVukLFky ij viuh lkbZM esa eksVjlkbZfdy ij py jgk Fkk] rHkh iVokj ?kj ds lkeus ihNs ls ,fDVok vkj-ts02&D;w-,l-&8618 ds pkyd us rstxfr o ykijokgh ls xkMh pykdj izeksn ds eksVjlkbZfdy esa ihNs ls VDdj ekjh ftlls izeksn uhps fxj x;k rFkk mlds pksVsa vk;haA ?kVuk dkyw rFkk NksVsyky us ns[kh] mUgksaus izeksn dks mBkdj ?kjokyksa dks Qksu fd;k rFkk izeksn dks vLirky ys x;s] ysfdu ogka igqaprs gh mlus ne rksM fn;kA mijksDrkuqlkj Li"V gS fd ?kVuk fnukad 10-04-2017 dks le; 8-00 ih-,e- dh gS rFkk fjiksVZ 24 ?kaVs i'pkr fnukad 11-04-2017 dks le; 8-40 ih-,e- ij ntZ djk;h x;h rFkk mlesa ckn esa vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj mYysf[kr fd;s x;s gSaA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh dk rdZ gS fd dkyw ?kVuk dk izR;{kn'khZ xokg ugha gS] NksVsyky Hkh izR;{kn'khZ xokg ugha Fkk] blfy, ijhf{kr ugha djk;k x;k gS] jkstukepk izn'kZ ,&5 fnukad 11-04-2017 le; 23-12 ih,e ds vuqlkj lwpuk ij iqfyl ekSds ij igqaph rks ?kVukLFky ij dksbZ ekStwn ugha FkkA bl fjiksVZ dks ns[krs gq, dkyw dk dfFkr izR;{kn'khZ xokg rFkk erd ds firk lEir ds dFku fo'oluh; ugha gSaA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa vlk/kkj.k o vuqfpr foyEc gksuk crkrs gq, ek= bl vk/kkj ij gh nkok [kkfjt fd;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;kA fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n"VkUr ,pMh,Qlh ,xzks tujy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fy0 cuke xqM~Mh o vU; 2023 ,lhts 1549 miyC/k lk{; ds vk/kkj ij vkjksfir okgu dk feF;k :i ls fyIr gksuk ekurs gq, Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh x;hA vU; U;kf;d n"VkUr Jhjke tujy ba';ksjsal dEiuh fy0 cuke vdhyk ckuks 2023¼1½ Mh,uts 431 ds ekeys esa vkjksfir okgu {kfrxzLr ugha Fkk] izLrqr lk{; Hkh fo'oluh; ugha Fkh vkSj vUrr% nq?kZVuk nkok Lohdkj ;ksX; ugha ekuk x;kA U;kf;d n"VkUr jktsUnz cuke vkseizdk'k 2006¼3½ Mh,uts 1529 ds ekeys esa nkok xyr rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij izLrqr fd;k x;k Fkk ftls U;kf;d izfdz;k dk nq:i;ksx ekuk x;kA

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blds foijhr fo}ku vf/koDrk nkosnkjku }kjk izLrqr U;kf;d n`"VkUr jfo cuke cnzhukjk;.k 2011 ,lhts 911 ds ekeys esa izdj.k fo'ks"k ds rF;ksa ds vk/kkj ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djkus esa tks foyEc gqvk] mls ?kkrd ugha ekuk

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x;kA U;kf;d n"VkUr U;w bafM;k ,';ksjsal dEiuh fyfeVsM cuke Jherh fu'kk jLrksxh o vU; 2018¼1½ Vh,lh 289 ds ekeys esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd tks O;fDr loksZRre lk{; is'k dj ldrk gS vkSj is'k ugha dh x;h gS rks mlds fo:) foijhr mi/kkj.kk yh tk ldrh gSA U;kf;d n"VkUr tkukckbZ cuke eSllZ vkbZ-lh-vkbZ-lh-vkbZ- yksEckMZ ba';ksjsal dEiuh fy0 2022¼5½ MCyw-,y-lh- 555 ¼,l-lh-½ ds ekeys esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k gS fd /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr laf{kIr tkap gksrh gS] vkijkf/kd ekeyksa dh rjg lqn`< o lansg ls ijs lk{; dh vko';drk ugha jgrh gSA yxHkx ;gh O;oLFkk ujs'k dqekj pkS/kjh cuke vkj-,l-vkj-Vhlh- 2016¼3½ MCyw ,y lh ¼jkt0½ 229 esa izfrikfnr dh x;h gSA

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nksuksa i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n"VkUr ls Li"V gS fd /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds ekeys esa flfoy vFkok vkijkf/kd ekeyksa dh Hkkafr lqn< lk{; dh vis{kk fd;k tkuk mfpr ugha gS vfirq laHkkO;rk ds vk/kkj ij ekeyk fu.khZr gks ldrk gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokus esa foyEc izR;sd ifjfLFkfr esa ?kkrd ugha gksrh gSa] mijksDr U;kf;d n`"VkUr izdj.k fo'ks"k ds rF;ksa ij vk/kkfjr gS ftlesa izfrikfnr fl)kUrksa ds vk/kkj ij bl ekeys esa vkxs fopkj fd;k tk;sxkA

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tgka rd vkjksfir okgu dk ?kVuk esa fyIr gksus vFkok ugha gksus dk iz'u gS] izn'kZ ,&5 jkstukepk fjiksVZ iqfyl Fkkuk&vjkoyh fogkj] vyoj ls lacaf/kr gS ftlesa nq?kZVuk ds rqjUr i'pkr fnukad 10-04-2017 ds jkf= ds gkykr dk fooj.k

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vafdr fd;k x;k gS] rnuqlkj iqfyl dks nq?kZVuk dh lwpuk feyus ij og ?kVukLFky ij igqaph rks nq?kZVukLFky ij dksbZ O;fDr ugha feyk] ysfdu ;g tkudkjh feyh fd ?kk;y dks vLirky ys tk;k x;k gS] vLirky igqaps rks ;g tkudkjh gqbZ fd erd izeksn iq= lair FkkA erd izeksn ds firk lair us nq?kZVuk esa vius iq= dh eR;q gksuk crk;k] ysfdu fjiksVZ lqcg Fkkus ij nsus dk fuosnu fd;kA izn'kZ ,u,&1 bl nq?kZVuk ds laca/k esa v[kckj esa vk;s lekpkj dh izfr gS] erd ds firk lair ¼,-MCyw&1½ us ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd izn'kZ ,u,&1 lekpkj i= rFkk izn'kZ ,u-,-&5 jkstukepk fjiksVZ mlds iq= dh nq?kZVuk ls lacaf/kr gSA bu nksuksa gh nLrkostksa esa vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj vkfn mYysf[kr ugha gSaA lekpkj i= esa vKkr okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksus rFkk ifjtuksa }kjk iqfyl ls bl ekeys esa dk;Zokgh ugha djus dks ysdj gaxkek vkfn djus dk rF; mYysf[kr gSA lekpkj i= ls ;g Li"V gS fd ?kVuk ds fnu vLirky esa iqfyl igqap x;h Fkh vkSj iqfyl ls e`rd ds ifjtuksa }kjk izHkkoh dk;Zokgh ugha djus dks ysdj mykguk fn;k FkkA

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xokg ,-MCyw&1 lair Lohdkj djrk gS fd og ?kVukLFky ij ugha Fkk] vfirq dkyw o NksVsyky us ?kVuk ns[kh FkhA NksVsyky dks ijhf{kr ugha djk;k x;k gS rFkk dkyw dk viuh tkfr dk gksuk Lohdkj fd;k gSA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ vFkok lair ds U;k;ky;hu dFkuksa esa lair dk ekSds ij igqapus dk rF; mYysf[kr ugha gS] ijUrq izfrijh{k.k esa lair us ekSds ij igqapus ds rF; dks LFkkfir djus dk iz;kl fd;k x;k

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gSA ,dek= LVkj xokg dkywjke tkfgj djrk gS fd mlds lkeus vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd us erd dks ihNs ls VDdj ekjh ftlls erd dks bZykt gsrq ljdkjh vLirky ys x;s] ijUrq mldh eR;q gks x;h vkSj bl laca/k esa fjiksVZ la[;k 146@2017 iqfyl esa ntZ djk;h FkhA izfrijh{k.k esa tkfgj djrk gS fd og ?kVuk ds ikap feuV i'pkr ekSds ij igqapk Fkk] ekSds ij igqapdj izeksn ds ?kjokyksa o iqfyl dks lwpuk nh Fkh] iqfyl rFkk erd ds ifjtu ekSds ij vk x;s Fks] mlus nksuksa dks vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj crk fn;s FksA xokg ;g Hkh Lohdkj djrk gS fd ekSds ls VDdj ekjus okyk O;fDr Hkkx x;k Fkk] ysfdu uEcj ys fy;s FksA tc ekSds ls VDdj ekjus okyk O;fDr Hkkx x;k rks ,slh fLFkfr esa uEcj fdl O;fDr ls fy;s] bl laca/k esa xokg dkywjke dk dksbZ dFku ugha gSA mlus viuh vka[kksa ls vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj ns[ks gksa] ;g rF; Hkh bl xokg ds dFkuksa esa ugha gSA dkywjke ds vuqlkj iqfyl ekSds ij vk x;h Fkh vkSj mls nq?kZVuk dkfjr djus okys okgu ds uEcj crk fn;s Fks] ijUrq jkstukepk fjiksVZ izn'kZ ,&5 ds vuqlkj ekSds ij dkywjke mifLFkr ugha Fkk rFkk ?kk;y dks vLirky ys tk;k tk pqdk FkkA dkywjke rFkk iqfyl dk ekSds ij lEidZ gksuk mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa izekf.kr ugha gksrk gSA dkywjke dk ;g Hkh dFku gS fd og ?kk;y dks vLirky ysdj x;k Fkk] okLro esa dkywjke us vkjksfir okgu ds uEcj ns[k fy;s gksrs rFkk erd ds firk lair lfgr lHkh ifjtuksa dks crk fn;s x;s gksrs rks vLirky esa ekStwn iqfyldfeZ;ksa dks rRdky erd ds firk vFkok dkywjke }kjk izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ

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izLrqr dh tk ldrh Fkh] ysfdu ;g fjiksVZ ?kVuk ds 24 ?k.Vs i'pkr ntZ djk;h x;h gSA ;gka ij ;g foyEc lEiw.kZ dgkuh ij xaHkhj lansg mRiUu djrk gS rFkk ;g Li"V :i ls izekf.kr gksrk gS fd okLro esa dkyw }kjk ekSds ij dksbZ ?kVuk ugha ns[kh x;h gS rFkk vLirky igqapus vkSj mlds i'pkr dkyw vFkok e`rd ds ifjtuksa dks vkjksfir okgu ds ckjs esa dksbZ tkudkjh ugha FkhA ?kVuk jkf= dks gqbZ gS] vxys fnu lqcg lekpkj i= esa Hkh vKkr okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksus dk lekpkj izdkf'kr gqvk gSA

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xokg NksVsyky bl ekeys esa izR;{kn'khZ xokg crk;k gS] ysfdu mls nkosnkjku dh vksj ls ijhf{kr ugha djk;k gSA nkosnkjku dh dgkuh ds vuqlkj vkjksfir okgu us vkxs pyrs gq, e`rd dh eksVjlkbZfdy ds VDdj ekjh] okLro esa ,slk gksrk rks vkjksfir okgu dh gSM&ykbZV dk vxyk fgLlk {kfrxzLr gksrk] ijUrq QnZ tCrh izn'kZ&8] eSdsfudy fjiksVZ izn'kZ&12 ds vuqlkj vkxs dh gSMykbZV o baMhdsVj ty jgs Fks] ek= cka;h lkbZM dk Xykl VwVk gksuk rFkk ckWMh ij [kajksp gksuk crk;k x;k gSA ;g {kfr rktk gks] ,slk ,eVhvks fjiksVZ esa mYysf[kr ugha gSA mijksDr ifjfLFkfr;ksa esa Hkh vkjksfir okgu dk nq?kZVuk esa fyIr gksuk izekf.kr ugha gks jgk gSA

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laHkkoukvksa dh laHkkO;rk dh dlkSVh ij Hkh lk{; dk voyksdu djs rks ;g Li"V gS fd vkjksfir okgu nq?kZVuk esa fyIr ugha Fkk] vfirq ckn esa izfrdj jkf'k izkIr djus gsrq bl okgu dks feF;k :i ls fyIr fd;k x;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vkjksfir okgu ds Lokeh] pkyd vFkok chek dEiuh ls

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nkosnkjku dksbZ izfrdj jkf'k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh ugha gSA bl izdkj tc nkosnkjku dksbZ izfrdj jkf'k izkIr djus ds vf/kdkjh gh ugha gS rks nkosnkjku ds vuqlkj izfrdj jkf'k dks c<k;s tkus ds rF; ij fopkj fd;s tkus dh dksbZ vko';drk ugha gSA

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bl izdkj vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh }kjk izLrqr vihy Lohdkj fd;k tkuk rFkk nkosnkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA

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mijksDr foospukuqlkj vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh }kjk izLrqr vihy la[;k 2379@2022 Lohdkj djrs gq, vihyk/khu fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukafdr 13-04-2022 vikLr fd;k tkrk gSA vihykFkhZ&chek dEiuh] nkosnkjku dks vnk dh x;h jkf'k Hkqxrku dh frfFk ls izkfIr rd 6 izfr'kr C;kt lfgr izkIr djus dh vf/kdkjh gSA

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nkosnkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr vihy la[;k 194@2023 lkjghu gksus ls [kkfjt dh tkrh gSA

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nksuksa vihyksa esa izLrqr vU; vkosnu ;fn dksbZ gksa rks os Hkh mijksDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr le>s tkrs gSaA

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v/khuLFk vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn izkIr gks j[kk gS rks vkns'k dh izfr ds lkFk vfoyEc ykSVk;k tkosA

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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

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Mittal /241-42

Sampatram S/O Khairatilal v. Sunil Kumar S/O Laxmanram

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