Dismissed

Mangal Singh S/O Sh. Kanhaiya Lal v. the New India Insurance Co. Ltd. through Divisional Manager

Rajasthan HC3 Sept 2025CMA/3207/2018

Case brief

AI extract

What is this about?

A motor accident claim appeal by dependants of a deceased pedestrian against dismissal of their claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act. The court found neither involvement of the vehicle nor rash driving proven: the FIR was filed 26 days late, no post-mortem report existed, medical records showed no RTA mention, and the alleged eyewitness was unreliable. Appeal dismissed; tribunal award

What the court decided

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Mangal Singh S/O Sh. Kanhaiya Lal Vs the New India Insurance Co… — Insurance | Rajasthan HC (2025)

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[2025:RJ-JP:35187]

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HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN BENCH AT JAIPUR

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S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 3207/2018

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Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, Aged About 40 Years, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Sapna, Aged About 16 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Juli, Aged About 14 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Shivani, Aged About 12 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Himani, Aged About 10 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Riloni, Aged About 8 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Somal, Aged About 4 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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Nikki, Aged About 6 Years, Minor Of Mangal Singh Through Representative Mangal Singh S/o Sh. Kanhaiya Lal, R/o Village Sahedi Thana Badi, District Dholpur (Raj)

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----Appellants/Claimants

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Versus

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The New India Insurance Co Ltd Through Divisional Manager, Divisional Office At Behind At The Old Bijli Ghar, Alwar, (Raj) (Insurer Of The Motorcycle No. Rj 11 Sf 4080)

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Vinod S/o Shri Ramesh, R/o Kayasthpada, P.s. Bari, District Dholpur (Raj) (Owner Of The Motorcycle No. Rj 11 S.f 4080)

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Ramdeen S/o Shri Amar Singh, R/o Village Sahedi Thana

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Badi, District Dholpur, (Raj), (Driver Of Motorcycle No. Rj 11 Sf 4080)

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----Non-Claimants/Respondents

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For Appellant(s) : Mr. Dinesh Kumar Garg, Adv. For Respondent(s) : Mr. Sanjay Kumar Singhal, Adv. Mr. Firoz Akhtar Ansari, Adv. Mr. Dushyant Jain, Adv. Mr. Udit Sapra, Adv. Mr. Anil Jain, Adv.

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HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE UMA SHANKER VYAS

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Judgment / Order

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03/09/2025

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vihykFkhZ@nkosnkjku dh vksj ls ;g vihy fo}ku eksVj nq?kZVuk nkok vf/kdj.k] /kkSyiqj }kjk Dyse ;kfpdk la[;k&830@2015 esa ikfjr fu.kZ; o vokMZ fnukad 02-04-2018 ls O;fFkr gksdj izLrqr dh xbZ] ftlds ek/;e ls nkosnkjku dh ;kfpdk varxZr /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk [kkfjt dh xbZA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk vihykFkhZx.k o izR;FkhZx.k dh cgl lquh] vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k x;kA

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lqlaxr rF; gS fd erdk cStUrh ds vkfJr@nkosnkjku dh vksj ls fo}ku vf/kdj.k esa Dyse ;kfpdk izLrqr dj vfHkdfFkr fd;k] tks fnukad 04-06-2014 dks lqcg 7%30 cts erdk cStUrh iSny&iSny vius Hkkats ls feyus tk jgh Fkh] rc ?kVukLFky ij vkjksfir eksVjlkbZfdy RJ 11 SF 4080 ds pkyd us rst xfr o ykijokgh ls pykrs gq, erdk ds VDdj ekjh] ftlds ifj.kkeLo:i mldh eR;q gks xbZA e`rdk dh vk;] vk;q o vkfJrksa vkfn dk fooj.k vafdr djrs gq, nkos esa of.kZr izfrdj fnyk;s tkus dk fuosnu fd;k ijarq fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vkjksfir okgu

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dk ?kVuk esa fyIr ugha gksuk ekudj Dyse ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh] ftlds fo:) ;g vihy izLrqr dh xbZ gSA

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fo}ku vf/koDRkk nkosnkjku dh vksj ls U;kf;d n"Vkar Kuncham Lavanya & ors Vs. Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors. 2025 AIR (SC) 2038 izLrqr djrs gq, fuosnu fd;k fd izR;sd ekeys esa izR;{kn'khZ xokg miyC/k ugha gksrs gSa] izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ds vk/kkj ij ;fn vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd ds fo:) nkafMd U;k;ky; esa vkjksi i= is'k gks pqdk gS rFkk okgu pkyd@Lokeh dh vksj ls /kkjk 133 vFkkok 134 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr uksfVl ds izR;qRrj esa pkyd gksus ds rF; dks Lohdkj fd;k x;k gS rks ,slh fLFkfr esa vkjksfir okgu ls nq?kZVuk gksuk o mlesa pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk Lor% gh izekf.kr gks tkrk gS vkSj vf/kd lqn< lk{; dh vko';drk 'ks"k ugha jgrh gSA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk chek daiuh dh vksj ls ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; dh rhu lnL;h; U;k;ihB }kjk ikfjr fu.kZ; Lachoo Ram and Others Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation (2014) 13 SCC 254 izLrqr fd;k] ftldk llEeku voyksdu fd;kA mijksDr ekeys esa Dyse ;kfpdk /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr dh xbZ Fkh vkSj fof/kd izko/kkuksa dks ns[krs gq, ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd ,slh ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk gh i;kZIr ugha gS] vfirq pkyd dh ykijokgh jgh] ;g rF; Hkh nkosnkjku }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gSA bl fu.kZ; ds iSjk la-&10 o 11 fuEukuqlkj gSa%&

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"10. But simply the involvement of the bus in the accident cannot make the respondent liable to pay compensation unless it can be held on the basis of materials on record that the accident was caused by

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rash and negligent act of the driver-Respondent No. 2...."

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"11. In the facts of the case it is not found possible to accept the contention on behalf of the appellants claimants that the accident was on account of rash or negligent driving by the driver, Respondent No. 2. In that view of the matter it is not found possible to give any relief to the appellants."

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fo}ku vf/koDrk chek daiuh dh vksj ls izLrqr fu.kZ; Surender Kumar Arora and Anr. Vs. Manoj Bisla and Ors. (2012) 4 SCC 552 ds ekeys esa Hkh ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e dh /kkjk 163, ds rgr izLrqr ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk gh i;kZIr gS] tcfd /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr ;kfpdk esa vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk o pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk nksuksa rF; nkosnkjku }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gS] bl fu.kZ; ds iSjk la[;k&9 dk lqlaxr Hkkx bl izdkj gS%&

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"9. Admittedly, the petition filed by the claimants was under Section 166 of the Act and not under Section 163-A of the Act. This is not in dispute. Therefore, it was the entire responsibility of the parents of the deceased to have established that Respondent 1 drew the vehicle in a rash and negligent manner which resulted in the fatal accident."

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U;kf;d fu.kZ; 2014 vkj , vkj 372 ¼jkt-½ tulhjke cuke fouksn dqekj o vU; esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj Li"V gS fd /kkjk 133 vFkok 134 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr fn;s x;s uksfVl dk izR;qRrj

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ekSfyd lk{; ugha gS] bl fu.kZ; dk iSjk la[;k&6 lqlaxr gS] tks fuEukuqlkj gS%&

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"6.Merely because the owner of the offending vehicle made an admission that his vehicle had met with an accident, it would not prevent the learned Tribunal from dismissing the claim petition. After all, the learned Tribunal is expected to analyse the entire evidence and to adjudicate upon the issues framed by it. Instances are not lacking when a claim petition has been filed with collusion between the claimant and the owner of the offending vehicle. Thus, the Tribunal is duty bound to critically analyse the evidence produced before it. Hence the first contention raised by the learned counsel for the appellant is unacceptable."

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blh izdkj bl U;k;ky; ds fu.kZ; dqekjh lquhrk pkSgku cuke guqeku flag mQZ fgEerflag o vU; 2011 ¼1½ lh-lh-vkj- 305 ¼jktLFkku½ esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj ;g Li"V gS fd vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd ds fo:) iqfyl }kjk vkjksi i= izLrqr fd;k x;k gS] ek= bl vk/kkj ij nkosnkjku vius fl)h Hkkj ls eqDr ugha gksrs gSa] vkjksi i= ekSfyd o izkFkfed lk{; ugha gS] bl fu.kZ; dk lqlaxr Hkkx fuEukuqlkj gS%&

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dsoy izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gksus vkSj bl ij vuqla/kku ds ckn vkjksi i= is'k gksus ek= ls Dyse vkosnu ds rF; fl) ugha ekus tk ldrsA izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ rFkk vkjksi i= ewyHkwr lk{; ugha gS vkSj nq?kZVuk cl pkyd dh ykijokgh ls gqbZ] bls izFker% fl) djus dk Hkkj rks fuf'pr :Ik ls vihykfFkZuh ij Fkk ftldk fuoZgu djus esa og vlQy jgh gS-----------A

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nksuksa i{kksa dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d n`"Vkarksa esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds izdk'k esa orZeku ekeys esa vkbZ lk{; o lkexzh dk voyksdu fd;kA

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nkosnkjku dh vksj ls ;kfpdk /kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr izLrqr dh xbZ gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa vkjksfir okgu ls ;g nq?kZVuk gksuk rFkk pkyd dh ykijokgh gksuk vf/klaHkkO; :i ls izekf.kr djus dk nkf;Ro nkosnkjku ij gSA orZeku ekeys esa nkosnkjku vius bl fl)hHkkj dks vf/klaHkkO; :i ls fuoZgu dj ik, gSa vFkok ugha] ;g bl U;k;ky; }kjk fopkj ;ksX; gSA

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bl laca/k esa vfHkys[k dk voyksdu fd;k rks ;g izdV gqvk fd ?kVuk fnukad 04-06-2014 dh gS] erdk dh eR;q fnukad 17-06-2014 dks gqbZ gS] mldk e`R;q izek.k&i= fnukad 25-06-2014 dks izkIr dj fy;k x;k gS rFkk mlds ckn fnukad 30-06-2014 dks U;k;ky; esa vkijkf/;kd ifjokn izLrqr fd;k x;k vkSj mlds vk/kkj ij izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ la[;k&257@2014 fnukad 08-07-2014 dks ntZ gqbZ gSA

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fo}ku vf/koDrk nkosnkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr U;kf;d fu.kZ; Ravi Vs. Badrinarayan and others 2011 (1) ACJ (SC) 732 izLrqr djrs gq, fuosnu fd;k fd izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ esa rhu ekg dk foyEc Hkh ?kkrd ugha gSA mijksDr U;kf;d fu.kZ; ds voyksdu ls Li"V gS fd ;fn foyEc dks mfpr o ;qfDr;qDr :i ls Li"Vhdr fd;k x;k gS] rks og izR;sd ifjfLFkfr esa ?kkrd ugha gSA orZeku ekeys esa ?kVuk ds 26 fnu ckn vkijkf/kd U;k;ky; esa ifjokn izLrqr dj izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ djokus dk iz;kl fd;k x;k gS] bl laca/k esa erdk dk ifr ,-MCY;w&1 eaxyflag tkfgj djrk gS fd fpfdRld }kjk ;g dgk x;k Fkk fd muds }kjk fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ tk jgh gS] blfy, mlds }kjk rRdky fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djokbZ rFkk ckn esa iqfyl dks fjiksVZ ntZ djokbZ rks mUgksaus Lohdkj ugha fd;k] blfy, ifjokn izLrqr fd;k x;kA ;g xokg Lohdkj djrk gS fd lacaf/kr iqfyl vf/kdkfj;ksa ds fo:) dksbZ f'kdk;r vkfn ugha dh xbZ FkhA

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,-MCY;w&1 eaxyflag ?kVuk dk izR;{kn'khZ xokg ugha gSA izR;{kn'khZ xokg ds :i esa ,-MCY;w&2 clark dks ijhf{kr djk;k gS] ftlus tkfgj fd;k gS fd og ?kVukLFky ij viuh eksVjlkbZfdy ij tk jgk Fkk rc ;g ns[kk fd erdk ds vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd fouksn }kjk okgu dks ykijokgh ls pykrs gq, VDdj ekjh rFkk ekSds ij vkgr cStUrh rFkk vkjksfir okgu ds pkyd fouksn }kjk viuk uke mls crk;k x;k Fkk] vkgr@erdk ds iphZ ij ,d Qksu uacj fy[kk Fkk vkSj ml Qksu ij mlus nq?kZVuk ds ckjs esa tkudkjh mlh le; nh xbZ FkhA okLro esa mlh le; nq?kZVuk dh tkudkjh nh xbZ gksrh rks rRdky izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gks ldrh FkhA izR;{kn'khZ xokg Lo;a Hkh izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ djok ldrk FkkA lkekU; O;ogkj ds rgr izR;{kn'khZ xokg ls ;g vis{kk Fkh fd og vkgr dks vLirky igqapkrk] ysfdu mlds }kjk vkgr dks vLirky igqapk;k x;k gks ;k vU; dksbZ fpfdRldh; lgk;rk iznku dh xbZ gks] ,slh dksbZ lkexzh vfHkys[k ij ugha gSA xokg ;g Hkh Lohdkj djrk gS fd og rhljh Dykl i<+k&fy[kk gS] vaxzsth ugha tkurk gS ijarq mlds ckotwn vaxzsth esa fy[kk okgu uacj Hkh crk jgk gS vkSj tkfgj fd;k fd mlus ;g uacj viuh Mk;jh esa fy[k fy;k Fkk] og Mk;jh izLrqr ugha gqbZ gSA

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okLro esa ;g xokg ?kVuk dk izR;{kn'khZ xokg gksrk rks vuqla/kku ds nkSjku Hkh mlh :i esa ijhf{kr gksrkA ?kVuk ds 26 fnu ckn izFke lwpuk fjiksVZ ntZ gqbZ gS] mlesa xgu vuqla/kku fd;k x;k gS ysfdu ,-MCY;w&2 clark dks izR;{kn'khZ xokg ds :i esa lwph xokgku esa ugha j[kk x;k gS vkSj iqfyl }kjk mls ijhf{kr Hkh ugha fd;k x;k gS] vr% ,slh fLFkfr esa bl xokg dk ?kVuk dk izR;{kn'khZ xokg gksuk Lohdkj ugha fd;k tk ldrk vkSj fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk Hkh blh vk'k; dk vfHker o fu"d"kZ ikfjr fd;k gSA

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tgka rd okgu nq?kZVuk esa vkgr ds ?kk;y gksus o mlds i'pkr~ mu pksVksa ds ifj.kkeLo:i mldh eR;q gksus dk iz'u gS] bl laca/k esa tks Hkh fpfdRldh; nLrkost nkosnkjku dh vksj ls izLrqr dj iznf'kZr djok;s gSa] mlesa vkj-Vh-,- vFkok okgu nq?kZVuk dk dksbZ mYys[k pksVksa ds dkj.k vFkok fgLVªh ds :i esa vFkok fdlh Hkh :i esa mYysf[kr ugha gSA ,-MCY;w&3 jkds'k erdk dk HkkbZ gS rFkk ;g xokg Hkh lquh&lqukbZ lk{; nsrk gSA

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erdk dh eR;q ?kVuk ds 13 fnu ckn fnukad 17-06-2014 dks dkfjr gqbZ gS] dksbZ iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ vkfn izLrqr ugha gqbZ gSA fo}ku vf/koDrk nkosnkjku dh vksj ls U;kf;d fu.kZ; Habibnur Khan Vs. Govind Singh (2007) 0 ACJ 1329 izLrqr djrs gq, ;g rdZ fn;k fd nq?kZVuk ds izR;sd ekeyksa esa iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ dh vko';drk ugha gSA mijksDr fu.kZ; ds ekeys esa erd dh eR;q okgu nq?kZVuk esa gksuk vU; lk{; ls izekf.kr gqvk gS] tcfd orZeku ekeys esa iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ Hkh ugha gS rFkk vU; lk{; ls Hkh okgu nq?kZVuk esa erdk dh eR;q gqbZ gks] ;g rF; izekf.kr ugha gSA

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/kkjk 166 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds rgr ;kfpdk izLrqr dh xbZ gS rFkk fof/kd izko/kkuksa o Lachoo Ram and Others Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation ¼iwoksZDr½ esa izfrikfnr O;oLFkk ds vuqlkj vkjksfir okgu dk fyIr gksuk o pkyd dh ykijokgh dk rF; nkosnkjku }kjk izekf.kr fd;k tkuk vko';d gS ijarq orZeku ekeys esa ;g nksuksa gh rF; nkosnkjku izekf.kr ugha dj ik, gSa vkSj ;gh fu"d"kZ fo}ku vf/kdj.k }kjk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; esa nsrs gq, ;kfpdk [kkfjt dh xbZA /kkjk 133 eksVj okgu vf/kfu;e ds uksfVl dk izR;qÙkj dksbZ ekSfyd ;k lkjoku lk{; ugha gSA

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mijksDr foospukuqlkj Li"V gS fd fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; iw.kZr% rF;ksa o fof/k ds vuq:i gS] mlesa gLr{ksi dh laHkkouk ugha gS] vr% vihyk/khu fu.kZ; iq"V gksus rFkk ;g vihy [kkfjt gksus ;ksX; gSA

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ifj.kker% vihykFkhZx.k dh vksj ls izLrqr ;g vihy [kkfjt dh tkrh gS rFkk vihyk/khu fu.kZ; fnukafdr 02-04-2018 iq"V fd;k tkrk gSA LFkxu vkosnu o vU; vkosnu ;fn dksbZ yafcr gksa] rks os Hkh mDrkuqlkj fuLrkfjr fd;s tkrs gSaA

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fo}ku vf/kdj.k dk vfHkys[k ;fn bl U;k;ky; dks izkIr gks j[kk gS] rks bl vknsf'kdk dh izfr ds lkFk vfoyEc izsf"kr fd;k tkosA

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(UMA SHANKER VYAS),J

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DINESH KUMAWAT /30

Mangal Singh S/O Sh. Kanhaiya Lal v. the New India Insurance Co. Ltd. through Divisional Manager

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