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2017 DIGILAW 435 (RAJ)

National Insurance Co Ltd. v. Narayani

2017-02-07

MAHESH CHANDRA SHARMA

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JUDGMENT : Mahesh Chandra Sharma, J. The instant appeal has been filed against the impugned judgment and award passed by the Judge, MACT. 2. 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. 3. 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 insurance company has preferred the instant appeal for the relief as prayed for in it. 4. Learned counsel for the insurance company 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, without jurisdiction and contrary to the facts of the case. Hence impugned award deserves to be set aside. 5. On the contrary, learned counsel for the respondents defended the impugned judgment and award and stated the same to be just and proper. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and carefully perused the impugned judgment and award. Hence impugned award deserves to be set aside. 5. On the contrary, learned counsel for the respondents defended the impugned judgment and award and stated the same to be just and proper. 6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and carefully perused the impugned judgment and award. I am in agreement with the findings arrived at by the learned Tribunal on issue no.1 & 4 which read as under : okn fcUnq la0 1 o 2 6- bu nksuksa gh okn fcUnqvksa dks lkfcr djus dk Hkkj vkosndx.k ij gSA vkosnd la0 1 dh nkSjkus izdj.k ds fuLrkj.k dk;Zokgh e`R;q gks x;hA ysfdu mldh lk{; ,0M0 1 jkes'oj izlkn dh ys[kc) dh x;h gSaA mlus vius c;ku esa ;g dgk gS fd mlds yM+ds fouksn dqekj dh djhc <+kbZ lky igys lM+d nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gks x;hA og vk;qosZn gkWLihVy esa dEikmaMj FkkA mlds nks yM+fd;kWa gSA og o mldh iRuh fouksn dqekj ds lkFk gh jgrs FksA fouksn dh iRuh nq?kZVuk ls djhc rhu lky igys rykd ns pqdh FkhA tks rykd ds ckn vyx jgrh gSA cPps mlds lkFk jgrs gSaA mlus viuh lk{; ls ,Q0vkbZ0vkj0 izn'kZ0 1] pktZ'khV izn'kZ0 2] uD'kk ekSdk izn'kZ0 3] eSdsfudy eqvk;uk izn'kZ0 4] nj] lqiqnZxh izn'kZ0 5] 'kiFk i= izn'kZ0 6] QnZ tIrh izn'kZ0 7] uksfVl 134 izn'kZ0 8] QnZ fxjQ~rkjh izn'kZ0 9] i= izn'kZ 10] lqiqnZxhukek izn'kZ0 11] bUV~ksxs'ku fjiksVZ izn'kZ0 12] jftLV~s'ku izn'kZ0 13] chek doj uksV izn'kZ0 14] iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ izn'kZ0 15] c;ku dq0 dud izn'kZ0 17] osru izek.k i= izn'kZ0 16] c;ku fjrq izn'kZ0 18 o lwph izn'kZ0 19 dks iznf'kZr djok;kA mlus viuh ftjg esa ;g dgk gS fd mlds rhu yM+ds vkSj gSA ftuds uke v'kksd dqekj] jktsUnz dqekj o ohjsUnz dqekj gSaA mlds rhuksa yM+ds ukSdjh djrs gSaA fdruh&fdruh ru[okg feyrh gS] ;g ugha crk ldrkA ,0M0 2 jktho ikjk'kj us vius c;ku esa dgk gS fd og fouksn dqekj dks tkurk gS] ftudh <+kbZ lky igys nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gq;h FkhA og Hkh mldh cgu dud] fouksn dqekj o vU; dbZ yksx djkSyh ls dSyk nsoh iSny ;k=k esa tk jgs FksA jkr ds ,d&Ms<+ cts ekepkjh ds ikl iqfy;k dh ckr gSA ;g yksx viuh lkbZM esa py jgs FksA ihNs ls VkVk lweks la[;k ;w0ih0 80@ih0 861 ygjkrh gq;h rsth ls vk;h vkSj fouksn ds Vddj ekj nhA fouksn ogha ij fxj iM+kA mls ysdj vLirky vk;s] tgkWa ls mls ,l0,e0,e0] vLirky] t;iqj ys x;sA ogkWa ij fouksn dqekj dh nq?kZVuk esa vk;h pksVksa ds dkj.k e`R;q gks x;hA viuh ftjg esa mlus dgk fd og fouksn dqekj ds ifjokj esa fdlh dks ugha tkurkA xkM+h dk uEcj mlus ns[k fy;k Fkk] mlus xkM+h dk uEcj crk;k] ysfdu fdl ifjokj okys dks uEcj crk;k Fkk] mls /;ku ughaA mlds vuqlkj xkM+h dk jax lQsn FkkA 7- mijksDr lk{; ds lUnHkZ esa izys[kh; lk{; dk voyksdu fd;k x;k] ftlesa izn'kZ0 1 ?kVuk dh izFke lwpuk gS] ftl ij fd izdj.k la[;k 346@2001 ntZ fd;k x;kA izn'kZ0 2 ckn vUos"k.k vfHk;ksx i= is'k gqvk gS] ftlesa fd foi{kh la0 2 dh xyrh ik;h x;h vkSj mlds fo:) /kkjk 304,] 279 Hkkjrh; n.M lafgrk esa is'k gq;h gS vkSj izn'kZ0 3 uD'kk ekSdk gSA izn'kZ0 13 nq?kZVuk esa fyIr okgu dk jftLVs~'ku izek.k i= gS] ftlds vuqlkj foi{kh la0 1 mDr okgu dh iathd`r Lokfeuh gS rFkk izn'kZ] 8 ,e0oh0,DV ds vUrxZr foi{kh la0 1 dks tks uksfVl fn;k x;k gS] mlesa mlus ;g crk;k gS fd okgu VkVk lweks la[;k ;w0ih0 80@Vh0 861 mlds LokfeRo dh gS rFkk fnukad 22-06-2001 dks pkyd fot; flag FkkA e`rd fouksn dqekj dh iksLVekVZe fjiksVZ izn'kZ0 15 is'k gq;h gS tks fd fnukad 26-06-2001 dkS rS;kj dh x;h gS vkSj lokbZ ekuflag fpfdRlky;] t;iqj esa rS;kj dh x;h gSA mDr fjiksVZ esa e`rd dh vk;q 42 o"kZ crk;h x;h gSA vr% e`rd dh vk;q nq?kZVuk ds le; 42 o"kZ mijksDr nLrkost ds vk/kkj ij fu/kkZfjr dh tkrh gSA 8- mijksDr lk{; ds fo"k; esa fo}ku vfHkHkk"kd chek dEiuh ds izeq[k rdZ ;g jgs gSa fd ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ izn'kZ 01 jktsUnz vafdr ugha fd;k gS vkSj okgu dk lQsn jax dk gksuk crk;k gSA tcfd tks QnZ tIrh izn'kZ0 7 gLrxr izdj.k esa layXu dh x;h gS] mlesa okgu dk jax gjk crk;k x;k gS rFkk xokg Hkh vius c;ku esa lQsn jax dk okgu nq?kZVuk esa fyIr gksuk crkrs gSaA vxj lQsn jax dk okgu nq?kZVuk esa fyIr Fkk rks QnZ tIrh gjs jax ds okgu dh dSls gks ldrh gSA blh vk/kkj ij ;g ekuk tkuk pkfg, fd ;g >wBk Dyse is'k fd;k x;k gS rFkk mudk ;g Hkh dguk gS fd jktsUnz dqekj dks lk{; esa is'k gh ugha fd;k x;k] ftlus fd fjiksVZ ntZ djok;hA mUgksaus vius i{k ds leFkZu esa fof/k n`"VkUr dqngjhjke mQZ dq/ksjh cuke~ deyfd'kksj oxSjk] 2004 ,0lh0lh0 175 Mh0ch0 e/;izns'k ,oa Jherh ljyknsoh cuke~ ewypUn cxSjk 2003@3 Vh0,0lh0 480 iatkc o gfj;k.kk is'k fd;s] ftudk voyksdu fd;k x;kA ysfdu esjs er esa Dyse {kfriwfrZ izkFkZuk i= esa ;g vko';d ugha gS fd fjiksVZ drkZ dks lk{; essa is'k fd;k tkos] D;ksafd izn'kZ 1 esa vafdr rF;ksa ls ;g tkfgj gksrk gS fd jktsUnz dqekj ftlds }kjk fjiksVZ ntZ djuk crk;k tkrk gS] og ?kVuk ds le; fouksn dqekj ds lkFk ekStwn ugha Fkk rFkk mlus ;g fjiksVZ Hkh fnukad 29-06-2001 dks ntZ djok;h gSA tcfd ?kVuk fnukad 22-06-2001 dh crk;h tkrh gS rFkk igys D;ksafd fouksn dqekj dks djkSyh vLirky esa ys tk;k x;k] tgka ls mls t;iqj jSQj fd;k x;k vkSj fnukad 26-06-2001 dks mldh e`R;q gks x;h vkSj mlus vius }kjk nsjh ls fjiksVZ ntZ djkus dk dkj.k dk mYys[k Hkh fd;k gS fd fouksn dqekj dh gkyr xaHkhj gksus ds dkj.k og fnukad 22-06-2001 dks fjiksVZ ntZ ugha djok ldk vkSj dkuwuh dk;Zokgh ds fy, mlus ;g fjiksVZ fnukad 29-06-2001 dks ntZ djok;h gSA tc fdlh O;fDr ds HkkbZ dh nq?kZVuk esa bruh xaHkhj izd`fr dh pksVsa dkfjr gks x;h gks rFkk mlds fy, mldks t;iqj Hkh ys tkuk iM+k gks] tgkWa mldh e`R;q gks x;h] rc ,slh fLFkfr esa ;g LokHkkfod gS fd ?kVuk dh fjiksVZ rqjUr ntZ ugha djok;h tkdj fnukad 29-06-2001 dks ntZ djok;h x;hA gkykWafd bl fjiksVZ esa okgu dk uEcj vafdr ugha gS] rFkkfi mDr fjiksVZ ij iqfyl us tks vUos"k.k fd;k gS] mlds mijkUr mUgksaus nq?kZVuk esa fyIr okgu la0 ;w0ih0@Vh0 0861 dh gh xyrh ik;h gSA vr% ek= jax ds vk/kkj ij gh ;g Dyse izkFkZuk i= >wBK ugha ekuk tk ldrkA vfHkHkk"kd foi{kh chek dEiuh dk ;g Hkh rdZ jgk gS fd gLrxr izdj.k esa e`rd dh iRuh dks i{kdkj ugha cuk;k x;k gS] tcfd tks mlds cPps crk;s tkrs gSa] og fouksn dqekj e`rd dh iRuh ds ikl gh jgrs gSa vkSj vius nknk&nknh ds ikl ugha jgrs gSaA mDr fo"k; esa mUgksaus ,u0,0M0 2 deys'k dqekj frokM+h dks lk{; esa is'k fd;k] ftldk ;g dguk gS fd og us'kuy ba';ksjsal d0fy0 lokbZek/kksiqj esa tkWap dk dke djrk gSA mls e`rd fouksn dqekj dh ikfjokfjd rFkk vkfJrksa ds ckjs esa tkWap djus ds fy, tkWapdrkZ fu;qDr fd;k x;k FkkA mlus fLFkfr dh tkWap dj fjiksVZ izn'kZ ,0 2 cuk;hA viuh ftjg esa mlus ;g Lohdkj fd;k gS fd mldks ;g tkudkjh gks x;h Fkh fd fouksn dqekj dh nq?kZVuk esa e`R;q gq;h FkhA mlus fdl&fdl iM+kSlh o fdl&fdl fj'rsnkj ls iwNrkN dh Fkh] muds uke og ugha crk ldrkA e`rd dh iRuh dk uke Hkh mls irk ugha vkSj e`rd fouksn dqekj dh iRuh fdlh jktdh; lsok esa dk;Zjr gks] mldk nLrkost Hkh is'k ugha fd;k gSA mlus e`rd dh iRuh dh rykd ys ysus okyh ckr dh Hkh dksbZ tkudkjh ugha dhA mldks ;g irk ugha fd mldh iRuh rykd'kqnk gS ;k ughaA tgkWa rd e`rd dh iRuh dk bl izdj.k esa i{kdkj ugha gksus dk iz'u gS] ml fo"k; esa ,slk dksbZ vfHkys[k izLrqr ugha gqvk gS fd mlus fdlh nwljs U;k;ky; esa Dyse izkFkZuk i= is'k fd;k gks rFkk izkFkhZ la0 1 o 2 e`rd ds ekrk&firk gS] bl fo"k; esa dksbZ fookn ugha gS rFkk izkFkhZ la0 3 o 4 e`rd dh iqf=;kWa gS] bl fo"k; esa Hkh dksbZ fookn ugha gSA budh ekrk&firk ij D;k vkfJrk jgh] og bl Dyse esa fu.khZr fd;k tkosxk vkSj e`rd dh iRuh i{kdkj ugha gksrs gq, bl izdj.k dk fuLrkj.k vkosndx.k dh vkfJrk dks ns[krs gq, fd;k tk ldrk gSA 9- vr% tks ekSf[kd o izys[kh; lk{; i=koyh ij izLrqr gqvk gS] ftldk fd o.kZu mij fd;k tk pqdk gS] mlls ;g rF; lqLFkkfir gS fd foi{kh la0 2 us fnukad 22-06-2001 dks djkSyh dSyknsoh jksM+ ij okgu la[;k ;w0ih0 80@Vh0861 dks mis{kk o mrkoysiu ls pykdj nq?kZVuk dkfjr dh] ftlesa fouksn dqekj dh e`R;q gq;h rFkk mijksDr okgu dks og foi{kh la0 1 ds fu;kstu o fgrkFkZ pyk vk jgk FkkA 10- vr% ;g nksuksa gh okn fcUnq cgd izkFkhZx.k o fo:) izfroknhx.k fu.khZr fd;s tkrs gSA okn fcUnq la0 4 13- bl okn fcUnq dks lkfcr djus dk Hkkj chek dEiuh foi{kh la0 3 ij gSA chek dEiuh us vius tokc nkos esa eq[; :i ls ;gh O;Dr fd;k gS fd nq?kZVuk ds le; okgu pkyd ds ikl oS| o izHkkoh vuqKk i= ugha FkkA ijUrq esjh jk; esa ;fn oDr nq?kZVuk okgu pkyd ds ikl oS| o izHkkoh vuqKk i= ugha gks rc Hkh chek dEiuh r`rh; i{kdkj dks {kfriwfrZ vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h gSA esjs er dh iqf"V fof/k n`"Vkar U;w bafM;k b';ksjsUl dEiuh cuke deyk vkj0,y0M0 3 ,l0lh0lh0 382 rFkk ;wukbZVsM bafM;k ba';ksjsUl dEiuh cuke yg: oxSjk] 2003 ,0lh0lh0 ,l0lh0 611 ls Hkh gksrh gS vkSj vxj ykbZlsal QthZ gks rFkk chek dEiuh us ;g lkfcr ugha fd;k gks fd okgu ekfyd bl rF; dks tkurk Fkk fd ykbZlsUl QthZ gS] rc Hkh r`r; i{kdkj dks {kfriwfrZ vnk;xh ds fy, chekdEiuh mRrjnk;h gSA ekuuh; loksZPp U;k;ky; }kjk fof/k n`"Vkar us'kuy ba';ksjsUl d0fy0 cuke Lo.kZ flag] 2004 ,0lh0 lhokY;we0 1 lqizhe dksZV ist0 1 esa ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k gS fd r`rh; i{k ds fy, {kfriwfrZ vnk;xh ds fy, chek dEiuh mRrjnk;h gS rFkk mudk mRrjnkf;Ro bl vk/kkj ij lekIr ugha gks tkrk fd nq?kZVuk ds le; okgu dks ,sls O;fDr ds }kjk pyk;k tk jgk gks] ftlds ikl ykblsUl ugha gks rFkk ;g vfHkfu/kkZfjr fd;k x;k fd mijksDr {kfriwfrZ jkf'k dh chfer ls fu;ekuqlkj olwyh dk;Zokgh chek dEiuh dj ldrh gSA vr% chek dEiuh r`rh; i{kdkj dks {kfriwfrZ vnk;xh ds fy, mRrjnk;h gSA vr% ;g okn fcUnq foi{kh la0 3 chek dEiuh ds fo:) fu.khZr fd;k tkrk gSA " 7. Looking to the facts and circumstances of the case and the findings arrived at by learned Tribunal as quoted herein above, 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.