awarded to the legal
representatives of a victim of a road accident. The question
arises in the backdrop of the following facts.
Prem Chandra, aged ... about 26 years, met with a fatal
accident on 1st August, 1977. He was knocked down by an
omnibus bearing Registration No. UTW 1802 belonging
SINGH, J
Leave granted.
An accident took place on 8th June 1980 at Panaji
between a bus bearing No. DLP-5843 and scooter bearing ... injuries, the same day. A claim petition was filed before
the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal by respondent Nos. 1 and
2 claiming compensation. The appellant
Rama Kant Dixit who died on 16th March 1975 in a
road accident. Appellant No.2 was the minor daughter of
appellant ... risk by respondent no.3. That on the
relevant date of the accident the deceased was aged 27 years
and was serving as Captain
appellant while going on read on 4.12.1990 became
victim of an accident, because of the rash and negligent
driving of the scooter by respondent ... treated as an indoor patient till 27.9.1991.
Because of the accident the appellant became permanently
disabled, as his left leg above thigh
Francis De Costa, the first respondent herein, met with
an accident on June 26, 1971 while he was on his way to his
place ... employment, a factory at a Koratty. The accident
occurred at a place which was about one kilometer away to
the north of the factory
treatment. He succumbed to the injuries sustained by him in this accident on January 5, 1993.
3. It was also pleaded that Tejinder Singh ... Tejinder Singh was alighting from the bus, he sustained injuries in this accident and succumbed to these injuries on January 5, 1993. The Claims Tribunal
where the action is
brought by dependents of someone killed in an accident, a
large part of the award is for future loss of earning ... sufficient to award
compensation to the victim of the
accident or his legal
representatives, as the case may
be, but it is also its duty
dated 19.1.1989. The appeal is by the victim of the accident which occured on 28.3.1978 consequent to which the right eye of the appellant ... early date and having regard to the fact that the accident occured on 28.3.78 and there being no response in writing from the Insurance Company
awarded to the legal
representatives of a victim of a road accident. The question
arises in the backdrop of the following facts.
Prem Chandra, aged ... about 26 years, met with a fatal
accident on 1st August, 1977. He was knocked down by an
omnibus bearing Registration No.UTW 1802 belonging
along with interest @ 6% per annum by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (in short the Tribunal) vide the impugned award dated 22nd November, 1979. Aggrieved ... documents placed on record concluded that the negligence in causing this accident was that of respondent No. 1 i.e. driver
