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Rajesh Tyagi & Ors. vs Jaibir Singh & Ors. on 8 January, 2021
48. The particulars of Form-XVII of the Modified Claims
Tribunal Agreed Procedure, in terms of directions given by the
Hon'ble Delhi High Court in the Rajesh Tyagi Vs. Jaibir Singh &
Ors.(supra) on 08.01.2021, are as under:-
Mangla Ram vs The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd on 6 April, 2018
11. Further, legal offer has already been filed on behalf of
Insurance Company. Moreover, it has not been disputed that
respondent No.1 has been charge-sheeted in the aforesaid FIR for
offences punishable under Sections 279/338 IPC for rash and
negligent driving of the offending vehicle. The Hon'ble Apex
Court in Mangla Ram Vs. Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Ors.,
2018 Law Suit (SC) 303 has observed that filing of charge sheet
against the driver prima facie points towards his complicity in
driving the vehicle rashly and negligently. It has been further
observed that even when the accused were to be acquitted in the
criminal case, the same may be of no effect on the assessment of the
liability required in respect of motor accident cases by the Tribunal.
Bimla Devi & Ors vs Himachal Road Transport Corpn. & Ors on 15 April, 2009
12. It is well settled that the procedure followed for
proceedings conducted by an Accident Tribunal is similar to that
followed by a Civil Court and in civil matters, the facts are required
to be established on preponderance of probabilities and not beyond
reasonable doubt, as are required in a criminal prosecution.
Reference in this regard is made to the judgment of Hon'ble Apex
Court reported as (2009) 13 SC 530 in case titled as Bimla Devi
and others Vs. Himachal Road Transport Corporation and others,
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wherein it has been observed that strict proof of an accident caused
by a particular vehicle in a particular manner may not be possible to
be done by the claimants and the claimants were merely to establish
their case on the touchstone of preponderance of probability.
Raj Kumar vs Ajay Kumar & Anr on 18 October, 2010
15. In terms of Section 168 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988,
the compensation which is to be awarded by this Tribunal is
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required to be 'just'. In injury cases, a claimant is entitled to two
different kinds of compensation i.e. pecuniary as well as non-
pecuniary damages. The Hon'ble Apex Court in Raj Kumar Vs.
Ajay Kumar reported in (2011) 1 SCC 343, has laid down heads
under which compensation is awarded in personal injury cases as:-
Sandeep Mishra vs Vijay Kumar Yadav & Ors on 4 September, 2012
In this regard, Ld. Counsel for claimant has relied upon
the judgment of Hon'ble High Court of Delhi in case titled as
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Sandeep Mishra Vs. Vijay Kumar Yadav & Ors., MAC App.
No.215/2010, wherein it was held that the petitioner is entitled to be
compensated for all those leaves availed by him due to above
accident irrespective of the nature of these leaves as it is now well
settled that even if the leaves were paid leaves, the petitioner is
entitled to be reimbursed for the same as he could have enjoyed or
availed his leaves later on for his enjoyment or for enjoyment of his
family members.
The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. vs Kashmiri Lal And Ors. on 9 December, 2005
In case even after lapse of 90 days from today,
respondent no. 3 fails to deposit this compensation with interest, in
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that event, in light of judgment of the Hon'ble High Court of Delhi
passed in the case of New India Assurance Company Limited Vs.
Kashmiri Lal 2007 ACJ 688, this compensation shall be recovered
by attaching the bank account of respondent No. 3 with a cost of
Rs.5,000/-.
Section 168 in The Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [Entire Act]
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