Asmaa & Ors v. Mohd Sazid @ Shokeen & Ors

INDER.MEET KAUR., J. Page ll ol'tl

Y a X IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI o/o Date ofJudgment: 27.9.2011 MAC APPEAL No. 32O12OL1- ASMAA & ORS. ..Appellants Through: MrJ.N.Singh,Advocate. Versus MOHD. SAZID @ SHOKEEN & ORS. ...........Respondents Through: Mr.Santosh Paul and Ms.Mohita Bagati, Advocates for the R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDERMEET I(AUR L. Whether the Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the jgdgment? . 2. To be referred to the Reporter or not? yes 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? Yes INDERMEET KAUR. I. (Oral) t"r "t*. see MAC APPEAL No.L 54/201,1,. r I l II(r INDERMEET I(AUR, J. SEPTEMBER 27, ?OTL nandan Certify that the digital file and physical file have been compared and the digital data is as per the physical file and no page is missing. b IN TIIE I{IGH COURT OF DELItrI AT NEW DEI.HI Dat.e ofJuclgment: 2 7. 9. 2 0 I I OzuENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ...Appellant Throuqh: Mr.Santosh PauI and {AZARA & ORS. Versus ASMAA & ORS. Versus JAGWATI DEVI & ORS. Ms.Mohita Advocates. Through: Mr.Santosh Ms.Mohita Advocal-es. Bagati, : .Appellant Paul and Bagati, Versus ..Respondents Through: Mr.J.iri.Singh, Advocate. AI{D ORIEN"|AL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. nrrough: rf l rt"f#i'jiTcare, AND s. 492S/2OLL & sggszgxi. ORIEMIAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ...Appelanr Through:' Mr.Santosh paul and rhroush: MrJ.N. s;;rrlx'#;g"r::' Ms.Mohita Advocates. Bagati, Page l ol'l l I4AC APPEAL Nos. i. 54, 207,209,320,32L,32 4 / 20 L L Nos. 8699i2C1L & os. 4B9O AND ASMAA & oRS. ',j .rhrough: Versus MOIID. sAzID @ sHoKEEl{ & oRs' Through: ..APPeliants MrJ.N. Singh, Advocate' ...ResPondents Mr.Santosh PauI and Ms.Mohita Bagati, Paul dnd Bagati, Advocates Advocates for the R-3' AND MAC AFFEAL No. 32!12OL1 ..APPeilants Through: MrJ'N'Singh' Advocate' Versus MOHD. SAZID @ SHOKEEN & ORS' "'Respondents ' for the R-3. AND MAC APPEAL NO. 324/2ON-1 ..Appellants Through: Mr.J.N.Slngh, Advocate' Versus MOI{D. SAZID @ SHOKEEN & ORS. Respondents HAZARA & ORS. JAGWATI & oRs. Thror,rgh: Mr.Sanlosh Ms.Mohita for the R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE INDERMEET- KAUR. MAC APPEAL Nos. t 54, 207,2O9,32O,321,324120L L i;'i. iit,." ' Page 2 ol'l I il ir, , *-{*'" :t i :T I :,i1. " t i;" u.;t.'.l 'r!l - ' ',i :l i;.1.: il1 ii,, 'l' [ ^{ lnnal naners mav be allowed to ':,: ,lt. Wlret]rer the Reporters of local papers may !:l' ' see the judgmerrt? - ^+, YeS fi' , 12. To be referred to the Reporter or not? ;i',' i 1t. Whether the judgment should' be reported' in' the Digest? .,1,' il Yes ii,. r { iii ir$urini"rnnr xAuR' I' (orai) ,,,i jJlrn,, juclsment sharr clispose of six appeals wirich are i ;J"Ui.q before this Court; three of which have been filed by the '' +l l . -r !L-^ ' .'I : rce three by the claimants of the ii; ldsurlance ComPanY and balar: " ,tl"ulrua vic[ims. Record. shows that three persons had died in a' ,i .:afcidentwhichhadoccrtrred.intheinterveningnightofi3- . i | - .- -rr:-^- :- ^ra ^r^an canter: the d.eceased wgre 1-4.6i2007 whrle travelling in an open canter; the Sirttar, Asgar Ali and Babu Ram; Sattar had diecl at the spot; Babu Ram.andAsgarA]ihadsuccuut]:e.cltotheirinjuriesinthehospitai. Theclaimantsofthecleceased.victirnshadfiledthreec}aim petition.sbeforetheMotorAccidentClaimTribuna.]..oneeye- WitnessPW-s,AniIl(r'rmarhaclbeenexaminedirrevidence.His testimony was ro the effect that he a.lonO with his uncle Bhagwat' AsgarAli,BabuRam,Sattarandotherpersonsweregoingto Rawatsarinacan.tertopurchasebuffaloes;thecantorwasbeing drivenbyShoi<eenwhenthpirveiriclewaslritbytheoffending MAC APPEAL Nos. 1 54, 2O7,2Og'320'32L'3241201 L l)age 3 ol'l l I ,.& 1i,' '--" --"-r- c ',] i I I I truCl< r,uhich was coming on the wrong slde as result of which all the persons sitting in the cantor sustained .injuries; pursuaht to whictr the aforenoted persons namely Babu Ram, Asqar AIi and Sat'Lar hacl died; PW-s had sustained injuries' In his cross- examination I'le had denied the suggestion that he was not an eye- witness; his categorical denial was that he was