MANTOO SARKAR Vs. ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Leave granted.

(2.) Interpretation and/or application of Section 166(2) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as 'the Act' for the sake of brevity) in regard to territorial jurisdiction of a Tribunal is the question involved herein.

(3.) Appellant had been travelling as a passenger in a bus, bearing registration No. MP-04-7915, belonging to Madhya Pradesh Road Transport Corporation. It met with an accident in the town of Faridpur in the District of Uttar Pradesh having collided with truck bearing No. HR-38-E-5554. Appellant suffered grievous injuries. A First Information Report was lodged against the driver of the said truck under Sections 279, 338 and 427 of the Indian Penal Code.