JASWANT SINGH BISHT Vs. NAZMA BEGUM

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RAJEEV Gupta, C. J. SriSudhir Singh,Advocate for the appellant is heard on admission.

(2.) THIS is owner's appeal filed un der Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the award dated 22-12-2005 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Haldwani, District Nainital, whereby second respondent-United India Insurance Company Lim ited was directed to pay a sum of Rs. 3,67,000/- (Rupees Three Lakh Sixty Seven Thousand only) as compensation to the claimants and to recover the same from the owner of the offending vehicle i. e. appellant Jaswant Singh Bisht.

(3.) IN this view of the matter, we do not find any infirmity in the finding re corded by the Tribunal exonerating the INsurance Company from its liability to pay the compensation to the claimant and holding the appellant (owner of the offending vehicle-bus) solely liable to pay the compensation to the claimant.