SHAILA BHATT Vs. VIJAYPAL SINGH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) RAJEEV Gupta, C. J. This is claimant's appeal un der Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the impugned Award dated 23-06-2000 passed by Motor Ac cident Claims Tribunal, Chamoli in Motor Accident Claim Case No. 22 of 1996, whereby the appellant's claim petition was dismissed on the ground that the claimant could not establish the identity of the offending vehicle.

(2.) APPELLANT Smt. Shaila Bhatt claimed compensation of Rs. 4,00,000/ - for the death of her husband Jagdish Prasad Bhatt in the motor accident on 20-10-1993, when he was dashed by the offending vehicle bus bearing registration No. UP 07/b-9254 resulting in serious in juries to him, which led to his death. The claimant, further, pleaded that deceased Jagdish Prasad Bhatt used to earn Rs. 3,000/- per month as a photographer.

(3.) MR. Rajendra Dobhal, the Seamed counsel for the appellant vehemently ar gued that the Tribunal has erred in dis carding the claimant's evidence and in dismissing the claim petition