UNITED INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED Vs. DINESH PRASAD LAKHERA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) HEARD Sri D. S. Patni, counsel for the appellant and Sri Rajendra Kotilyal, counsel for respondent no. 1.

(2.) THIS is an appeal filed by the In surance Company.

(3.) ACCORDING to the claim petition, on 6-8-2002, when Rajat (hereinafter re ferred to as the deceased) aged about six years was coming home by the right side of the road on foot, all of a sud den a Bus No. U. A.-7c-9311 (hereinaf ter referred to as Bus in question), which was driven rashly and negligently by its driver crushed the deceased, due to which he succumbed to injuries on the spot. At the time of accident, the de ceased was studying in Class II. It was the only son of the claimants. It has been stated in the claim petition that the Bus in question was insured with United India Insurance Company.