ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD Vs. MONIKA VERMA

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THIS appeal filled by the Insurance Company is directed against the award dated 22.3.2006 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fatehgarh Sahib (for brevity, " The Tribunal') awarding a compensation of Rs. 3,50,000/- to the claimants on account of death of Prem Verma in a motor vehicle accident.

(2.) IN nutshell, the facts of the case are that on 7.11.2004 at about 3.00 P.M., Prem Verma was going from Morinda to Bassi Pathana in car bearing No. HR-06C-9080 being driven on the left side at a slow speed and when it reached in the area of Bahadurgarh behind Baba Mazaar, a truck bearing registration No. HR-58A-2215 being driven by its driver rashly and negligently came from the opposite direction on the wrong side of the road and struck against the car. Prem Verma died on account of the injuries received by him in the accident. It was pleaded that Prem Verma was 26 years of age and was earning Rs. 5,000/- per month from the business of jewellery. The claimants filed a claim petition for compensation before the Tribunal on account of the death of Prem Verma.

(3.) FROM the pleadings of the parties, the Tribunal framed the following issues :