LAWS(HPH)-2010-1-27

JAGDISH CHAND SHARMA Vs. BACHAN SINGH

Decided On January 06, 2010
SH.JAGDISH CHAND SHARMA Appellant
V/S
MANMOHAN SINGH Respondents

JUDGEMENT

(1.) The following questions have been referred for decision to the Full Bench:-

(2.) The claimants in both these appeals filed Claim Petitions before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Shimla under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as the `Act') in which compensation was claimed for loss of goods being carried in a truck. In both the cases, the owner of the goods was travelling alongwith the goods in the truck.

(3.) In FAO No.97 of 1999, the learned Tribunal awarded compensation for the personal injuries suffered by the owner but rejected the claim with regard to the goods being carried in the vehicle.