MUNICIPAL BOARD MOUNT ABU Vs. HARI LAL

JUDGEMENT

(1.) "rape" or "slap" on preamble - Justice social, economic is the question? Honey Moon -Grave Yard valued at 500/ - doll & that too, -Kindness & charity of Socialist State. Let us now read Ex. 9. "the boat tragedy which took place in Nakki Lake at Mount Abu on 22nd April, 1973, has shocked us all. It is a great misfortune that Shri Girish Roopani and Shrimati Rashmi W/o Shri Girish Roopani, members of your family, were the victims of this tragedy. The Chief Minister of Rajasthan, Shri Barkatullah Khan, has expressed his concern over this mishap and has desired me to convey his heartfelt condolences to you and the entire bereaved family. He has also kindly sanctioned ex -gratia grant of Rs. 5c0/ - to each of the family of the deceased as a token of deep sympathy to the bereaved family. Accordingly I am enclosing herewith a Demand Draft amounting to Rs. 1,000/ - (Rupees one thousand) only for the same. Kindly acknowledge receipt. Yours faithfully, Sd/ - (J. M. KHAN)"

(2.) IN Amarlal's judgment (1) and Mst. Shani's decision, (2) I have depicted graphically Automobile Bomb and compared it with Atom Bomb casualties of Nagasaki on statatiscal bedrock of road accident deaths.

(3.) THE irony is that the Municipal Board, yet could not feel satisfied; being relieved of the major part of claim of compensation, by a dual blunder committed by the claimant as well as the Court; and has filed this appeal, before this court for rejecting the claim as a whole. THE claimant unfortunate bereaved father of the deceased Girish has also filed the appeal, but even in appeal the amount claimed is too inadequate and shows the conservative approach, about the valuation of the human lives in terms of the compensation claims in this country.