Saturday, March 25, 2023

application under Section 174 of Motor Vehicle Act 1988

 

 

 

District: South 24 parganas

IN THE COURT OF THE LEARNED 4th ADDL. DISTRICT JUDGE AT ALIPORE                                                   

                                                       MACC Case No. 297 of 2003                                       

                                                    Altaf Hossain

                                                                              ……….. Claimant     

 -Versus-

                                            1.   a) Vidya Sagar Singh

                                                     b) Harbajhan Singh

                                                     c) Prabhunath Upadhyay

                                                     d) G. Upadhyay

                                                                           ……… Opposite party no.1

 

                                               2. National Insurance Co. Ltd.

                                                                           …………Opposite party no.2           

                                                                                                                                    

An Application under Section 174 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and for Recovery of a sum of Rs. 3, 31,675/-including interest.

 

                                                     The Humble petition on behalf of the above                                                           

                    named Opposite Party No.2, i.e. National

                     Insurance Co. Ltd.                                                                        

Most Respectfully Sheweth:-

1.     That the Claimant filed an application on 05.09.2003 for compensation on account of his injury in a road traffic accident on 27.11.2002 at about 20.30 hrs. caused by the Vehicle bearing No. WB S-289(Route 18 Public Bus) U/s. 163 A of Motor Vehicle Act, 1988. 

 

 

 

2.     That  the opposite party no.2 respectfully states that owners of the vehicle namely a)Vidya Sagar Singh, b) Harbajhan Singh, c) Prabhunath Upadhyay, d) G. Upadhyay og G367/B, Ram Nagar, Garden reach, Calcutta-700024 whose vehicle no. WB S-289(Route 18 Public Bus) was comprehensively insured with the National Insurance Co. Ltd. under policy no. 10190031016700002326 valid from 23.12.2001 to 22.12.2002 subject to terms and condition as specified therein.

 

 

3.     That your petitioner respectfully states that the accident occurred on 27.11.2002 and the Driving License of the driver who was drove the offending vehicle was not valid at the material time of alleged accident.

 

4.     That your petitioner respectfully submit before your Honour’s Court that there was a statutory violence of condition of insurance policy according to U/s. 149(2) to (7) of M.V.Act, 1988 due to driving license was not valid at the material time of alleged accident because the claimant has not filed the driving license before your Honour’s Court at the time of hearing.

 

5.     That your petitioner respectfully states that the Ld. Court passed the Judgement on 06.06.2015 and has given a direction to the opposite party no.2, i.e. The National Insurance Co. Ltd. to pay Rs. 1, 77,800/- to the claimant including @9% P.A. interest from the date of filling of claim petition and also given a liberty to recover the aforesaid amount from the owners of the vehicle due to the ground of driving license which was not filed by the claimant at the time of hearing and which has been proved that the driver of the offending vehicle has not posses any valid driving license at the material time of alleged accident.

 

 

 

6.     That your petitioner already filed one A/C payee Cheque for Rs.3, 31,675/-(compensation award of Rs.1,77,800/- plus interest) in the name of Altaf Hossain vide cheque no. 321063 dtd. 22.09.2015 drawn on Axis Bank, Dalhowsie branch, Kolkata- 700001 as per Judgement of the Ld. Court before the schedule period.

 

7.     That your petitioner respectfully submit before your Honour’s Court kindly direction to be given and also issue a summon upon the owners of the vehicle being no. WB S-289(Route 18 Public Bus) namely a)Vidya Sagar Singh, b) Harbajhan Singh, c) Prabhunath Upadhyay, d) G. Upadhyay og G367/B, Ram Nagar, Garden reach, Calcutta-700024 for depositing the aforesaid amount before this Ld. Court and comply the Honorable Court order as per decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in the case of “ Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nanjappan & Ors. reported in 2004 ACJ page 721 (SC).

 

 

8.     That your petitioner respectfully submit before your Honour’s Court that if the payment is not recovered from the aforesaid owners, your Honour kindly pass an order of attachment of the vehicle being no.  WB S-289(Route 18 Public Bus) as a part of the security in terms of the decision  of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in the case of “ National  Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Challa Bharathama& Ors. reported in 2005(1) TAC 4 (SC).

 

9.     Unless order as prayed for herein are passed your petitioner will suffer irreparable loss and injury.

 

 

10.                         This application is made bonafide and for the ends of justice.

 

 

 

 

Your petitioner therefore humbly prays that your Honour may graciously be pleased to:-

 

a)     Pass an order against the owners namely  a)Vidya Sagar Singh, b) Harbajhan Singh, c) Prabhunath Upadhyay, d) G. Upadhyay for depositing the entire awarded amount i.e. Rs. 3, 31,675/- being the amount award + interest @ 9% P.A. from the date of filling of claim petition i.e. 05.09.2003 as per the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in the case of “ Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Nanjappan & Ors. reported in 2004 ACJ page 721 (SC);

 

b)    Pass an order for issue a summon against the owners namely  a)Vidya Sagar Singh, b) Harbajhan Singh, c) Prabhunath Upadhyay, d) G. Upadhyay for appearing before this Ld. Court and/or to file a Bond;

 

 

c)     Keep the abovenoted cheque in Ld. Court as security till the date of realization of the awarded amount from the owner of the vehicle in view of the decision of the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, in the case of “ National  Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Challa Bharathama& Ors. reported in 2005(1) TAC 4 (SC);

 

 

 

 

d)    Pass an order if the owner of the vehicle fails to pay the aforesaid amount then to recover it by attachment of property/ Bus;

 

e)     Such other order or orders as the Ld. Court may deem fit and proper;

                                                

And for the act of kindness, your petitioner as in duty bound, shall ever pray.

         

 

 

 

 

 

                                                      VERIFICATION

 

I,                                                                          , the constituted Attorney of the National Insurance Co. Ltd. , do hereby declare that the statements made in the forgoing paragraphs of the petition are true to my knowledge and the rest are mu humble submission before this Ld. Court and I sign this verification on the                   day of                  2016 at my office premises.

 

 

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

      

 

 

 

 

 

                                                           AFFIDAVIT

 

 

 I,                                                                     authorized signatory of National Insurance Co. Ltd.of aged  about      years by faith Hindu, by  occupation- Admn.officer,   office address is National Insurance Co. Ltd.,Legal Hub,8,India Exchange Place, 7th Floor, Kolkata- 700001, do  hereby  solemnly  affirm  and  declare  as  follows :-

 

1.      That  I  am  the  opposite party no.2  of  this  case  and  am  well  conversant  with  the  facts  and  circumstances  of  this  case.

                                                                      This is true to my knowledge.

2.      That  the  statements  made  in  the  paragraph  numbers  1  to  10  of  the  present  petition  are  true  to  my  knowledge  and  belief  and  the  rests  are  my  humble  submission  before  your  Honour’s  Court.

 

                                                           

 

 

 

                                                                                      

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Draft Prepared in office premises                                       Deponent                                

                                                                                   Identified by me         

Snehasish Sutradhar                                                 

                Advocate                                                                                        Advocate

Peyarabagan,laskarpur

Kolkata-700153 

                                                                                 

                                                                

 

 

 

 

                                                                       

                                                            

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