Sukhdeo Jha VS. State Of Bihar & Ors.

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Sukhdeo Jha VS. State Of Bihar & Ors.

The Judgement Information System REPORTABLE

IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

CIVIL APEPAL NO. 4216 OF 2008 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 21953/2004) Bhakra Beas Management Board Versus Kanta Aggarwal and Ors.

JUDGMENT Dr. ARIJIT PASAYAT, J 1. Leave granted.

2. Challenge in this appeal is to the judgment of a learned Single Judge of the Punjab and Haryana High Court dismissing the appeal filed against the award dated 4.2.2003 passed by Motor Accidents Claim Tribunal, Chandigarh (in short `Tribunal').

3. Background facts in a nutshell are as follows: In an accident which took place on 16.11.1994 at about 10.00 p.m. K.C. Aggarwal (hereinafter referred to as the

`deceased') who was sitting directly behind the driver lost his life. Balbir Singh (PW-1) was an eye witness to the accident....

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