'Concealment of facts': MACT rejects Rs.40-Lakh claim of mishap victim's family
Chandigarh, Sept. 22 -- The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT), presided over by Ashwani Kumar, has dismissed a Rs.40 lakh claim application filed by the parents of a 24-year-old man who died in a 2012 accident. The tribunal's decision, issued on Tuesday, highlighted that "the claimants had concealed crucial information and that their petition was not maintainable."
The driver of the vehicle involved in the accident informed the tribunal that the claimants had previously filed and withdrawn two separate claim petitions.
The driver pointed out that the claimants had concealed the fact that their second claim petition, which was withdrawn in December 2018 from the MACT in Panchkula, was dismissed.
The tribunal noted that no revision of the December 2018 order had been filed. Instead, the current fresh petition was filed in 2018, six years after the accident. The tribunal stated, "A person cannot be vexed twice or thrice for the same cause without any reason."
The claim petition was filed by Panchkula residents against the driver, the owner of a Bolero Camper , and the vehicle's insurance company. The accident occurred on October 25, 2012, and resulted in the death of the claimants' son, Jaspal Singh.
As per the case details presented, Jaspal Singh was returning from ITI Bitna, near Pinjore, to his Kharta village, in Panchkula. He was a passenger in the Bolero Camper, having taken a lift. At about 8 pm, as the vehicle approached a turn near the Kharta village, the driver failed to slow down. When a Nilgai appeared on the road, he was unable to control the high-speed vehicle.htc...
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