JUDGEMENT
PRAKASH TATIA -
(1.) Heard learned counsel for the appellants.
(2.) This appeal is against the award
dated 10/12/2003 by which the claim petition of the claimants was dismissed by the
Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Salumbhar (A.D.J. No. 2), Udaipur. The Claims
Tribunal dismissed the claim petition of
the claimants only on the ground that the
deceased himself was the driver of the
vehicle and because of some problem, the
vehicle was stopped. The trolley attached
to the vehicle was lifted with the help of
jack and deceased was trying to repair the
trolley. At that time, the jack slipped out
resulting in the accident that caused the
injuries to the deceased Devilal and he
ultimately died. The Tribunal held that the
claimants failed to prove that respondent
Harji Lal was driving the vehicle at the
time of accident. The Tribunal also considered the evidence as well as documents
placed on record by the claimants and
thereafter, reached to the conclusion that
the claimants have stated factually wrong
facts and they failed to prove any accident
from the use of the 'motor vehicle', there-
fore, the claim petition, which is factually
wrong and is also not maintainable, was
dismissed by the Tribunal.
(3.) Learned counsel for the appellants
submits that there was oral evidence of the
witnesses and there is no reason to disbelieve those witnesses. It is also submitted
that though there are pleadings in the claim
petition itself that the trolley attached to
the tractor was on jack and bearing of the
trolley broke down and the vehicle was in
the process of repairing, still it is accident
from the vehicle as the trolley attached to
the motor vehicle is a complete vehicle.;
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