The insurance companypany took the Local Commissioner to licensing authority, Darjeeling, West Bengal and, on verification of the available records, it was reported that numbersuch licence as possessed by the driver has been issued by the said licensing Authority at Darjeeling.
The allegation was that Gurjinder Singh Modi died out of a motor accident on 04.10.2001 on account of the negligent driving of bus number PB 11 K 8512 of the Pepsu Road Transport Corporation for short, PRTC , Patiala, the appellant herein.
63/481 filed in the year 2002.
Rs.30,00,000/ was claimed as companypensation.
Thus, aggrieved, the owner of the vehicle, viz.,
Negligence was proved.
