United India Ins Co Ltd vs Santoshi Kanwar And Ors
2023 Latest Caselaw 3813 Raj

HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT JODHPUR S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1388/2007

United India Insurance Company Limited, Branch Office, Panch Sati Circle, Sardulganj, Bikaner through its Legally Constituted Authority Divisional Office, 12-D, Residency Road, Jodhpur.

----Appellant Versus

1. Smt. Chana @ Chanda Devi W/o late Shri Lichmanram Meghwal.

2. Shri Kalu S/o late Shri Lichmanram Meghwal (Minor).

Represented through his natural guardian mother Smt. Chana @ Chanda Devi.

3. Shri Ruda Ram S/o Shri Manglaram Meghwal.

4. Smt. Jhamku Devi W/o Shri Ruda Ram Meghwal.

All residents of village Bandwa Tehsil Ratangarh District Churu.

5. Shri Balu Ram S/o Shri Bhuraram Nayak R/o Ward No. 13 village Rajadesar Tehsil Ratangarh District Churu (Driver).

6. Shri Chunaram S/o Shri Kesharam Jat R/o village Palana P.S. Deshnok, District Bikaner (Owner).

----Respondent Connected With S.B. Civil Misc. Appeal No. 1424/2007 United India Insurance Company Limited, Branch Office, Panch Sati Circle, Sardulganj, Bikaner through its Legally Constituted Authority Divisional Office, 12-D, Residency Road, Jodhpur.

----Appellant Versus

1. Smt. Santoshi Kanwar W/o Late Shri Hulash Singh Rajput.

2. Miss Mukesh Kanwar D/o Late Shri Hulash Singh Rajput (Minor).

3. Shri Bhawanisingh S/o Late Shri Hulash Singh Rajput (Minor).

4. Shri Richpalsingh S/o Shri Hulash Singh Rajput (Minor).

5. Ku. Suman Kanwar D/o Late Shri Hulash Singh Rajput (Minor).

Minors are represented through their natural guardian Smt.

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Santoshi Kanwar.

6. Smt. Kesri Kanwar W/o Shri Bhiksingh Rajput.

All residents of Ward No. 7 village Rajaldesar Tehsil Ratangarh District Churu.

7. Shri Baluram S/o Shri Bhuraram Nayak R/o Ward No. 13 village Rajadesar Tehsil Ratangarh District Churu (Driver).

8. Shri Chunaram S/o Shri Kesharam Jat R/o village Palana P.S. Deshnok, District Bikaner (Owner).

                                                                       ----Respondent


For Appellant(s)                :     Mr. Jagdish Vyas
For Respondent(s)               :     Mr. RS Choudhary
                                      Mr. Vijay Jain



          HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YOGENDRA KUMAR PUROHIT

                                       Judgment

Reserved on Date: 27/04/2023
Pronounced on Date: 01/05/2023


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