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HC asks insurance company to pay for vehicle theft
Chandigarh, June 25 The ruling came on an appeal filed by the National Insurance Company and another appellant against Baldhir Singh and another respondent. The owner of the insured car had claimed that he
stepped out of the vehicle, after parking it near Katani Sweets in Phase 3B-2, Mohali, to purchase “kulfi” from a nearby rehri. When he was about to start the vehicle, the ice cream vendor called him to exchange the Rs 20 currency note. As he stepped out to exchange the note, two youngsters, taking advantage of the situation, started his car and drove it towards a residential area. The car owner immediately informed the police on 100, but the vehicle could not be traced. The insurance company, on the other hand, claimed: “The owner of the insured car ought not to have left the keys of the car in the key slot, as that amounted to failure to take reasonable steps to safeguard the vehicle from loss”. The company also argued that the act was in breach of a condition of the insurance policy. Initially, the matter was placed before a Single Judge, who did not agree with the company’s plea against the award given by the permanent Lok Adalat. The finding was based on the premise that the owner of the insured car conducted himself in normal fashion, in the given facts of the case. Taking up the matter, the Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Arun Palli observed: “It is not as if the owner of the insured car left the key and abandoned the car, giving an opportunity to the thieves to take it away. The owner of the insured car was very much there. He was in the process of moving away when he was called to exchange a currency note given by him to the kulfi seller. He stepped out to exchange the currency note, when the thieves took advantage of the situation.” “It is not a case of lack of any care on the part of the owner of the insured vehicle. This is not a negligent or deliberate act, which would absolve the insurance company of its liability. If we may say so, it is a third-tier of scrutiny and the appellant has enjoyed the luxury of filing the present appeal, being a Government Insurance Company. COURT’S OBSERVATION The Division Bench of Chief Justice Sanjay Kishan Kaul and Justice Arun Palli observed: “It is not as if the owner of the insured car left the key and abandoned the car, giving an opportunity to the thieves to take it away. The owner of the insured car was very much there. He was in the process of moving away when he was called to exchange a currency note given by him to the kulfi seller. He stepped out to exchange the currency note, when the thieves took advantage of the situation.” It is not a case of lack of any care on the part of the owner of the insured vehicle. This is not a negligent or deliberate act, which would absolve the insurance company of its liability. If we may say so, it is a third-tier of scrutiny and the appellant has enjoyed the luxury of filing the present appeal, being a Government Insurance Company.
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Accused constables sent to
two-day police custody
Our Correspondent
Mohali, June 25 The knife used in the crime has been recovered by the police. The police had registered a case under Sections 302, 307, 148 and 149 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) at the Phase VIII police station against Amrit Pal Singh, his father Rashpal Singh, constable Mohan Lal and some unidentified persons. Amrit Pal Singh had allegedly murdered 27-year-old Manjinder Singh, alias Sonu, by stabbing him following a tiff with the victim’s brother here on the night of June 23. The victim’s father, Gurdial Singh, and his younger brother Harjinder Singh, alias Happy, are head constable and constable, respectively, in the police. Amrit Pal Singh and Happy, who were friends, allegedly had a scuffle following which the latter called up his brother Sonu to the spot. Sonu, who had come to settle the issue between the duo, was allegedly attacked by the accused with a knife. Sonu, who was stabbed in his chest near the heart and lower abdomen, was shifted to Fortis Hospital at Phase VIII, where he was declared brought dead. Police asked for 5-day remand
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Emaar MGF told to pay
Rs 1.5 lakh
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June
25 Seema Juneja, the complainant, booked a residential plot measuring 300 square yards with Emaar MGF, under the name of Mohali Hills, Mohali. Juneja paid a sum of Rs 6 lakh as the booking amount. The complainant was allotted plot no. 270, measuring 300 sq yards, in Augusta Park, Sector 109, Mohali Hills, Mohali. The basic price of the said plot was Rs 34,50,000. Apart from this amount, the complainant was also required to pay a sum of Rs 4,31,250 towards Preferential Location Charges and Rs 1,69,104 towards External Development Charges. However, the possession of the plot with all facilities was not delivered to the complainant, by the stipulated date. Emaar MGF, in its written version, pleaded that since the complainant is a speculator/investor, and she purchased the plot, for resale thereof, as and when there was escalation in the prices, and, as such, she did not fall within the definition of a ‘consumer’. The commission found the opposite party deficient in service by not refunding the amount paid by the complainant.
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Three held for abetting youth’s suicide
Chandigarh, June 25 Manoj, a resident of Colony No. 4, had ended his life by consuming a poisonous substance and allegedly left behind a note holding the trio responsible for his suicide. The police said Sangeeta and Manoj became friends at an institute in Sector 29 where they were pursuing a course. They knew each other for the last six
months. Sangeeta’s cousin Sangram saw her interacting with Manoj and warned her not to talk to him in future. Sangram also informed Sangeeta’s parents and she was sent to their native village last month. The police said Sangram and his friend Neeraj called Manoj and threatened him of dire consequences if he ever spoke to Sangeeta again. The police claimed that the two kept calling Manoj again and again asking him to stay away from
Sangeeta. In the suicide note, allegedly written by Manoj, it was mentioned that he has also
recorded the conversation wherein the accused threatened him. “I wasn’t able to work, they all made my life hell. They added poison in my life. I wasn’t able to work properly and live my life,” read the suicide note running into four pages.
Fact file
Kin protest
Manoj’s family members gathered outside the police station and demanded that the accused be handed over to them. The protest continued for about half an hour till the police assured the relatives that the accused would be punished as per law.
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Three traders held with fake cellphone accessories
Chandigarh, June 25 The EIPR representatives and the police came across over 2,726 duplicate mobile accessories such
as flip covers, tab covers, chargers, etc. that were being sold under the brand name of
Samsung. The seized products were stated to be worth Rs 40 lakh. Abhishek Kumar of Om Communication, Ashish Bajaj of Bajaj Computer and Sunit Kathpal of Gurudev Communication have been arrested and an FIR has been lodged against them at the Sector 17 police station.
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Chandigarh cricket academy Deepankar Sharda Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, June 25 Now with no option, the department has decided to advertise the selection for the third phase, starting later this month. In the first phase of trails (in May), the selectors had visited eight cities including Una, Shimla, Mandi (Himachal Pradesh), Rohtak, Bhiwani (Haryana), Patiala, Jalandhar and Amritsar (Punjab) and found only three players while the other six were selected in the second phase of trails held in Chandigarh (in June).
According to expertise, asking anonymity, the players appearing for selection trails failed to fulfill the criteria of passing the physical tests which is essential for getting admission in the state run academies (Football, Hockey and Cricket). Notably, since the formation of academy, this year in 2014 the expertise observed that the cricket players should undergo a different level of physical tests in comparison with hockey and football players. Although, the measurements of physical test will not change in upcoming phase of trials, the selectors are looking forward to get a good response from players. “Cricket player’s physical efficiency is different in comparison to the players of football and hockey. The selectors should change the criteria of selecting players through physical tests. Cricket is more a technical game rather a power-stamina game,” stated an expertise and member of selection committee. Earlier, in May, the finance-cum-sports secretary had asked the UT Sports Department to rethink its proposal to close the state-run Chandigarh Cricket Academy here. In previous proposal, the UT Sports Department sought recommendation of the secretary to shut down the academy. The UT Administration started the cricket academy in 2007 following the success of the Chandigarh Football and Hockey Academy. Players sign a seven-year stay agreement with these academies and after every three years, new players are inducted. However, this year due to the same reason, the trials were delayed and now the selectors are struggling hard to finding players. To adjust cricket players, it has been decided cut down the criteria-selection age to 12 years in comparison to 10 years for admitting players in football and hockey academy.
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Patil reviews shooting range project for police tourney
Chandigarh, June 25 He asked officers to provide all facilities to the competitors for which the hostel block is also to come up within Shooting Complex. Patil said besides organising shooting competitions this range would be useful in imparting weapon training to police personals. He said he had already discussed it with senior army officers to impart training to police personals. Besides this, Patil also reviewed the ongoing work of Police Housing Complex at Dhanas and Gazatted Officers Mess that is coming up at Sector 26, Police Line, Chandigarh. |
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Hunar wins golf title
Panchkula, June 25 “I am very happy to win the tourney and playing in the international circuit helped me to perform good here. I underwent a hard practice and left happy with a good score. I am looking forward to perform well in domestic circuit,” said Hunar. Earlier, Hunar came back to India on June 17 from Scotland and she had also participated in the US Kids European Championship held at Longniddry Golf club, East Lothian, Scotland, where she finished at 6th position. |
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CCA issues probables’ list for inter-district tournament
Chandigarh, June 25 Probables’ team: Guntashvir Singh, Sandeep Bhattacharya, Navdeep Bhoora, Shubham Mahajan, Krishan Khatri, Deepak, Kapil Punia, Ankit Chodhury, Parvesh Sharma, Divyajot Singh, Birfathe Singh, Gintanshu, Piyush, Karan, Dhingra, Banny, Ajay Dalal, Karan Partap, Ravi, Rahul, Kishore, Rishab, Pankaj, Pawan Sharma. |
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Golf
tournament
Chandigarh, June 25 While taking the lead, Pune’s golfer Shweta Galande showcased her golfing prowess and claimed top spot putting day’s lowest score of 2 under 70 to score 143 after 36 holes. Delhi’s golfer Ankita Tiwana, trailing Shweta by a stroke, scored 144 after the second round. Overnight leader and Delhi amateur Mehar Atwal slipped to the third place with a total score of 146 after 36 holes. Merit leader Vani Kapoor finished with 2 over 74 to placed fourth with a total of 147 after 36 holes. Kolkata’s Neha Tripathi started her day at the second position but slipped to tied 5th with Kapurthala’s Gursimar Badwal at the end of the day’s play. She carded four bogeys on the 1st, 3rd, 12th and 16th holes with no birdies to her name. Both Neha and Gursimar have an identical score of 4 over 148 after second round.
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Neel, Abhinav to clash in
semifinals
Tribune News Service
Mohali, June 25 Results Boys (U-12) first round: Neel Dhaliwal bt Swamin 6-0; Japrosul Veer bt Ritvik Narula 6-3; Abhinav bt Rohan 6-0 Quarterfinals: Neel Dhaliwal bt Japrosul Veer 6-3; Abhinav bt Ksithij Joshi 6-0 Boys (U-14) first round: Ravi Karan bt Tanmai 6-4.
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