Faridkot, March 14: A Faridkot court has directed the attachment of two buses belonging to a private transport company owned by Gidderbaha MLA Hardeep Singh Dhillon and his brother Sandeep Singh Dhillon. This order follows a legal battle spanning 37 years regarding a motor accident compensation claim that remains unresolved.
Additional District and Sessions Judge Krishan Kant Jain issued the directive after dismissing objections raised by the transport entity. The court instructed the Faridkot police to provide necessary assistance to the court bailiff to ensure the attachment of the vehicles.
The legal matter traces back to April 16, 1989, when Mukhtiar Chand of Muktsar district lost his life in a fatal road accident. In June 1992, the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal in Faridkot ordered M/s Deep Bus Service Private Limited to pay a compensation of Rs 1.08 lakh with 12 percent annual interest.
The company subsequently challenged this decision in the Punjab and Haryana High Court. In March 2016, the High Court not only dismissed the firm’s appeal but also increased the compensation amount to Rs 3.31 lakh. During the 2024 execution proceedings, the company argued that M/s New Deep Bus Service was a separate entity from the one named in the original 1992 award.
The court rejected this defense, noting that the various iterations of the firm appeared to be the same business managed by the same individuals. The judge stated that the objections seemed intended to obstruct the legal process.
“The objections filed by the company are frivolous and appear designed to delay the execution of a judgment already upheld by the High Court,” Judge Jain asserted.
The SHO of Faridkot has been instructed to deploy personnel to assist the bailiff should the buses enter the district’s jurisdiction.
