DiviaioiiBiRiA IN THE HJGH COURt OF JUDICATURE At BILASPUR (C.^ MISC. APPEALrONO. S8-Q OF 2010 AN>ELLANTS : ^. Vasudeo Giri S/o, Late Shri ShQfnbhu 6iri. aged about 45 YeQrs. ^CLAIMANTS : 1. Vasi ;iri \°/ ^y' }/ \Xv/ ^sy^ ^ v\^ f ^ /y/' ^c ^. Smt. Satrupa W/0. Shri Vasudeo &w aged about 40 years. ^ Both are restdence of vHJage Bhanwermara, Thana - Arjum. TahsU and Distt.- DhamtQrt ( C.&.) VERSUS ft&SPONOENTS. l.^Babutat S/o. Santram Sahu, aged / ^^about 30 Years, R/o. vdlage - Bhanwermara, Thona - Arjunt, Tahsif and Oistt.- Dhamtari ^ Manager, Retiance &enerat Insurance Company Ltd. Shop No. 412, 413 Fourth Ftoor, Ravi Bhawan, Jay Stambh Chowk Raipur, TQhstl and btstt.- Raipur (€.&.), ^^' MEMO RANDUM OF MISC APPEAL UNbER SECTION 173 OF MOTOR VEHICLES ACT HIGH COURT OF CHHA'l'TISGARH : BILASPU R M, A. (C) N0. 380 of 2010 Appellants Vasudeo Olri & anotlier Versus Respondents Babulal & another APP1SAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF TllE MOTOR VEHICLES AC'I', :1.988 DB: Hon'bte Shri 1. M. Qi;icldusi 8& Hon'ble Shri Ji.istice N. K. Agarwal, .1...1 Shn Sunil Sahii, Advocate for the appellants. Bhri Adifcya Kurnar, Advocate fo>r fche respondent N o.1. None forthe respondent No, 2, ^. OROER (Oral) ,' ( Passec? on tliis Ist dwy of Se|3tember, 2010 ) Per(. M. Quddusi, J. Heard. This appeal ariscs from the award dated 17.3.2010, passed by t|}(> Addilional Motor Accldent Ciaims Tribul-iai (FTC), Dliamtariiu CIainiCase No. 1/20:10. 7khe, brief facts, iu riutshell, are (;hat the appctlanls fited a cSaiUi case on the ground that on 16.6-2008 when cleceased Pekharl Goswami was sfcanding in front of the shop of M^hehdra Nisi:ia(J,i at fchat time fhc respondent No.l driving the vehlole Le. tracto! trolley, bearing registration No. C.G, 05-ZG/1793 •and 1794, in ;! rash and negligcnt rnanner, hifc the appeltant;, IJiereby tlis: deceased came under the wheel of the tractor ani:} clied on tti(1: spot. The report of tlie incident was lodged in ttie police, 8tatk;)|) Aquni at Crime No. 165/2008. Thus, the appe11aii):8 bciiig fath(!'r and mother of the deceased Jiad filed a (^aim case lor avvardDJ fcotal compensation of Rs. 16,75,000/- under variouH liieads. The Tribunal has arrived at a finding fchat the cleceased was trypi^, to sit on the runniiig ti;'actor-trolle3^ bat slipped on t|ie ground aitd come under the wheel, thereby lost his lifc clcie •[Q his O\/('.M ^-T-^^ ^^y negligence, the Tribunal ha.s disrnissed tlie c^air|':i ca$e. Whilc considering the question of grant: of cornpensation, leai'ndil Tribunal has not considered the p)rovisions of no faalt liabililv uhjder Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 whlt.'h t-eads ^ i under: (<l40. Liability to pay compensation iri certaln casea OWA tt^l ., prlnciple ofnofatllt.—(l) Where death or ; permahenli dlsablement of any person has resulted froni ati acci|dehl: arising out of the use of a motor vehicle or rnotor yehicles, tt)i;1 owner ofthe vehicle sball, or, as the case rnay be, the^ owoers t)l the vehicles shall, jointly and severtilly, be liahle to pa^ l: compensation in respect of such death or dtsableitient in , accordance witli the provisions of this section. (2) The arnount of cornpensation which sliall be payal)l(? under sub-secdon (1) in respect of the death oi' Any pers^iT 8hall be a fixed sum of{ fifty thouaand riipees j <:^rLd Llie am<i)tiiA,li of compensation payable under that sub sectlp:ii ip re^pect tjir the pernianent disablement of any person shall be a tixed suni of {twenty-five thousand iTipees }. (3) In any clairn |br conipensation u]icler sLib-Beclian (1), ttic u claimant shall nofc be required to plead and esUiblisll fchat; tlt(?,i death or permanent disablement in respect of which fhe ctaj^i has been made was due to any wrongful, clcl, neglect or defatill ; af the owner or owners of t:he vehicle or vehicled (^Qliicerhed l:)i ofany other person, , , (4) A claim for compensation under syb- section (1) shall;q{t]i be defeated by reas<m of any wrongful act, neglec'l bf defaillt (^ the person in respect ofwhose death or p^rmanent dlsablemenl; the claim has been made iior shall the quaritunl o( Compensation recoverable in respect of aucti death oi permanent disablenient l:)e reduced on the baslB ot ttie sHdre i!;4 ; such person in the responsibility for si.iehdealji or |:)Gr]riahefil disablement, i k{ (5) Notwithslsnding anything contained in subsectioti (2), regarding deatli or bodily inji.iry ko a.ny perspn, for whicl::! tl}G> owner of the vehicle is liable to give cornpensatjon for relie(:, he ' \ I ^^f'J' ^,1^^.^ ''''"^ssa^^. is also liable to pay compensadon under any ollier law for tlie tlrne being in force: Provided that the amount of such compensatiion to be given under any other law shall be redi:iced from tlie afflounfc ^f compensation p^ryable under this sectidti or under Becti(ri( I63A.} . : t'- •"F?. '• 6.' In yiew of the above, the claim of the claimants/appell^nte coL|t(l not have been defeated in toto. Therefore, we areol t:he opinhi|i that the matter requires reconsideration by the Tribinlal,; 1 In the result, we allow this appeal in part. 'lhe im|3i;igri;ed cr'^artl: dated 17.3.2010, passed by the Tribynal i^ set QBide. We remit tlle^ matter to the Tnbunal, which shall consider and clecide fche claii'ii afresh in the light; of the observatibns made above, after restQrir^g the claim petidon. Accordingfy, the appeal is allQwed in part t(:) the ebove extent. Nci order as to cosfcs. 7; The Registry is directed to send back the j:)apet"s, reqblsiddnc'd from the Tribunal, farthwith. Sd/- I.M-Quddusi Judge Sd/- N.K. Agarwal Judge l'(ii;;ikiii