HIGH COURT OF CHHATT!SGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH Coram : HON’BLE sHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON’BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR S!NHA, J. M.A.(C) No. 1368 of 2008 Sateyndra Gopai, aged about 26 years, S/o. Ramash Prasad Gopal, R/o. Barpa“, Champa, Janjgir—Champa (C.G.), At present R/o. Shivmandir Street, Seetamani Korba, District Korba (C.G.) K. APPELLANT Versus RESPONDENTS 1. Dushyant Kumar, aged about 23 years, S/o; Ashok Kumar Rauet, R/o, District Kendrapara, Orissa. At present Resident of Viiiage-Akaitara, Janjgir, District Janjgir-Champa (C.G.) Mangalpur, 2. M/s. Kansoiited Fineiease Limited Korba, Proprietor Sushi! Kumar Agrawai, S/o. Satyanarayan, aged about 40 years, R/o. Transport Nagar, Korba, District Korba (C.G.) 3. The New india insurance Company Limited, Through . Branch Manager, Office Korba (CG) Misc. Appeal under Section 173 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 Present: Shri Ramakant Pandey, learned couneeiforthe appeliant. ORDER L16“ October, zone) The foiiowing order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J.: Shri Ramakant Pandey, teamed counsei for the appeiiant is heard on admission. A ‘3 CH5” 2. Appeliant Sateyndra Gopa! is seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Second Motor Accident Claims Tribunat, Korba (for short ‘the Tribunal’) vide award dated 21 08.2008, passed in Claim Case No.48/2007. 3. As against the compensation of Rs.5,06,000/- ciaimed by appeliant/claimant Sateyndra Gopai by filing a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act for the injuries sustained by him in the motor accident on 27.02.2006, the Trlbunai awarded a total sum of Rs.60,000/- along with interest @ 9% per annum. 4. Shri Ramakant Pandey, learned counsel for the appellant vehemently argued that the compensation of Rs.60,000/- awarded by the Tribunal is too low as the appellant on account of the injuries and fractures sustained by him in the motor accident has been rendered unfit to pursue his previous occupation. 5. For the reasons best known to the appellant/claimant: no Doctor was examined before the Tribunal to establish that the injuries and fractures sustained by the appellant/claimant in the motor accident resulted in any permanent disability. 6. ln this state of evidence, we do not nnd any scope for enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Tribunal. 7. The appeal filed by the appellant for enhancement of the compensation, therefore. is liable to be dismissed and is hereby dismissed summarily. Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Sdl- Judge Chief Justice ............ .. .. . ............. ... ..........