IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE:: BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH: HON'BLE SHRI S.R. NAYAK, CJ. & HON'BLE SHRI SATISH K. AGNIHOTRI Misc. Appeal No. 340 OF 2005 APPELLANT RESPONDENTS Agnuram Aged about 34 years, S/o Prabhuram Satnami R/o Wllage Bhandarpur (Kreta), Thana Dongargarh, Distt. Rajnandgaon (C.G.) Versus Rajendar Kumar Dewangan Aged about 35 years, S/o Kejuram Dewangan, R/o ViltagePandadah, Tahsil and Thana Khairagarh. Distt. Rajnandgaon The Branch Manager, The Oriental Insurance CompanyLtd., KamtheeLine, Distt. Ra(nan<^aon Present: Mr. Parag Kotecha, leamedcounselfortheappellant. Mr. Ali Asgar, leamed counsel for the respondents. ORALORDER (Passed on 5 December 2006) In a pereonal injury case, the injured not being saUsfied with|the compensation awarded by the MAC.T. has prrferred this appeat seetdng more compensation. The substantive ground urged by Uie leamed counsel (br the appellant before us is that due to the injury sustained by him in the accklent, he coukl not work on flelds for several months and he was laM off and on that account he had to engage services of two cooHes ; i ! paying Rs. 401- a day to each of them whereas (he Tribunal has awarded only Rs. 5.00Q/- towards toss of income during the laid <rfF period. The ewdence of the appeHant that he coutel not attend the work in the field for a period of seven monflis due to injury sustained by him Is also supported by the Doctor examlned in the case. The clalm of the appellant that he had engaged services <rf two coolies at the rate of Rs. 4Q/- as daily wages is also not seriously disputed. (2) In that view of ttie msrtter, the total toss of income during ths laki off period would be Rs. 16,80Q/- (40x2x30x7). We round it off to Rs. 17,000/-. The Tribunal has awarded Rs. 5,000!/- towards loss of income during the laid off peripd. The balance would be Rs, 12,0001-. (3) In the result, we award a sum of Rs, 17,000/- towards loss <rf income to the laid off period. The impugned order shall stand modified accordingly. The impugned award in allother respects shatl remain unatored. The parties shall bear their respective costs in this appeal. Sd/- Ouef Justice Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge w w'. r'i<