IN THE fflGH COURT OF JUDICATUKE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGABH ^. MISELLANEOUS APPEAL (C) N0.- * $1S ^) OF 2009 (MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT, 1988) APPELLANTS 1. Smt. Jati Bai Jagaf, W/o Late Preetam Jagat, aged about 49 years, Occupation- ^- CLAIMANTS j- •) ^^*'* House Wife. '•'^-^,^.^''*''* Komal K"mar Jagat, S/o Late Preetam f^ Jaget; aged about 23 years, Occupation- Student 3. Ku. Mamta Jagat, D/o Late Preetam Jagat, aged about 20 years, Occupation- Student 4. Ku. Rupa Jagat, D/o Late Preetam Jagat, aged about 18 years, Occupation- Student All R/o- Village-Jhhalkhamaria, Post- Pacheda, Police Station, Tahsil & District- Mahasamund (C.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS NON-CLAIMANTS ?- Manjhi Gond S/o Sukhau Gond, aged about 40 years, Occupation- Tractor Driver, R/o - Village- Boriajhar, Police Station, Tahsil & District- Mahasamund (C.G.) Punitram Sahu, S/o Bansilal Sahu, Occupation- Agriculturist, R/o Village- Kalai, Post- Rasni, Tahsil - Arang, District Raipur (C.G.). The Bajaj Allainz General Insurance Company Limited through Branch Manager, Branch Office address - Shiv Mohan Bawan, Vidhan Sabha Road, Road, Pandari, Raipur, District - Raipur (C.G.) »- M/s Adishwar Rice Mill, Prop. Jai Chopda, Mahasamund, Tahsil Mahasamund, District- Mahasamund (C.G.) [Registered Owner of vehicle Hero Honda bearing registration No. C.G. 06-A/3151 ] The Oriental Insuraace Company Limited, Through- Divisional Manager, Divisional Office, Kutchery Chowk, Jail Road, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) MEMORANDUM QF APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT. 1988 HIQK COURT OF CHKATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.A.JCi^0^383^0F_2009 AFPELLANT/ CLAIMAHTS RBSPQNDEISTS/ -CLAIMANTS SIU'L. Jati Bai Jagat auu oUiei^. Versus Maujui Gouu aiiu ouicrs. AFFEAI- UKDER SSCTION 173 OF THS aiOTGR VBHICLBS AC"Tt 1988 Divisiou Beueiis_ Hoa'Ue Snri I.M. Qyudast & Siuri G. Miahafuddina JJ. pf^s^it: Stu~i Sliiveiid.u PsiKiys., c'oixijLScl for tlie appeUflats. Nonc for rcspondcnts No. 1,2 & 4, Shri S.S. Rajput, counsel for Respoudeat No.3. OlT-i A'nMol-alT QIT.IT >1 fr C-^-t^ AT-s^^"1->al'- Q-i-"1^Ci /••'~s-?••r^ c;a1 f-i^-y ^-^.Q-t^i~.^-iffii=><-ff- ^T^t ^. ^jixii. ^iUlU^illCiv OU-LU.iA, ^Ji-? UJ^.SsE;! i^/i lCi.SipUA-LU-Oj-t.t It^.i^. GRAL 05DBR (Passed on 18th day ofJaly, 2011) perJ.M. QuddusL j, Heard on. I.A. No.Ol, for condoaation ofdelay ia fillng fhe a.ppe<ii. 2. On uue coii.sldcrauon, tlie grourius uieutioiied in the appUcfcitIoii, we ^re satisfied. that tue appeUants liave sueceeded. ia expl^lEUug the cause of dclay ui fUiiig Uie appeal. Therefore, tb.e applicatiou (I.A. No.l) is aUowed aud the delay caused in. filiu.g the appeai is hereby condoned. 3. This appeal has beeii llled against th-e iuipugiied. awaid uated 05-08-2008 passed by Chief Motor Accident Clakas Tribuual, Mab.asaiaund. (for short 'tlie Clainis Tribunal) in Claun Case No. 170/2007 by fhe appellauts, dismissmg fue clauu petitton., 4. 3rief facts of tlie ca.se as projected by tue clainiajits are 'thaf'appellauts No. l to 4 were inofher, biother and slsters of the deceased. and respoadeuts No. 1 to 3 are driver, owuer aj.id iusurer of fhe offenduig veliicle Tractor-TroUey bearing regisU-aUon Np. C. G, <Q4-DA/'2319 and C.G. 04-DA/232G. Ou by 6- le .• 'y'"'^. •^^ 15-01-2007 at about 9 O' Clock, the deceased Manoj Jagat by drlviug Hcio Honda Motorcycle bcai'iug registratioii No. C.G. 06- A/3151 was goillg to his Vlilage Kuainhaiiya along wifh one Laxiu.inara.yan. Wb.eu they I'eached after Piugeshwai' ttUTiuig near Ri.cc Mill, the said Biotorcycle d^shed the Tractor-tiX>lley ueaiing iegisu-auoa No. C.G. 04-DA/2319 and C.G. 04- DA/' 2320 which was statioued lu the xcuddle of fhe road, as a result of whicli the deceased. Maiioj Jagat sustctiaed giievous uijuries. He was takeii to GoveriiBient Hospital, Maliasaiiiuiid and tliereafter he was referred to Raipul where lie died duriug 5. The c3airnauts beiug legal representatives of the deceaseu had lucd. 'd petition under SectiOB. 163(A) of the Motor Velueles Act (for short 'tlie Act, 1988') before the Clakus Tribunal claiiniug total coiupeusation of Rs.11,00,000/- for ttic deafh of aeceasea. 6. The learncu TribuQal ou a close scrutiny of evideuce led, niaterial placed anu subiuissioiis iuade by the partles, has disnilssed the claun petition. 7. We liave heard leaiued couiisel 101 the pai'Ues and perused fue record of the Tribuual as weU as fhe iinpugTied awai'd. 8. On pei-usal oftlie record, it 1s clear that nionthly uicouie of the deceased as iiientioned ia the clairn petition was Rs.4,500/-, the aunual incouie of the deceased coiues to Rs. 54,000/- whlch is moie thau Rs.40,000/-. Therefore, fiie clalui petltion was not liiaiutauiable und.er Sectlon. 163-A of the Act, iyo< 9. Iu vlew of fiie case law laiu down by HonTjle Apex Court iu flie matter of Dcepal Qirishuhal Soiti euuf uthers vs. Dhlted J»»di«Jnsurance Co. I,td., Sarcda,' repoi-ted m (2004) S SCC 385, iu which it lias beeu helu iu para 67 uiat fhe pioceedlo.gs uiider Sectiou 163-A beio-g a soclal secuilty provision, pfovidiag for a distiact schcuie, ouly those wliose a.anual iacoiue 1s up to Rs.40,000/- cail take fiie beucfit^ \- \ ••^^ '~.?\ ^y ^ ••"'•:.. . '^ i<;^^?^~i ^! "ai;: •^siSS-" fiiereof, the claun petition under Section 1G3-A of fhe Act, 1988 was not niaiutaiaable aud fhe Claitas Triouual should not have en.tertained sucli clauu. petition, which was not oja i ntalij-able at (he veiy outset. 10. Iu view of tlie above, we set-aside the ujtipugiied awaid. aud dlsBiiss tiie claim. petitiou as not niauitaiuaole under Section 163-A oftbe Act, 1988. However, we grant opporfrunity to flie appcllauts/ cla i mauts to inove a claim petition tiiider auy other provisioii available t6 theio. iu ac'cordaLiice witli law. 11. The appeal 1s aUowed Lu part to fhe above extent. 'i\o oiu.er as TO COSTS. Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge SSSWR^g^'^^^SS^-_vif':^""' '••w~s1-^'-