IN THE HIGH COURT OFCHHAmSGARH AT BILASPUR MISC.APPEAL rCI N0. b 1 r/ /2009 sisn' MISC. APPEAL UNDER SEGTION 173 QF THE MOTOR M^U£t-acl£AET.198S APPELLANT rNSURER i ^"•".::;.^^ RESPONDENTS CLAIMANT f- DRIVER OWNER ^3 ICICI Lombard, General Insurance Company Limited, Registered office: ICICI Bank Towers, Bandra-Kurla, Complex, Mumbai, 4000 51, through its Legal Manager, ICICI Lombard General Tnsurance Company Limited Lal Gahga Shopping Mall, 3 Floor, G.E. Road, Raipur (C.G.). VERSUS Rakesh Kumar S/o late Rajkumar Soni, aged about 27 years, OccuRation Jewelry workman, R/o Mayamaya Ward, Mungeli, Police Station and Tahsil- Mungeli, District Bilaspur (C.G.). Ramesh Kumar s/o Lalji Sahu, aged about 23 years, R/o Banki Mongra, Ward No.4, District Korba (C.G.). Mrinal Bhatra s/o not known, aged about 50 years, R/o Honey Tower, nearVijay Talkies, Korba (C.G.). CLAIM IN APPEAL VALUED AT RS. 4.90.432/- MIGM CeHJRT<MrfiUHM'31^M»RHATBH.ASPUR ^ DIVIStCNNBEMSU: HON'BtSUR.I.M.Gtt^XlSl^ .JA M.AJC1N0.647/2009 Appellant ResBomtenta Vs ICICt t.ombanl ©eneral treurance CotnpsuiyLhi. Rakssh Kumar & otheis Present: • - - •' - ' \. - -.'..,.. ::. Mr. SauraBh Sharma, Adwailei ferJH;)(e,app<flant, Mr. A.K. Mishra, Advocateforthe resporKtontNo.1. ORDERIOrall (ZI^June^ZO'tl) I.M.Quddusi. J; 1. HMKl. 2. The appellant-lnsurance has Ued this appeal under Se<^»n 173 ofthe Motor Vehictes Act, 1988 (far short the Act, 1988') agalnst the awarel <toted 23.10^008 passed by fte leamed 2 Additfonal Motor Accictent Ctalms Trtbun<il, (FFC), Mungeli, District Bilaspur (CG) (for short th»Glaims Tribunaf) in Claim Ga»e No.16/2008. 3. Facfcs ofttie case, in nutshetl, are that on 21.10.2007 ttiectoinaint-injtiredwas going to Raipur from Mun{pli on the motorcycle of ons Rajkumar Soni. The claimant-injured was travaling in the saW mcrtorcycle as pNlton rider. In Uie aftemoon at about 2.30 p.m. when they reachad near ViNag®Darehwa, on»traller bearing registraUon number CG07-<^5563, comb^ tom Ralpur sida, ctashed the said motoreycle asa rwulttheclalmant-injuted sNstained ifljuiles.®Bvari<n»parts of his body iroluding frarture in his tegs. Hs was admitted in the Communfty Heatth Centre.Simga and thereafter in Ramkrishna HospNal, Raipur fw treatment. The clalmant fited a clalm applteatton seaking compensation to th» tune of Rs.13.85,000/- on the ground that in the said accident he hre sustained permanent disability. 4. Learned. Claims Trtbunal alkwed the claim applteafen and awarded a sum of Rs.4,90,232/. as compensaUon. Interest at the rate of 9% per annum was awarded from the date <rf daim applteaflon. Th®liaMtity to pay compensatton has been testened on the appellant-lnsurance Company. , 5. We have heard leamed counset for the partes and perused reeofd of <he Claims Tribunal. 6. Peru^al of the record shews ihat the Medieal Board has issued a oerWcate regarding disabillty of the injured-damant to ttie extent of50%, bx atthe toottom of ,the said certiflcate it is menUorwd that conditton of ttie daimart is likety to III •).. ^Fr improve and reassCTsment was recommended after fwoyears. Noww?®r,the Ctaims Tribunal, withoutascertainlngthe factaB.to whetierthedteabititydwuldbe a permanent or temporary aftertoro years, decktod the anNra ctaim.. Ttiwetoae, we are ofthe opintonthatmatter beremjttedbadttotheClalmt'Rribvnal. 7. At this stage leamed counsel for the respondent No.1 has stibmltted ttat the claimant Is ready to appear before ttoe Medlcal Bpard for exanlnaUon. .:. ..A.. .•'. 8. Leamed counsel for the appellairt-lnsurance Company atso submitted ttiat applicaUon filed by the appetlantun<terSectiona7Q.oftheActhasn<»baen decided by the Claims Tribunal and ttierefbre, the Gtaims Tribunal m^ be directedtodecldethesaidapplicaUQn, „ ^ . 9. Accordingly.the instant appeal is aBovwd in part. The in^aigned award te liarAy set aside and ttie matter is remittod baGktettrClaims.Tribunatfordeetston afresh. The Claims Tribunal, befbre decfding ttte claim peUtionaft'Mh, shall provkie an opportunity to the injuredclaimantto appear beft>r»theMedtoal Board and obtain certificate regarding natura (i.e. temporary or permanent) and percentage of pennanent dlsability sustained by h»n.The Clrims Tribunatshall also provideopportunity to ttie partes toadduce (urtherevidence;tfany,^^^^idto amend the pleadings or fite documents or verity the docuinerts already fltod. It te also dtrected that appticatlon of the appdlant-lnairance Company (lled under Section 170 of the Act, if pressed before the Claims Tribunal, ahall also be decided by the Ctoims Tribunal. The amount.which is in (ed cteposit, shall remain in the fixed depostt and renewal shall be obtalned from Ume to time till the claim petiUon is decicted afresh. 10.The Registry is directed to transmit record ofttie Clalms Tribunalwithoutfwthm' delay. The parUes are dlrected to appear hefore the Claims Trtbunal coticerned on 25.7.2011. No order as to costs. 11 .Certified copy as per rules. SA'- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge ^)