HK-m CGLW? u? GkHKi’T $Gi-‘A. h $3"? B§LA$P§J§ y ‘3 Réx Ki? ‘ EJ’EQa Pféégj Ek’ adLwéi‘i Cw %§$?€’ELE $rh $3?‘ L KIEMA aigé"! J. Mm; Lmaaai $39,525 m‘ 2%3 FC3N’EL? Smi‘ Pushpa Ba; Wk) Aahwgni Kumar Barie‘ aged about 2§ yearss, Hausa Wifa Ku. Hemata aged & yeara Dig Aaahwani Kumar Same Km. fv§ani$ha, aged abw? 5 years, D/O A$hwani Kumar Baler \g’yas Narayam aged abeut 3 yaears; 3/0 Asimani Kumar Barie Ewarika Prawd, aged abmut 4 months, Sic A$hwani Kuma¥ Barle. Sm Farvati Baii W/e Santaram, aged about 48 years. Samgaa’tram, aged about 51 years, Sic) Kaulihe, Appeilanis no. 2,3,4‘ and 5 are represented heyeby iegei guardian mmiher Puehpa Bai, AH are We W! f Bhatgaon, PO.— Mana Basti, P.S,~ Manacamp. Tah & D§sii,—Raipur (CA3) V§§L$Rj3 Jayaewar Kaushike S/e Puranik Kaushéka Ageu 3o yewe Occupaiien Jeep owner and driver, R/e La! Beghicha, Dhamtari, Tah and diett.—Dhamtari CG. Oriental Ensurance Co. Ltd, Branch Off§ee Dhamtari, Threugh, Divisiena} Manager, Divieienai Office N94, Ku’tchheri Read, Raieur (0G) £J‘I 3J1 a§£¥w§iu h epnltra nfs A..,J {XPJSQEGN EM!‘M ll k) ié‘ $3.??Ey’AL uNEER SEQ‘’GN “W3 (1F '§'HE M \fEWi’iLEfi AC? i933 Pr9$eni1 EEhri AL SingrauL counsai for the aQpellants‘ Ms. M. Asha, coumei fer i'espmdem No.1. 3%1ri AK. Athalay, counsei fer respona’ent No.2. The féiiowmg Qrdar m’ ihta Court was passed by Ragegv (Eagwaa QJ. This E3 claimants’ appeai fer Sahancement of the gompemaiion awarded by the ?0Lzrth Additiona£ Meter Acddeni Claims TribunaL Raipur (fer shonl ‘t‘ne Tribuna?) Vida swam dated .-.DS.J3Q3., pasged in Claim Case No.135l2002. iQ‘ ' h). K) J‘ ) A$ against ihe compensation of Rs.34,1Q)QOO/~ ciaimed by the appeitantssi claimants. unfortunate widow, minor chiidren and pgrents 0t deceased Ashwani Kumar Barie, by filing a oiaim‘ petition ttncter Section 166 of the Metot Vehicles Act, fer his death in this matar accident on 03.G3.20G2, the Tribunal awarded a total sum at Rs.i,6Q.DGQJL as campansaiian along with interast @ 9% per annum tram the date at titing of the ciaim petitian tiii the date at actuai payment. ‘ 3) The Tribunal on a close scrutiny of the entire evidence led‘ before it held that deceased Ashwanl Kumar Berle died on aoeoun’i of the inioi'ies eustained by him in the motor accident on £33.9320Q2; the accident occurred due to rash and negligent .ciriving‘c’f the drivet ot’ the offending vehicle Jeep bearing MECl, EEE €3TQ§ U) regmiraimn NoMP-26F/655’g ; as the above offending vehicm Jeeg; an the (jam of th3 acaident xix/a3 inssured with the Orientaé Insurance GemQany Limied 'aad the lnsuranca Company could not eStabiish any breach 9f the pol§cy candiimna the ¥n$urance Company was; iiable to gay compansation to the daimants. 4) vixs the re$pondent$ have not filed any appeal against the awafd, the above findings recorded by the Tribunal have new etieinen‘i finality. 5} The Tribunal asseesed ihe income 0f the deceased el Re.15,0§{3/~ per annum on ihe baeie m" the national incoi‘ne prescribed in the Secnnd Schedule under Sectien 163-A of the ‘ Me or Vehicie Act. By deducting 1/3”” of Rs.i5,000/- iewarde the perscnal expensee of the deceased, the Claimant’s dependency was aeeeeeed at R31 0,000!‘ per annum. By muitiplying the annual depeneency 0f RemiQOQJ- with the multiplier of 16; the eez‘npense‘tionwae worked out t0 Re.1,697QOO/—, The Tribunal, thee, awarded e total sum of Ref} ;60,000/— as compensation to the eleimahte fer the death of deeeased Aehwani Kumar Berle in the motor accident. The Tribunal further directed eayment of intereet on the above amount of compensation of R31 ,6DIOGO/~ @ 9% per l en‘num from the date of filing or" the claim petition till the date of ' actual payment. 6‘: $hri- AL. Singraul, teamed counsel for the‘ eppetiante eubmitted that the Tribune! has enett in not accepting the clatmante’ evidence about the income of the deceaeed and in i i H “K AAX‘ amewing hi3 mcame ai R315GGDL aaer annum eniy; in n01“. awarding any $um fewarda fumerai ewenses; 30% of conwr‘iium t0 'ihe wi§awg anti io£§s of egtate; and awarding iow compematicn of Rm same/u my. "n ! Oréema! in$urance Campany Limited, on the oihgr hand, Subported ’{he award and coniended thai the cemnenga‘non nf RS.1,60,€IGGJ’— awafdgd b1 ine Txribuna¥ i3 jimt and amber mmnen$ation in ihe €a§§s and circumatanceS of ihe oreseni case. 33,) M3 M. Agha; Ieamad noungei for respondent $30.1 aise :3upgmrted the awavd. $3) in a maier accidant maim case; whai i$ impartani is it'nat. the Cnmpemation m be awarded by the CgurtsITz‘ibunais $h0uid be j'usi and nrcpsar campensation in the faciss and cimumstanceS of the Cgse. it should neither be a meager ameunt (if compansaiion, ner a Bannnza. 1C3) Nam! we snail examine as to whether the campen$ati0n of R31,60,000J— awarded by the Tribunai is just and proggr cnmpensaiénn in the faeie and Circume’rancee of the nresen’c case ii} True, the Giaiman‘te pieaded that deceased Ashwani Kumar Eerie used. to eern Rs.5,0DD/n per menih as Painter, he cogenr and reiiabte evidence was led betere the "i”ribunai t0 ee‘tahtieh the above nre‘feesicn 9f ihe deceased and nr: ineome i0 the extent 0t Reaanw- per month. in this etate at evidence, we do not find any g Shri AK. Atha§ey, Earneé caunsei fer reapondeni Na.2, the @ J(I fau‘vl: in the agaproach 9f the Trifauna! in d§$carding the claimants‘ ev§§€eme amut the. incame of me dgceiwad. 12} Ngverthaess, the imomme 0f the deceaaed assesiszaed by ihe mama} at RsifiuiQOQI- mar annum in the yéar 20Q2 i$ certain‘y on ihég iower sirje and requires racangidefaiisn. 13:) Cmsidering ihai deceased i-Kshwani Kumar Ear!e7 an the da‘ua (3‘? §:he accident, was aged about 35 yews, WE: are. of the WI Gpinim tha? he oauid have eagily earnw R$.?G—75/~ §9er day in théa war 21’392 even by wm’king as an unakilied iabour. We, iherefore‘ }3m§0$a ta) ra'cemguie the campensation taking Ehe income m” fne d,6ea$ed a'i RSH2,OOQ/- pér mohih and R$V24,0QDI- par annum. »u /—\ T‘\/ x 1 m} 3g deduciinV ‘zhe usuai 1/3“ efvR$.24,000I— tawardg the ~pér50na3 expenses of the deceased; the Ciajmante’ dependency §e aeeeesed at Ree? 6,QOD/- per annum. $5) Coneieea'ing ihe age 0f the deceased; his meow; their chi’iiiren and wreak; of the deceased, we we 0f the epinien that muiiipiier cf i5 wouid be apprepriaie in ihe pieeeni case. i6} By muiiiplying the annuai dependency of Re.1S,QQQ/~ with ‘i‘ne muiiipHer oi i5 ihe compeneaiien works out t0 ReQAQGGQ/n The ciaimenie are feriher entitied to receive Rs5,000/— towards ' innate! expenees; Re.5,090!» for toss of eetete; and Rs.5,DOD,/« fer ieee Di censertium to the widow. The oiaimants, thus, become enti‘iied to receive e tetai eum of Re.2,55,QOD/~ as compeneatien for the death of deceaseoi Ashweni Kumar Barie in the motor accident. é x i?) Learngd counsel for the parties submitted that with a View te avoici any pOSSwible $§spute between the {James about the peried far whinh ihe claimani$ are entitled to receive interest on the enhanced ameum 0t sompensatton; the ameunt of interest en the enhanced ameunt of cempensation may be quantified in this eppeai iteeif. t8) Coneitieriitg aii the relevant aspects of the matter; inciuding the deiey in dispoeei of the claim petition; and the present appeal and the fact that the ineurahce Company atone is not to be blamed tor the entire detay in the matter, we quantity the amount of interest oh the enhanced ameunt of compensation of Re.95,QDQ/- at Re.10.QGQ/~t t9} For the foregoing reasons. the appeai filed by the appellanter oteimente tor enhancement 0t the compensation is allowed in part. The eomoensetion of Re.t,8Q,OOQ/« awarded by the Ttibunet ts enhanced to Re‘2.55.000i— with further quantified amount of interest ot' Rs.10,0GO/~- on the enhanced amount of compensation of Rsi95;t3OQ/—. 2f?) Respondent No.2 the Orientai insurance Company Limited is granted three monthe’ time for oepoeiting the total sum of Re.t,05,0i§0l~ (Re.§5,QOGI— towards enhanced amount of compensation + Rs.1Q,OOQI- towards ctuentifteo' amount of interest on the enhanced amount of compensation of Rs.95,DOO!—) before the concerntng Ctaime Tribunet. 2t} i\io order ee to costs. Sd/- i SUHilKumar Sinha Sd/- t is» Judge f// Chief Justice i