IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR fC.G.l M.A.NO. 6 1 /2005 APPELLANTS ^Y(^ v/v <!? ».^' c ^y Ram Mati Bai Sahu, aged about 48 years, wife of Shri Jogiram Sahu, owner, Truck No. CG 10 Z B0159, resident of village Daupara Mungeli, P.S. and Tah. Mungeli, District Bilaspur (CG) Hemkumar, Sahu, aged about 30 years, son of Shri Jogiram Sahu, Co-owner, Truck No. CG 10 Z B0159, resident of village Daupara Mungeli, P.S. and Tah. Mungeli, District Bilaspur (CG) VERSUS RESPONDENTS CLAIMANT Shobhnath,son ofJhanduram ^^ Nawrang, caste Satnami, aged about 40 years, agriculturist, resident of village Mudpar, PO Khera, P.S. Nandghat, Distt. Durg (Chhattisgarh) Seeta Bai, wife of Shri Shobhnath Nawrang, aged about 38 years, occupation - house wife, resident of village - Mudpar, Post Office Khera, P.S. Nandghat, Distt. Durg (CG) RESPONDENT NON-APPL. N0.1 •s.'eH^IT^T -s 3. Govind Singh, s/o. Shiv Thakur aged about 34 years, Driver, resident of village Daupara, Mungeli, P.S. and Tah. Mungeli, District Bilaspur (CG) MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OE THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, J973) 13S8 &. l-ir&.^? ^?"?^-? .TiT^T-ir'-^ M ^.- <T S'S.^^'S.'^a Q^A^,'''!^. •^ :WS .s. g.^.f&^ i-Si,^^.* H1NCTI tl»W«»> TS^ -4i<<ici<i, eiTil+i-iic, Riyi+fy.i fr>^- 1^0- )fc I /o^~ ~"""W(,2QO ~M\^\ 4*1* ('i?^'''^) >4 Bl-lU-.aUI Shri P.P. Saliu, Advoca^ Heard' on M.C.P. No. l-3 in filing the appeal. On due considersttion, have succeeded in explainiE appeal. Therefore, M.C.P.NO. 1] filing the appeal is condoned-| Heard OH ackaisston. .S"; ,•"- T -;--3 .L ±J.^. 11. owners/registered owners oj dated 20-10-2004 passed 41 Additional Motor Accident Cl Durg, whereby and whereu^ider along wifh interest (81, 6% application till its payment| Tribiuial in favour of the appeUants. 3. Brief facts of fhe case 4.30 p.m. while deceased Jf along wifh one Bharatial Jarls '*wi<'i<il"< 'v^t ^!ft^ <R|<-(K i? o<Ri*i *ft^iff ' . e, for the appellants. |5/2005, for condonation ofdelay am.. satisned that fhe appellants ig the delay caused ia ffliag fhe €-^~^ / 'f! >r"\ ^ 4 ^~~ /^ * \ ^~-^~s~r f^^^: ^~'1 ^"u: ^ ^' ^.^^ /^*'^ 7 ^ \J ^ ^iU'tJ'U 10 .£SJJ.U'-?VC^. i^i^L ^j.dia.J ill prefen'ed by fhe appeUants/ the veliicle against tlie awai-d [1 Claim Case No. 44/2004 by |aiins Tribunal, Bem.etara, Distt., r, amoimt of Rs. 1,52,000/- per aim.um. from. tlie date of has been awarded by leamed claimants and as against the are that on 19-3-2004 at about Aukesh was going on a bicycle gde as piUion ridertp S.K. Music 'BRrftaSAfl ^si"ll<*il <W-lk'li4—FS/95—11/2008—1,00,000. wi^w W (<•<!+ 'TOT-SII^I st*ii«ft WWIT a»*<KR S^ET •^ll'41<>t-4, »fllwiio, [ci^i'yy A'IUo-\fcl/ft^ ^...^.............^..................-..-....-^^QQ ^l^ifl 4*1'* ('iql^'^) dashed Claitiiants Centre, Sam.balpur for purcj driving fhe truck bearins rashly and negligently School, and crushed Muk^ Mukesh died on spot. filed an appUcation under Act for compensation for th^ motor accident. 4. Shri P.P. Saliu, leameijl subm.it that leamed Trili compensation to the despite fhe fa~&t?that the ye^ in the accident. For fhis, g this Court towards fhe statt Govirid Singh and submitt^d involvement of the vehicle id ,-3i/:i ^- impugned. 6. The accident occurrd' Report (Ex. P-1) was lodj 17.35 hrs. with the concentied after'occurrence of the (8. accident '^Fli^l'41'1 *lW<"ffl^ fc^ <i^*(^U ^T <HfilN <»(1^1 hasing cassette, respondent no. 3 regista-ation No. CG-10-Z-0159 the bicycle near Sambalpur |sh, as a result of tfae aceident, / parents of fhe deceased ?ection 166 of fhe Motor Vehicles death of fheir son Mukesh ia fhe claialiants counsel for fhe appeUants would buiial has erred in gi-anting as agaiiist fhe appeUants licle ta question was not involved Shri Sahu: drawn fhe attention of ement of fhe driver N.A.W. No. 1 that the driveL-has denied the fhe said accident. scord of tlie case and the award |d at 16.30 hrs on 19-3-2004. against fhe offending vehicle at |ied police station i.e. immediately mentiontae fhe name ofdriver —78 "S^ •<ii<iKi*t, aA-t'is, fadl'yy'!. HIHWI SRNIW i<r-(44^©--^^-.-. w-^ s^v ^ra?r (^ff^^ti) ati^rm Kt-ii* '^STT 3?T^T s>^|ch •^ ^ ;<«:-..'•^-t-t.th . ..;;!COA ,:..-: l't>t>*< U»S>»1.;<!.Kt..-- ^O^iS TtaiWHfCTsn^F of fbe vehicle. As per seized from driver i.e. also immediately elaamafit^oagxaniuied selzure -^I.-...., .^ ^^.^. ^^;'i ;^ Y<^^ GlearlXnde,pi5§ed that tfa' memo (Ex. P-3), the veliicle was Govtfid Singh on 19-3-2004 at 17.00 hrs. ajfcer occurrence of the accident. The e^e-witness BharaUal Jangde, who vehicle ui question dashed the cycle eye- isafstes .MetlaJBR,!-iiias been ask( ^.ftei't.«<-^;'i.^-it?? . ' ; 7s chi<([i?i4li '^'•t(?Tf TT fS'E?pf:';Ct^R5TC ^ sffira sn^r •fro'm--t)e^i<3- aiid crusl^ed Mukesh who died on fhe spot. .s-ietfcfit/iO ;d from him wifh regard to non- ol involvement of fhe vehicjte in question ia the said accident. by dnyer'as';well as by fh^ appeUaiits. Learned Tribunal after talsing int6'@®nsideratio4i every aspect of the matter recorded a.'&idingin.;para 12 (}f fhe award that the said accident occurred due' to rash ai\d negligent driving of fhe dm'er of the vehicle in, au.estion andl fhe vehicle was nivolved in fhe said accident. In viewoffhe abofe, I do not find any substance in the submission of Shri S^ uivolved in the said acci| 8. No ofher point ha^ Q In view of fhe substaiice^ is dismissed hu that the said vehicle was not 'ient. been raised by Shri Sahu. a.bove, fhe appeal being devoid of iummarily at admission stage. Sd/- N.K.Agrawai Judge /'^W^-<'riCK*yv^*^' ir