‘ m Wm. . L, n» L @7 $0QAM: HQEwgLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPT‘Q, C..J. a $€GN§€LE S%R§ RF'ANGM£TH €H£§$R§K£R J. m§iaa¥j§ {Ciaimani} Rewondem i . (Non C§aimants} Dr. Swarna Singh \Jirat, 3/0. Laie Preetam $§ngh V§rat, R/e. MLG.” iiM-QEIHucico, Bhiiai, Eistrici Burg (CG). Narayan Prasad S/o. Late 6‘? Kharae, R’o. Streat NG3G, Qr.N3.2Q/A, Sgcmr ~5, BhiEai, District Burg (CG). {Drivar or" offending vehicre MD 26/Kr2487), Orienrar' insurance Company, ihraugh Reg§0na§ Manager, The Orientar mSurance: Co. Ltd, MEEEVEya Nagar, Durg {6G}. {mSurer of offendihg vehiaie MP.— 267K/2487) w ‘“ Mgmawmum a? aw ea§ W3. WE a? aha Mm)? vmigieg Act; GREER 41?”?! Mam. 2mm; Tm $G¥§cwin order of the C(Jurt wa$ agéed b“ .7 Raéww Gwam, QJ, i \ Hrarr 6mm? QF GHHMTrmAmq m rLmWR mm$mw aEmaH ‘ i€.£‘a. K3 Na ’§§§ 0*? 2mm Prewni : $hri Anurgg Jha, counsel fer the appeiian‘z, $hri Vipin Trwari, courwei for rerapondeni No.2. )h. Appeiiani Dr. Swama Singh Vim: i$ seeking enhancement of camp-nsatien awarded by 11‘“ Adaitieaai Motar Accideni: Cia§ms TribunaL Burg (fer short ‘t‘ne Tribunai‘) vide award dated 23.1 .2006, pa$sed in claim ca$e No.92 of 20%. 2. As againat the campenwtien of Rs} O,87,000/- ciaimed by ihe appe!!ant!ciaimam by fiiing claim petiticn under Section 1.66 of the Meter Vehicle Act, for the injuries susiained by him in ihe meter accident an 1—7Z2001, the Tribune! awarded a toiai sum of Re.67;65IDI-.as compensation along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date ef fiiing of the claim petition tiii the date of ewe! payment. 3. The Tribunal on a ciase scruitiny of the enttre evidence ted before it,-hetd that claimant Dr. Swama Singh Vitat eusteined multiple serious inturies in the moter accident on t~7~200ipthe injuries sueteined by the ciaimant in the mater eceident reeultect in permanent disability to the extent of i2%; the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving or” the driver of the offending vehioie Scooter; as the offending vehicie Scooter on the date of the accident wee insured with the Orientai insurance Comroany Limited, the lneurance Company was liabie to pey‘ compensation to the claimant. \ 4) The Tribunal awarded Rsi17,150/e towards medical expeneee; Re.4,5G0/— towarde attendant; its. 21,600i— toWards ioee of income for the period of about three months during the course 0f hi3 treatmemt; Rs.5,000/- tow&rd$ pain and wffering and Rs.20,0QG/— under gather heads. TI e TrébunaL thus, awarded a tataE awn sf R3.67,§50/w as compenwtmn t0 the claimant. S: « Sim Anw’ag Jha, ieamed ccunse§ fer the ap§el£ané whmitied that ihe compensaticn 9f Rs.67,65€)/w awwded by the Tribunaf is ice, iow “I sompari$on to me 39rious nature of thg injur§es sustainsd igy the ciaimant and the &mount spent by him 0n ms Weatment‘ O) (Meniai insumnce'Company Limited, on ihe other hand, wpportec! the award and contended that the compensatien of Re.67,650/— awarded by the ?ribunal is just and proper eompensaiion in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 7. Ciaimant Dr. Swarna Singh Virat was aged about 51 years cn the date of the accident. The cieimant euetained muttipie serioue Enjuries in the motor accident oh 1—72001 is 'futEy estebiiehed item the. me'tehet evaiiabEe on recetd. It has else some in his evidence that he remained hospitatized fer a period of about eight days. The eiaimant suffered physical pain and mentai agony oh aooouht ef the iniuries euetained by him for a goetiod of abeut three months. He aieo suffered pecuniary toes during the period of about three monthe. 8. The compensation of Rs.67,65D/~ awarded by the Tribunal when examined in the context of the above mentioned broad Shri \I’ipin Tiwarii !eamed oounsa! foa’ regpondent No.2 — .L kg features of the case, is certaimy on the lower side and deserves to be enhgnced suitabiy. Q. in cur bpinion, further award 0f Rs.10,000/— would make the compensatkm of Rs.67,650/- awarded by the Tribuna! aa just and pmper compensation in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 10. The appeal filed by the appellant/ciaimant for enhancement of the compensation, therefore, is aiiowed in part. ‘The claimant is further awarded a sum of Rs.10,000!— in additien to the sum of Rs.67,650/— awarded by the Tribunal as compensation for the injuries sustained by him in the motor accident. Further sum of Rst ,QGDI—. is awarded towards interest on the enhanced amount of Rsrt 0,GDO/-. M. Respondent No2 Oriental insurance Company Limited is granted three months’ time tor depositing the total sum of \ Rs.tt,G00/— (Rs.10,0DG1- towards enhanced amount of compensation + Rst1,000/— towards interest on the enhanced i amount of compensation of Rs.t0,0GO/-)‘ before the concerning Ciairns Tribunal. ' «r t2. No order as to costs. Sd/— Sd/- Chief Justice Rangnath Chandrakar Judge