t v '^ IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISHGARH AT BILASPUR M.A.(C)No.- '^^ofQ'l- APPELLANT RESPONDENTS THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED, THROUGH -DIVISIONAL MANAGER, DIVISION N0.- 1, THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. JAIL ROAD, RAIPUR, DISTT.- RAIPUR (C.G.) (INSURER OF VEHICLE) Vrs. :-1. KESHAR BAI WIDOW OF MEHATARU @ NARENDRA SAHU AGED ABOUT 34 YRS., 2. KU. SAROJANI D/0 MEHATARU SAHU AGED ABOUT 13 YRS., 3. ARUN S/0 MEHATARU SAHU AGED ABOUT 11 YRS., FOR MINOR RESPONDENT NO.-2 & 3, THROUGH GUARDIAN MOTHER RESPONDENT NO.-l KESHAR BAI WIDOW OF MEHATARU @ NARENDRA SAHU, PERMANENT ADDRESS VILLAGE LOHARSING, THANA - PATAN, DISTT.- DURG (C.G.) PRESENT ADDRESS- RAIPURA, THANA- PURANI BASTI, RAIPUR, TAHS1L & DISTT.- RAIPUR (C.G.) ^^•-^;.^^. •^^ ^' '....-^' >' .4. OMPRAKASH S/0 CHURAMAN LAL SINHA, R/0 SILGHAT, P.0.- GADADIH, THANA BHAKHARA, DISTT.- DHAMTARI C.G. (DRIVER OF VEHICLE N0.- G.J. 3 ¥/7660) 5. AVADH INFRACTACTOR PVT. LTD. , RESIDENT OF ^ GURUKRIPA ROAD ARKOD ROAD, NEW BUS STAND, OPPOSITE OF JASDAN, P.0. JASDAN, DISTT.- RAJKOT(GUJRAT) — (OWNER OF VEHICLE) APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT 1988 \ HIGHCOURTOF :^. <.'- APPELLANT fiQg^ft: Hon^bteShri IMQuddi^J.&^ Hon'bte Shri PrashantKumwl^slwat.A MJL<Citto.132Q of2007 The Oriertal Insurance Company Umltecl •^ t^1xL*^jLlt Vwsus Keshar Bai amt dlhers. MISG. APPEAL UNDER SEGTION 173 OF -WE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT. 'l^^..,':.,,:.'':;'"''.''.r'''-\;:''1,'.'':^ Appearance: Shri SucUiir^rawal. counsel for the appeilanfc Shri S^. Verma, counsel tor respondentetto.l, 2&^ ^ Shri Avinash Chand Sahu, couhsetterr^pORttei^.^^XS-^C LJ Foltowing Qucklusi.J. ORALORDER (04^20010) oral orcter of ttw Court w» passed tiy Thisappeal has been fited agsunsk the impugned awart AccidentClaims Tribunal dated 25/07/2007 by the tnsuranc®Company on the qwstton of liabilfty onfy. (2) The brtef facte of th®case are thsA on 0«09Q005atatoout08:00 a.m. ctoceasecl Mehataiu was going to Raipur by cyde and s* that time when he reached village Mpttpur, one Mahendra D.1. vetucte bwring regtetration No. G.J.-3Y-7660 which was being dftven by Omprakash respoiwtent No.4 in arash and negl^^t maiwwr cte^ed the ctece Mehataru Ram, as a resutt of whidi he sustained griwous m}uries and lator on succumbed to death. The deceased was a^ie^about ^^ He was wortdr^ as Rajmistri at Raipur and was eammg Rs. 45(Xy- per month. The claimante being ctependents of the cteGea^, fUed c^ petftion ctaiminfl^to the tune of Rs.8,45,000/-. -^- (3) The toamed Tribunat in Us hnpugned award has menfioned tiat the vehteto was not being used for coinmerciat purpose. Further in the registration certificate of theyehicte il t»sbeen (WBntioned ttie ctaes of vehicte as Light Commerciat Vehtete (LCV) and rwt Light Motor Vehtete (LMV). Beskles this the Tribunal ha®ateo mentioned thatlhe wftness who caine from R.T.O. tas not proved any documents by whteh inference can be drawn ttiat the driwng ticense for commwcial purpose is used fw onty three y&are. tn ^iis regard, the Tribunal hse taitwl to penKefte fw<msK» of Sectton 14 of the Motor Vehide Act whteh prowdes that a dnving licenseissued or renewed underttiis Act stotl in case of licwsetodrivea transport vehide be effecfive tor a period of three years, thereftwB^ tbe Tribunal has not ctassified the class of whtete and ateottw lincRng ^ven by the Tribunal that the vehide was not being used for cornmercal < purpose and the ticense was not issyed for commeraal purpose reqirires reconshteratton at the encl of the Tribunat. Thereffore, we set-astete the impuyied award and remit the matter beiek for decision afresh. (4) The parties shalt be attowed to amend ttieir pteaclii^s and adduce y further evidence, if ariy, fite th®documentew get documsints venlted and therearfter the TRfaunal shalt decide the ctaim petition afresh toeplng in mind th®observations macte in the body of this juclgment. •). (5) Theamountwhtchhasbeendepo8itedbythea^)etlant"lnsucance Company before the M.AXSJ. shall remsun in fixad cleposit and shalt not , be altowed to disburee ^lt the disposal of the ctaum pedtion. .^ Sd/- . LM.Quddusi Judge Sd/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge _ H/^