IN THE HONT3LE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.A. (QNo. ^^° / 2010 Oivision BmsA APPELLANT N.A.No.2 VERSUS RESPONDENTS : Claimants ^ ^' 2. 3.£ \^ /^7 \y^ -^s' ^^y 4. ^' ^ Nadaram Thakur, S/o Late Bajar Singh, ^g yrs R/o ViU. Chandragiri, P.S. Darbha, Distt. Bastar-(C.G.) Snit. Kawasi Pandey W/o Late Kawasi Kosa, 30 yrs, Kawasi Sukko, S/o Late Hidma, 60 years, Kawasi Joga, S/o Late Kosa, 14 years, Ku.Somdi D/o Late Kawasi Kosa, 13 years, Res.No.3 & 4 are minor through mother and natural guardian Smt.Kawasi Pandey Res.No. 1 to 4 R/o Kinjo Para, Vill. Kapanar, P.S.Darbha, Distt.Bastar- (C.G.) Guddu @ Santosh Kumar Nag S/o Chamru Ram, R/o Bazar Para, Kate Kalyan, At present Vill. Chandragiri, P.S.Darbha, Distt.Bastar-(C.G.) The Branch Manager, The Cholamandalum M.S. Gen.Insu. Co.Ltd., Hinduja Complex, Devendra :, Raipur. MEMO OF APPEAL U/S 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT. f!^y '^f' N.A.No.l .,.5. > N.A.No.3 ^ ^^' /\ HIQH COURT GF CHKATTIBQARH AT BZLASPUR M.A. 10 N0. 941 GF 2010 APPELLANT/ N.A. N0.2 RESPOHDENTS Nadax'aixi Tliakur Versiis Snit. Kawasi . PEuidey aad otiiers. APPEAL UNDER SBCTION 173 GF THB MOTOR VBHICLES ACT, 1988 D.B«: Holl'ble Shti I.M. Ql&ddiisi & Hon'ble Shri G. Minhaiuddin. JJ. Presesit: Shri Saritosh Bharat, couusel for the appeUaiit, None for fhe respondents. ORAL ORDBR (Passed on 09th day ofNovember, 2011) Per I.M. Qi&ddiisi,j. This appeal lias been filed by the appellaiit/owiier agaiiist fhe Impugned award dated 28-07-2010 passed by tlie Thiid Aciditional Motor Accldeat Claims Tribunal, Bastar at Jagclalpur (for shoi-t 'ti-ie Claims Triuunal') iu Claim Case No. 16/2010, m so fai- as it relates to fastenmg tiie liabUity 011 tiie appellaiit/owner to pay coiHpeusation ta tb.e clauiiao.te. 2. Brief facts of tiie case, as per version of tlie respoudeats/clsimasits are tliat th.e clamiante/respoudents No. 1 to 4 are wife, miaor chlldren aiid fatlier ofKawasi Kosa (deceased), At flie tmie of acciclent, iion-applicao.t No. 1 was driver, noii- applicaoit No. 2/appellao.t herein was cwner and iioii-applicaiit No,3 was tlie instiTer of tlie olTeiiding velucle (ConiiQ.aiider Jeep) beariag registratlon No. C.G. 17-T/0192. Ou 24-12-2008, Kawasi Kosa (deceased) was coiaing from Palclinai- Bagar to his vIElage Kapaiiai', after purchasing daily aeeds, on flie said Jeep. At fliat tmie, iieai Teak (Sagou) plaritatlon, ia Uie tuniiiig ou Biaiii road, Kawasi Kosa fell down, on account of rash aiid negllgeiit driviiig of tlie driver of flie offendio.g velilcle (Jeep) and sustaiiied grievozis iiijury 011 his head, He was adiuitted iri Primaiy Health • Centre, Katekalyaii, where lie died duriug the ^ ^o course of fhe u-eatment. Report of tlie iiicident was given iii tlie Pollce Statiou, Daji'blia on 13-01-2009 on tlie basls of whlcli aii offence was registerecl under Sectlon 304-A of Uie I.P.C. At tiie time of accident, age of tlie deceased was 35 years aiid was eaiTAing Rs.3000/- per montii by workmg as Mazdoor (daily wager). 3. Tlie claimaiits beiiig legal lieii's of flie deceased filed a petitlon uiider Section 166 of the Act, before tiie Clalms Trlbuiial ciaimiiig a total amount of compensatiou of Rs.5,60,000/- for tlie deatli oftlie deceased. 6. Leai'ned Claims Tribunal on a close scn^tiiiy ofevidence led, iiiaterial placed aiid subniisslons iiiade by tlie parties, has awarded a total aixiouiit ofRs.4,17yOOO/- agauist respondeiit No.5 aiid tlie appeUaiit hereiii, joio.tiy aiid severatly aloiig witii i&iterest @ 6% per aaiiuiii &OHI tiie date of applicatlon tUl its payiiient. 7. We have perused flie Impugiied award as well as flie records offlie Clakus Tribunal. 8. Froiii perusal of tlie record, it 1s found tliat the driver of the offeridiug vehicle was not havliig a valld aiid effective drivii-xg llceAice on tlie date of accident. Furflier, witli regard to quatitum also, the leai'ned Clamis Tribuiial has rightiy followed tlie law laid down by Hont?le Supreme Court isi fhe matter of ScsrEa yer^ta (Sfnt.) Oild ^thCrB -i?S- SSdhi TrmftBp^rt aad reported iii Q SCC 121. Therefore, fhere is 110 scope of mterference m tiie Impugned award. 9. Accordiiigly, the appeal fails axid is liereby dlsxjaissed. No order as to costs. Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge