@ &?T¥3G£&RH ‘Wf EELk$W§E§ EG€§ $EN£H : ‘ E6E‘y‘E SRRE M§§EEV @&P?£i, 93.; & H$§$§LE SHa’Qi $UN§L %‘(UM§%R SIN§EA J. NA Na: ‘ma m‘ 2@%§ ‘t ’a 3m. Pamkgam W'w‘ow 0f £a’ie 3 Huagan Sahu, aged abaut .2? yegrs‘ Kumari Rashmi Sam, daugh‘aer of éate Huta3aii $ahu. Aged abtpit 2 years; thmugh her mother bemg the naturai guardian, farm. Pankjam widow of !ate Huiasan Sahu, aged abau’z 21 years Smt. Sumiira 8am W13. éaie Shri Vishwana‘th Sahu, aged aboui‘ 5T years, Occuwtmn naming. M ca§e — Tai§, reaiden’w, sf Pykemal, PIS. Jharbanti‘ Bistfict Bargam (Orissa) VERSES Meet $ingh, S/o, Sajan $ingh 9ai7§ab§, age§ aban? 3'; years: Occmpatim Driver, {asiden’i cf Wam No. D1; Wrendra Magma SaivaipaH, Tahsii Saraigaii Diwict Mahasamund {QGé} ~ 2. Hazrbhaian Singh Sm. we $hri Gurumukh Séngh Paniabi, aged abaut 46 teaya Occupatian Veh‘scie Qwnén ¥esid€mi 8f Gurwanak Ward, Sigzicm Rmad Mahasamum, Tahsii am: Disirist Maha‘samund {c.G.) R&g§stered if véu562€ XA ‘ ”‘1 1W3. I“ MG. ”f” J3 H A éw's'L. £”-7“ The New Endia msurance €30. Ltcé. thraugh Sivisisna Office,'iv‘£ac§ir1a Biii§émg ll macianri L Chaw, l J3}; E E Reaa‘i Raigua’ (CG) insuier. 39&w uw “ {D t3mz M m a 4 €§Q§£$§§§J£i§§§$ (35. HEGH QQUR? OF CHH 3W§$ {éwam gi 1 ggwELLAmé. {$L&%a¥fué?§} I)x. MECELLANEOU$ APPEAL UNDER $EQT§GN WE OF THI MGTOR VEHE‘SLE A£Tu 1§E8 f ‘ “Wesent : $hri AL. Sirfgraué, ieamed coun$e§ famine appelianta Name for regyendents Ne. 1 & 2 {hough served. Shri Sudhir Agmwai, ieamed ceunsel foi' respandeni: N03. QR‘DER Q1“ AwEL 2Q9$§ . Tm foHow‘mg brder of the Calm was passed by Rjeea: aggmg €‘J.: = Th§$ is ciaimants’ appea for enhanaemant of ihe i compensation awardeG by the Second Addiiicnal Moiar Accident Clams Tribunai, Mahasamund (far smart ‘the Tribunal’), vide award afated 11.02.2005. passed in Cla§m Case No. 119,!2004 2. The claimants, unfortunate Witiow, minor daughte? and mother of deceased Huiansan Sahu eiaimed compensaticn of Rs.i3;OO,DOO/— by filing a ciaim peiiiion undei' Sectien 166 of ihe Meter Vehiciee Act fer his deem in the maier maiden? when on 22.07.2004 the Motorcycie bearing registmtieniixio. C.G.06-?22D s on which he was iraveiiing as a piiiion~ridei was dashed by ihe eifending vehicie aus bearing registration No. CG. 06-W4072 reeuiiing in m‘uitipie serious injuries ts Huiansen $anu, who succumbed t0 these injuries during the course of his irea‘imeni in the hospii‘ah The .gieimants furiher pleaded that deceased Huiensan Sahu was aged abeui 25 years and used to earn Rs.i5G/‘- per dey as Meson. 3. ' The owner of the offending vehicie Bus did noi coniest the eieim and was proceeded ex part’e before the Tribunai. ‘¢ : i 4. The driver and lnsumr of Ehe offending vehicie Bus; E cante$ted the ciaim and denied their Habifity to pay compensatian tc: the c¥a§manis on the plea fhat me Motorcyciist himse§f w&$ » respen3§b§e far the accident. The insurer of the Sus iook the farmer piaa that the driver of me offending vehmie Bus was net mming a vaiid timing iécence and iihe Bus was being piied in Ereach 9f me po§icy comditions. §, The ciaiman‘ts exami‘ned AW-i Sumits’a Bai and AW-Z o Tribehan in swear: of their claim, whereas Ehe driver and insurer i 0i ihe offending venicie Bus did 'noi examine any witness in rebuitai. 6. The Tribunal on a ciose scruiiny of the evidence ied befme it heid tha’é deeeaeed Huia‘nsen Sanu died on account of the iniuriee sustained by him in the motor accident en 2207.2Q04; the accident i eecun’ed due i0 rash and negiigent driving of the driver 0f ihe effending vehicie Bue; as the offending vehicie Bus on the date of the accident was insured with the New indie ineurence Corneany Limiied, the ineurance Company was iiabie to pay cempeneation te the ciaimanie. E7. The Tribunai assessed ihe income of the deceased at Es.i,500/- per month and Rs.18,00G/- per ennum. By deducting 1J3“ of Rs.18,QOD/5Wowarde the pereonai expenses of the deceased, ihe oieirnanis’ dependency was assessed st RsizOQGk per annum. By multipiying the annuai dependency of RsiZOOQf- wii‘h ihe muiiipiier of i?‘ the comoeneation was worked oui to Rsi2,G4-,OOO/—. By awarding furiher sum of i i x p :Rs.9,5€)Q/- undei’ other permissibie heada the Tribuna! awarded a feta sum of Rs.2,13,50{1/- as compensation to the ciaimanm for ‘the death 0f deceased Hu‘éansan Sahu in the motcr aesident. The Trébuna} furthar directed paymen? of interesi on the above amaunt of aompensation of Rs.2;1:3,5GO/- @ 6% per annam frcm me date ‘ of firing 9f the ciaim petition; tiéi the date of actual gayment. $r Shri AL. Smgraui, learned counsei for the agpeiiams ‘ submi’i‘ted that the Tr§bunai has erred ‘in not accegtihg :he ciafman‘is’ evider‘ece about the income of ihe o‘eceased ancé En asooss‘mg his ‘rnoome at RS1 50% her month and R$.18!000/— par ahhum oniy; aha in awarding iow compensahon of R$.2;13,500in omy. 3 Shré Sudhir Agrawai, ieamed oounsei for respondent No.3 w Tho New india insurance Company Limited, on the other hand, supported the award and oonteno‘ed that the Tribunat has been quite tioeral in awarding subotantiat oompenaatton R3.2,13,53§3i— to“ the otaimahto. 10. The findings recorded by the Tribunat that deceased Hutansan Sahu died on account of the imurteo eustathed ’oy him in the motor accident on 22.312004; the accident occurred due to rash and hegtigent driving of the driver of the offending vehiote Bus; en the'insuremi the offending vehicle Bue wee iiahie to pay compensation to the ciaimante have now ettained finaiity as the reepohdenteheve not tiied any appeat against the award. "that epart; there ie overwhelming evidence eveiiahie on record to i s ...... A i J11 @ es‘iabiish, the abcve facts beyonci any shadaw of oioubt We, ctherefere, affirm the abave findings recomed by the Tribun§&§. M. True, "thcm. ciaimants pteaded that decea$ed Hutansan Sahu med ‘ko earn R3150 per day as Magsn, bu? rm ciinciaing eviéence wai$ §ed in that bahaW m e$tabii$h ihe insamg of the deceased ta mat @(tent. We, merefare; d6 net find any fwii in {‘he asproach G‘f iQeJribumE in d§ssarc§ing me clgimants’ widense about Ehe mrxgme cf ihe deceaseg‘. 12‘ < Nevertheiess, {he insome 0f the deceased assesged by the Tribumi at Rsm ,SDOI- :Qer manth and Rs.18,GDG/- pef amum 0n is awn gstimate is cemainiy on the iewer Side and requiren reaensidaraiéan. 4a3. Tue k T,rébunai whiie discanjing ine ciaimants’ evidence abon’i the mcoma of the daceased ought {o have assessed hés income on the bee§e of 'tne netiena§ inceme prescribed in ihe Secene‘ Schedule. 14A The notionai inceme of Rs.15,000/— wee prescribed in the s Secend Scheduie in the year 1e94, The aceieent En the present eaee wheTeén deceased Hutenean Sehu EoeT hie Eife took place in the year 2:304. E? the increase in the prises 0f the eesentie! commadiiies and the caet Qf {Wing between The year 1994 and the year 2004 are taken inig consideration, the notional income er“ Rs.’a5,€i00/— prescribed in the year 1994 would certainly come to Rs.36,09Q/’— in the year 2GD4. We, therefore; propoee ie re—eempu‘ie ihe compensation taking the income of ihe deceaeeci e2 Rs.36,006/— per ennum. By deduciirig 1/3” 0i Re.3€£,000x’— @ Wowagds ihe persona! expenses of the deceasecé, the ckeimanis’ deeendency ie essessed at Rs.24;OGD/- per annum. ‘ 15‘ Deceasec‘ Hutansen $ahu was aged about 23 yeaive 0n the daie of éee accident. Hie mother claimant No.3 Sm‘i. Sumiira Sam was shown to be aged aboui 56 yeare in the daim pet§tiom whereas his widow was 2O years of age and minor daughter was , egee abeut Qne yeah Coneidering the age e‘f the deceaeed, hie widew, mother and daughier and ihe Omar ‘reievant facters. we are of ‘Ehe oeinio‘h that muhipher of 13 would be aepropriate in the present case. i6. By multiehdng the annua} dependency of Re.24,000/- with the muiiipiier of 13, the compensaiieh works out to F:s.3,12;0§)0/—. The ciaimente are further entitied to receive Re.5,00D/— tewarés funerai expenses; Re.5;OOO/- tewerde iess 0f consertium to the widew; and Rs.5,000/— fe'f loss of estaie. The eiaimants, thus, become entitied to receive a tote! sum of Re.3,27,GQG!- ea oompeneation for the death of deceased Huieeean Sehu in the motor aooideni. i7. Learned couneei for ’i‘ne padies submiiied thei with e view to avoid any ooeeioie diepuie beiween ihe parties about the period for which the oieimente are ehii’cied to receive inieresi on the enhanced emoun'i oieompeneation, the interest on ihe enhanced: amount of oomoeneetioh may be quantified in this appeal tteei‘f. 8 Coheidering aii the relevant iactore inciuoing the deiay in disposai of the oieim petition and the preeeht eppeai arid the fact that the ineurahce Company eiorte ie hot to be hiamed for '3'mo i; ,: s deiay in me maiter, we quantify ‘the amaunt 0f imierest en me enhaa‘gced gmeunt 0'? campenwtior‘. 0f Rs.‘x,13f§DG/— zit RS.1 T ,500f—. 19A Fm’ tha foregoin reaams, the appeal fiied by iha appeianisi céaimants for enhancemeni o :éthe compensaiion is 1 i f aiiewed in part The cempensaimn 9f Rs.2,’§3,50G!- awarded by $.61. Tfibunai is enhanced to RS.3,2?,GOGI‘- with furthar quantifi&d é i amount 5f interest of Rs.11,SODI— an th enhanced amcunt of comgjensatim of R31 ,13;500/-. :20. Respondent No.3!The New indéa insurance Compasy Limi€ed, is granted three months’ time for depositing the totai sum of Rs.§,25,000:’- (Rs.1;13,500/~ towards enhanced amount o? compensaiion + Rs.11,5001— towards ins quantified amount of interest on the enhanced amount of compensatton of Ret ,tS,500/—) before the concerning Claims Tribunal. 3 g ' 2t. No order as to costs. ’ Sd/— Sdl- ...rr. Sunil Kumar Sinhgrrw Chief Justice : a Judge mmmi