HIGH COURT QF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR Sinale Bench : Hon'bIe^ShrLDiiie Raosaiieb^eshmukh, J, Lscelianepus_Appeal_No.t68 of 2003 ABDeilant Viyogi Hari, S/0 Ratu Ram Yadav, aged 50 years, Caste - ^4ahakul, Occupation - Registered Medlcal Practitioner, Viiiage - Ludeg, Tahsii Pathalgaon, Dist. Jashpur (C.G.) versus ResDondenfs Driver/ 1 Owner/insurance Co. Lawrence Minz, S/o Paskel Minz, aged 30 years, Caste'- Urao, Village - Basen Goghar, Tnana - Koyabel, Dist: Jashpur (C..G.) (Jeep No. D.D.V. 7992 Driver) Bimaia Kujur Joje P. Kujur, Caste Urao, resident - Vill. Bataikela, Tah. Bagicha, Dist. Jashpur (C.G.) (Registered owner Jeep No.D.D.V. 7992) New india Insurance Company Limited, Janakpuri, New Delhi-58, Branch No.320202 (Jeep No. D.D.V. 7992 Insurers) Appeal yndeLSectJQnJ73ofthe Motor Vehicles Act Present : Shri Anil Kumar Pandey, counsel for the appeilant. Shri Shree Kumar Agrawal, Senior AdVQcate with ;Shri Anand Gupta, counse! for respbndent No.3. Shrl K.L.Daswani, Divisiona! Manager, Nevi/ india Assurance Company Limited is also present in person before this C-ourt. None appears for other respondents. •rd (Passed on 3raAugusS, 2007; Heard. (2) Being aggrieved by the impugned award dated 30-10-2002 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribuna!, Jashpur (henceforth 1 2- dps! 'the M.A.C.T.') in Claim Case No.32/2001, whereby a sum of Rs.56,800/- has been awarded towards compensation, the appeilanVclaimant has preferred this appeai for enhancement of the (3) During the course of arguments, a settiement was arrived at whereunder the insurance company agreed to pay a sum of Rs.40,000/- in addition to the compensation already awarded by the M.A.C.T. by depositlng the same within a period of two months from today. • (4) Shri Anil Kumar Pandey, learned counsel for the appell.ant/claimant agress to the settlement. (5) In view of the settlement arrived at, the award passed by the M.A.C.T. is modified and an additional sum of Rs.40,000/- over and above the sum already awarded by the M.A.C.T. is awarded as compensation to the appellant/claimant. The respondent No.S/insurance company shall deposit a sum of Rs.40,000/- with the M.A.C.T. within a period oftwo months from today, failing which, It shall s.!so be liabie to pay interest at the rate of 8% per annum from the dats of application till reaiisation. (6) With the'aforesaid direction, the misceilaneous appeal stands disposed of. A copy of this order be sent to the M.A.C.T. forthwith. Sdl- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge