^ W.fliMitMii5iili^i8®9': APPEaAANf ;1%^Of:lf:;;Iat.e;.\,^Sliri; .:eiirtur^|n^!ag^^,aBgut;;.^ Gasfe T^, K^Q'village^^a.gri,^^ Nagn,: I^E^e Station^ ^ Saga,I)is ,B1:MHtaii^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ NON-AEPLIC;Jia»TS :^..|KaJ:rL/^-^^@^,.^:,Rar]^^ Amarauagh, ageSraBouf ^Qi^years, ©aste-Gond, R/8 ;Ba^lmt, P6U^ Sta^n VishraiiipuFi Distt. ©astar ^(.^;^C^%,-^.^:^^.:^ i2. Baranlal Sethiya, Syo^ ndt Imov^ .R/o'.'::.'Ban^6t^:,ff..po] &.:,l-:'StaMQn' .•••^Vish^arn^^,.Qist£.,Basta^ 3, ^e Qnental^ I I^nu3i®d,itl^ugh;^i^<3feManager, ^KI^nf^axl?Sada^Bazar,^Jagdalpur •Dis^.^staj[-;:(^©)^\v'';:"-::::% ? (<I%mplete acidressjis^^^.s^ ;isnolmea.tiQnedmtiieaward) SB:-HomS]iriN.I£^Agarwal,;^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ::"1::"";;:': l^^^sm^l;-.:..',.^..,<':'l':::-:;:.::-'.^^ ^:..^f:l.;':S^^E^)SaIri^;:'Adv.^ ;:^,SIit-Ki8avi?Kum^.BK|sart;,^-^dv.^f^ ,^§^iF.:Datta^A^^Ki®spQnd8ftt''no.^:3<^':,::.,. z. 2. 3. .0:,R;A;;I<%®g'%;]g^^:':r^.:';'i:'';.,^,,,^ ^28-4-26?^i":'1;.^,.^r':::,'-,:.-;.^^:,.:^ This is ielaimant^ ?a^es^ f ^eMxig'^ ffiQisQicseine^ 6f ..Gompensation •!i :l^awar^,^^^ AdditionalgJ^for^AceideSlttGSla^^ Case^.^S/WO&fySieie^^ s^^ Ite. 3I,pQO/- has been a^ againste^Mie^ resFK)naents^j®iiit^^^ iFtterest @^8% per annurn^f^ 'till'itsrecoveTy.',.^:.;..';,;.' :;• ^ .., ^,,', , l':'. :v •^ ^;.' ,,,';'1;':';. .^':::''^ Facts ofthe^caseinbaefareasuncter:-^^^^^^^^^^ 1 On l6-4'^Q7, 1^ ^peUanf m I^mi Bus bearing registration^^ I^ reszilt ofwhiGh;§he^ :Aecordihg^,1x>..''the.'^lappeIlant»;'^?tlliej^ 7. periltanenl disability to the extent^^^o^^ Medical Board had also issued GertiSGate in this regard. The appellant by filulg cla^ theafoiorVemclesAct, 1988 claimedRs, 2,47,000/s- as GQiripensation fbr tlle itijunBS sustained t>y Iler iti thejsaid aceident.l;': ';: '""'•'" '; ':\: :; '.:.:; ::1' ;:: • ^: ; -:':' I^arned ]^ibunal,ott^a c^ niaterial placed ^d subBussions inade, held the driyer of the ^yehicle responsible ior the said accideht, assessed compensation as Rs. 31,OQO/-, awarded the sanie agaihst ^;'.:'.-.'.' •,...-'. ..:--\'.:; •. ..•'".'..:••.< •-.': ..:•' •.:.':;. :'•:;' •.:.. ' • "•''•• •"": the respSndents holding thein jointly and severely liable fbr .itspaynient -' '^ :: '"•' :' :' ' :: •' ;.. •1 Accordjmglto Slari I'.P. Sahu, leaEned courlset appearing {or the appellarit, the had paid process fee for siirttrnpning the"Fresident, Medical Board as her^^w^ prove the medical certifieafe issued by th& Meilical^^^^^B Learned Tnbunal ai^r direcrting is^ the President, MedicalBoard, fixed ffi 16-1-20Q9. <^ .that date, serviee repbrt w^ Instead Of waiting, learrieid Tribunal directed appeUeint to keep present the above witness and^f^ I^bruary, 2009. On that date,^^ the appeUari^ was ^ Board present in the Court, her Dpportunity to 'lead evidence was closed and thereafter a^^ been passed wtuc^ is perse illegal. Consequently, learned. Tribunal has erred in awardinglow conrpensation. On the ofher liand, leamed cpunsel for the respdndents supported the' award and submittett that in the faefs. aad Gireumstanees of the case, sinee tl^ appeUaat prodyce her witness ir^the Gburt^^^ by - the (3ourt, learned ^ r rightly closed^ lier opportunity t&tead^fiiitheKevidencea^ eiw^d mipugneAwhiGh deserv^s t6 bei-ipheld. vs Ss^s f' fl 8. I have heard learned courisel for the parties, perus^^ record ofthe Tnbunal as also the impugned award. , 9. A bare perysal of the record would reveal fhatj the President, District Medical Board, Dhamtari had giveh the certificate to the appellant assessing her disability as 20%. It would also reveal that the appellant had paid^ summons for ealling President, Medical Bosird as a witness but the same was not served. Despite that, leamed Tnbunal has closed the appellant s Opportunity to lead evidence whtch is not sustainabl&in law. 10. In the considered Qpinion of this Court, at least one opportunity aught to have lieen giwen by leamed Tribunal in order to pi-oduce the medical evidence to prove the injunes sustained by her in the said acciderit. 11. In view pf abQve, the appeal is allowed. The matter is ' relnitted back to the Tribim.al for decisibn afresh 'after affording one opportunity t6 fhe appellant to lead the evidence Qf the President, Medical Board, for that, leamed Tribunalshall allow her to pay process fee by usual mode as weU as by registered po^; the Tribunal shall also pennit faer to call the said witness by sfimmQning him through Dasti service and thereafter t6 deeide the matter in accordance with law on its ownmerit. 12. Parties shall appearbefore the Tribimal on 16-6-201Q and the Tribunal shall decide the matter within a period of 2 months thereafter. 13. The observations, if any, made hereinabove, shaU hot be construed as the opinion of the Court on merit. 14. The appealis aUowed to the above extent. No order as to costs. 15. The Registry is directed to send back the record, requisitioned;frOmtheTribunal,fbrthwith. __—— N.K. Agrawal : : . ;:. : . ' :' '. ':• \~: :'; 1 Judge •-..^..i';L. .,-irf