(5^T~ BEFORE_JHE,Ji3'^BLg_JiIJi;i^a^TJ^F_^Hj^nal^i-^-SL^SyR Mi2@.i-Aa£§UiaL—&f-a2Q2' T :- F/ianager, United Inciia Insurance C©. NOti-APPLICAlT N0. 3 £:' aE.SPON_DBi_TS ^ Ltd., Transport Nagar, KoAa,Through Manager, Ramgarh Branch, Satigudi Ch@tvk, Raigarh, Policy l\'o. 151371, Truck No. M.P. 26 B 8762. V E R S U S $-1. Lakhansai Saivara, son @f Munu Sanv- ara (Schedule trifee), aged about 60 years, Occupation Nil, 2. Bahartin Bai, vo-fe of Lakhansai /''' Sanvara, aged 58 years, Occupation Nil, Beth resident of Village Sukhda, P.S. and Tah. Dalshara,' Qistrict Janjgir Cham»a (Chhattisgarh) , >•"" ~ „ ' ' - ^S^i^>^^^ 3. K.u. Sunu.tra Bai, iAd.dow of Shiv Prasao ??v^5?" Sidar, aged 20 years, resident of --•'"'.'<^v\.9"? o^^" ,^: ./•• y Village Sukhda, Tahsil Da's.hara, District Janjgir ChaB^a, sresently resigdsnt af Sarvani, Tahsil and District Raigarh (Chhattisgarh), CLAMAiTS 8. Gurucharan Slnngh, san sf Prakash Singh Saini, Sardar, Driver, Trucl< No. M.P. 26 B 8762, aged 35 years, resideiTt.sf Chandiyapara, ward No. 14, Near house of Shriram Yadav, Janjgir, District Janjgir Charqsa (Chhatti sg arh) 5. Shravan KuBar Agrav/al, sonsif Shanker Lal Agrawal, Owner, Truck N9. i 2 M.P. 26 B 8762, resident of Naila, Tahsil Jangjir (Champ a-J anj gir) B£S>a.ID&\TT N0. t & 2 \^- jEEgA-lfiiSga-SgCTIQ^J22Ja£JitmBR-J£JSa£S^dSI- 1 /--' WQS COURT OF CmiATTBBOARH AT B1LKSSV9. mSC. APPEAL N0.1072/03 Managpr, Untted Indta Bru.Co. Vs. Lakhaiuud Sanvu'a and othf. O R D BR POST FOR: ^/l/2004. Sd/- Fakhruddm Judge -s' mGH caosf OF <mHATirooARH AT vsL»svaR inSC. APPBAL N0.1072/03 Manager, Unlted Indla Inau.Co. Vs. Lakhaasal Sanvara sad othera. ORDBR Tfae prmient apptd ha» beea flled by the lawinuace Conapany agn1n»t the ainurd dated 14/10/2003 jwaed by SeiM»nd AddL Motor Accldent Oalms Trfbunal, Ralgnrh tai Claim Case Mb.16/02, whereby the (atalnw Tribnnal aMtnring the apirftcation under Sectlon 140 of the liotor Vehlcles Act flled by tke clalmanta awarded a »um of Ra.50,000/- a* Interina eotnpensatlon towarda ao fault UabIUty. 2. Brief facts of the eaae are tliat one SMvpnuad sustalnod tnjuriea fat the accldeat oeeuned on 9/6/2000 at about fi.OO a.in. near vWay Botalda by tnick No.MP 36- B/8782, nAldi waa nuriity and neg^lgBnUy driven by Gurubachan SIiy^i and owned by Shravan Kunar A<rawaL SMvpraaad dled becanse of the lni|uries uiatataied by hlm, wUch is not dteputed. Tke report of the accldent w lodged ia the PoBee Statlon, Khtunria and a ertnte Mo. 137/02 was reg^stered for the offeace pnniahnbto under Sectton 304-A of I.P.C. The clalmaata have Uled the ciue ',^~ — -2. ~^ elaimlag eoaapenaaUon ajjalnat th® appeUaat aad reapondento ao.4 aad 5 ia tike tune ofR».3B,30,000/-. n»e coiirt below has prtma facte found that the veUcte In quesUon was oinied by the napoadeat no.S. However, a sum of Rs.50,000/- has been nmrded as faiterim cpmpenaattoa towanl* ao fault IfabMIty, wliieh wsw to be pald by ttie iiwununee oompany. 3. Learaed counsel for the aCT»eUaat •nbmlta that the Clalins Tribuaal wklle awardiag »*o faalt UnblMty haa aot coturidered tke fact that U»e vdrfcle Iinrolved In the accldent iwu not Insured irith tt at the Ume of aisddenfc He further submtts that ao fault Md»Uitywa»on tiie owner. 4. HaTlng conaidered the fiuste and tdrcumatancw of the case aad material on record, tt appeam that tt®court below alter heariag the parUes and condderiiyi the matwrtal on record found that the liwurance certtficate of tbe truek In queatloa waa iawied oa 8/C/3000 aad Uw aeeldent took plaee oa 9/6/2000 and held that U»e tq>pellant 1»Uable fiar eompeaaaUon. In support of Its flndlngB, tlie conrt below reUed on Uiejudgmeaf reported in 3000(1) TAC 147 (BM'.) (United Inaurance Company Untlted va. Murdlmatha Peta) and 1994WTAC279 (Andlua Piradwdi). 5. Itering thu»conridcred, In the oplnlea of VU»Cowrt, »ofa»a»no fault UabtUty l»eoneenied, tkeie !• no Inflnalty •€.' 3 in the linpugned order. Vb»ainount •o depodtml uader no fault BabIUty aludl be allotwtd to be wlthdraini by the clalinanta on fumldilng securlty. It 1»bowcvcf made clear that thls order 1» only for the purpoae of gnnt of ao fiiutt UablUty. TIie court bel<n», wltliont belng tnilueaced of any of the observatloiw made In tU«order, diall dedde the eaae on Ito own *aerit»ia aecordaace with hw». Ifultlinatoty It i» heM that the Iniinuace conapany t»not Babl®,the ui»uei diaM Indemnliy the award. 6. 8ul()ect to lAat has beea atated abov®,thls appeal stands dlsptwed of. Sd/- Fakhruddin Judge ^-1-2604 de/-