BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGHCOURT OF CHHA.TTISGARH AT BILASPUR APPELLANT (NON-APPLICANT No.l). 1^..-" M.A.C.N(4"~..../of2010' Baska Ram Nagdev S/o Mohan Lal, Prem Cycle Store, Near Anand Lodge Jagdalpur, District - Baster, WMan R,w '-, y-:,'."\ L^'l*° Chhattisgarh. (Owner and driver of ^•^^\.^ RESPONDENTS fAPPLICANTS) offending vehicle) . VERSUS 1. Podiyami Payke W/o Podiyami Joga, aged about 38 years. PodiyamiKade D/o Late Podiyame Joga,agedaboutj,8years. s Podiyami Mitko D/o Late ^odiyame Joga, aged about 17 years. PodiyamiHidmo .$./oLate Podiyami Joga, age 10 years, Respondent No. 3 & 4 are minor, Through guardian natural mother Podiyami Payke. All resident of Village Dulapara, BCilepal, P. S. Kodenar, District - Baster (C.G.). BranchManager The New India Insurance Company Limited, Zonal office Raipur (C.G.). Misc'ellaneous appeal u/s 173 of M.V.Act against Award dated 17.08.10 Passed in claim case No. 266/2009 bv Shri. Raianish Shrivastav III rdA.M.A.C.T. Jagdalpur. BastatQa Compensation claimed before Tribunal Rupees lO.OQ^OOA '— Awarded amourit by Tribunal Rupees _3 .62000/- —- Appeal valued at Rupees . 3,62,000/- —- FACTSOFTHE CASE On behalfofthe appellant/Non-applicantNo.l the brieffacts of the case are submitted as under:- ^-^ft-''-*1"*1^-^^.'^-^''-*'''-'' CNon-Applicant No.2) 5. ^ irUK. 'BL* A if^fcl 1S?^% T ^^^ £m£if^^'S i'?A»^&.«. I&^JS A1BW» A-^AHJ ^JP A1 APFSLLANT/': HO?f-APPLICAMT N0.' oasKa. Kaiu roaguev Vic£'Sii» roo-iy&Qii r-'ayxe aiia ouiers. ER SSCTlOtl 173 OF TKB ruOT ACT.1988 .B.: Hon-ble Sfa: ton' ^eses&L: SIu"i Utt&m. Paiideyj couiisel for tlie appellaiit, Shri Santosh Bhai^t, counsel for fhe respondents no. i Sliri H.P. Agrawal, couD.sd for respoiiueiit No.S/Insiirancc CoTnpany. ORAL GSDBR (Passed ®a09th day ofKoyember, 2011] Pe»I.ai. Guddusi.J. Tliis appeal has beeu ffled by fh.e appellaiit/owner agaiost tlie loipugned award dated 17-08-2010 passed by fhe Thlrd Addltional Motor Accident Clairns Tribuual, Bastar at Jagdalpui' (for short 'tbe Claims Tribmial') In Claim Case No.266/2009, iu so far as it relates to fastenlng tlie liabiuty to pay cpinpensation to the clainiaiits, ou tuc appeliaut/owner. ^ >.2. Bricf facts of t3ie case, as per versioii of the respondents/clalmauts are fuat at flic tuue of accident, noa- applicant No.l/appeuaiit uerelu was owner aud drivci' aud respoudcjit Tso.5 hereln was the iiisurer of fb.e ouenditig vehlcle (Jecp) bcaring regisu-ation No. C.G, 17-T/0197. Ou 29-05-2007 Podlya rn i Joga (deceased) was goiiig u'om KlSepal to Dulapar-a ou foot, by fhe side of fue road. At fhat tk&c, ncai' Siu'agud Jodaa, he was uashed by the offenduig vehicle (Jeep) beariug registration No. C.G. 17-T/0197, wliicli was beliig drlvexi by tlie &ppellaiit/ ij.on-applicaiit No. 1, in a rsi.sli and negUgent iXiaiiuerj as a. r&sult of wlxicli Podiyaiui. <Joga. dled 011 tb.e spot. Tlier€:&lier, iuiBiediately a reportofUie iiicidcjltwas given in tlie Police Statiou, Kodenai' aad if 3° K-.- au offeace Iias beeii registered uuder Section 304-A of the !.P.C. At the time of a-ccident, age of fhe deceased was 43 years aiid was r-Ht-ning Rs.4500/- per ua.onth byworkiug as Raj Mistri. 3. Ttie claluiants beiug legal heirs of ftie deceased flled a petitiou uiider Secti.ou 166 ofth.e Act, uefeare-the Claims Tribuiial t-'lairning a total aaiouat of coinpeusation ofRs. 10,00,OOO/- for the decLui of tb.e deceased. 4. Lcamed Clainis Tribunal on a close scrutkiy ofevideuce led, Biaterial placed and •' subulissions Biade by fue parties, has awai-ded a total aniount of Rs.3,62,000/'- again.st the appeliaut herein along wifh. iuterest @ ffvo per annuiu. 5. We have perused the impugued award passed by the Clairns Tribunal as well as the papers avaUable on iccord. 6. From. perusal ofthe record, it is foiiuu that tiie driver of the olfending veliicle was uot haviug a valid and effective driviug licence on flie date of accldent. Further, witil fcgard to quantuxu also, t!ie learned Clauus Tribuual has rightly foUowed flie law laid down by Hoa."ole Suprciue CoLU-t In fhe niatter of Siyta Vemui (Stri&.i and others -va- Delhi Tremsport Corporatlori and aiiother reported in (20G9) S SCC 121. Tlierefore, fhei-e is no scope of io.terfereij.ce lo. the loipugued award. 7. Accordlngly, thc appeal faBs aud is herctiy disniissed. No oruer as TO cosis. t 8. Tuc aiuouut if any, has been paiu aau dlsbursed by fhe respuHdeut No.5/Instu'ance Conipsiay shau ue liable to be recovered froin fhe appeuant/ owncr, Sd/- I-M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Miiihajuddin Judge