-5? HIGH COURT OF GHHATTlSGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM; HQN'BLE'SHRiRAJEEVGUFTA.C.J. HON'BLE SHR! RANSNATH ChiA RA • ..-. : .. .'.••- Misc ADpeal No. 237 of 2004 ,<{ Claimant PS Pati, S/o Shri UK Pati aged about 37 years, R/o C/o Khemchand Gadhpaile, Shivaji Nagar, Durg (CG) VERSUS ResDondents Driver Owner 1 Ramdjn, S/o Shriramjas Choudhary, R/o Jagatpur, Kuttak (Orissa) 2 SemutPani, S/o notknown, R/o Ghandi Road, Kut{ak(0rissa) Present Adciress No.1 and 2 C/o Maharaja Travels Bus Stand, Power Hosue Biiiial, Tahsik and Distt Dwg 3. The United India insurance Co Ltd., Branch No.2 Link Road, Badambadi, Kuttak (Orissa) Through Mandal Prabandhak, Opp. Distriet Coyrt,Raipur (CG) MiscellaneousADDea)underSection173of !V!otorVehiGlc Present ; Shn DN Prajapati, counsel forthe appeliant. /' Shri Dileep Dubcy, counsei on behsif of|Smt Chitra Shrivastava, counsel for responderit N6.3. | ORDER ISt (01st September, 2010) Ths following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Guota, GJ. ^ *. ? - .i-E' The appeiiant isseeking enhaneement of the compensation awarded by the First Additionai Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Durg (for short 'the Tribunal') ylde award dated 27.11.2003, passed in Claim Case No.94/2002. - 2) Asagajnst the compensation of Rs.5,73,000/-, claimed by the aDpellant/claimant, by filing a ciaim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, for the injuries sustained by him in the motoraccident on 12.10.2001 .tHeTribunal awarded a total sumof Rs.68,346/- as compensation to the claimant. 3) The Tribunal on a closescrutinv of theentire evidence led before it heid that claimant PS Pati sustained multipie injuries inciuding fractures in themotoraccidenton 12.10.2001; the injuries and fractures sustained by the eiaimant in the motor accident resulted in perrnanent disability to the extent of 12%; the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the drlver of the offending vehicie Bus bearing registration No.OR-05-F/0027; as the offending vehicle Bus on the date of the accident was insured wlth the United India Insurance Company Limited, the Insurance Company was liable to pay compensation to the claimant. 4) As the respondents have not flled any appeat agalnst the award./the abjove findings recorded by the Tribunal have now attained finaiity. '-» 5) The Tribunal considering the numberfand nature of the injuries proved to have beensustained by the Glaimant in the motor accldent: the fact that the jnjuries and fractures resulted in .^ff-3^ :il:"'/J "^fe' •'•-' "^ •'^y;^ • '..•;' l'»»"liy. °af- 3 permanent disabilityto the extent of 12%; the amount provedlo have been spent dn treatmenfc awarded Rs.31,714/- towards medical expenses; Rs.19,632/- towards loss of income in the form of allowanees durii]g the period of his treatment; Rs.10,000/- towards injurles, fractures and permanent disabllityi Rs.5,000/- towards pain and suffering; and Rs.2,000/- towards special diet. The Trlbunai thus, awarded a total sum of Rs.68,346/- as compensation to the clalmant. The Tribunal ftirther directed payment of interest on the above amount of compensation of Rs.68,3'^/- @ 9% perannum inthe event ofthe Insurer's failure to pay compensation within one month from the date ofthe passing of the award. 6) Shri DN Prajapati, learned counsel for the appeilant submitted that the Tribunai has erred in awarding low compensation of Rs.68,346/- only and in not awarding any interest on theamount ofcomRensation.^ 7) Shri Dileep Dubey, tearned counsel appearing on behalf of Smt Chitra Shrivastava, iearned counsel for respondent No.3 the Unlted India Insurance Company Limited on the other hand supported the award and contended that the compensation of Rs.68^46/- awarded by the Trihunal js just j and proper compensationlnthefaGtsanctcircumstancesofthepresentcase. 8) Ctaimant PS Pati wasworking as BranchAGCtiuntant in'ITW Signodlndia Umited, Nehru Nagar, Bhilai andwas drawing salary ofRs.13,30Q/-permonthonthedateQftBeaCcK:ient. the date 6f his examihation before the Tribunal, Hissalarvon on his own •|Bunqyi34iAq pspJBME -/9t7£'99'sajoLuns ey) 01 uoiiippe ui lusuoduuooiisejatui^o 9Msn|oui-/ooo"oz'syiOLunsj9L)tjnj,p9pjeMB si 4UEtuie|o 3i(i 'yed w PSAAOIJE si 'sjcysjaqi 'uoiiEsuedujoo syi p IU3UJ30UBUU3 jo^ iUBLUie|Ofluei|3dde 34}Aq p9|ij |eaddB eyi (zi, •sse^tusssjd squo saoueistunojio puBspBjsLii ui uoBBSusdLuoo jsdojd pue isnf SE |eunqui 341 Aq papjeffie -/gti'e'eg'sy p uoiiesusduoo sqi a>|eiu p|noM uoiiEsusdujoo jo lunoiue psoueyus 341 uo luauodLuoo 4S9J9tU| ^o SAisnpuj -/ooO'OZ'sy P PJBMB jaqijn^ie^t uoiuido gyi ^OSJB 3M 'jsyeiu aqijo spsdse lueAaiaj 3i|i ||E Suyspisuoo (1,1, •}usp<9 eiuos 0} psouequs aq 01 SSAJ9S3P PUB eplS J3MO| sqi uo AiUiBueo si 'sseo syt ,}o ssjniea^ peojq psuoiiusuu eAoqe 341 p poiuoo 3i|i ui psuiLuexs uaqw leunqui 941 Aq pspjeMe -/gt'e'Qg'sy io uoResuedLuoo syi (01, •pjswe 3q»10 Buissed jo 3}ep sq} luoj^ 4}uoiu auo uiqiiffi uoiiesusdLuoojo lunoiue 941 lisodsp oi ejniie.t s.jejnsui sy} jo IUSAS 94} u! issjsiui ^o lueiuAed Buipajip A|UO uj pue uoftesusdLuoo |o lunoLue s^ uo isejstui AUB SuipjeMe lou U!JOJJ90}U!U9||B.iA|U!E]J30se4|Bunqui3Lji (6 •ssjnpejj i0 }USU4}B94 UO }U3dS 3q O) pejinbaj si }unoLue leiiueisqns ieqi 36p3|mou>| UOULUOO p jeyeui BSI fl 'iU!1) 01 pied }ou 9J9M ssoue/wo||e 'pouad ^usiutesj} .siy p sqpjouj g tnoqe ^o pousd 34} joj Ajeies psMSosj eq LjSnoqi 'ieyi peiB^s }ueiure|o SLjt 'leunqui syi ajopq eouspiAssiy u| •I|}UOLU jsd -/ooe'si.'sy SBM uoissiLupe f^ f y: a .'•»Bs-i-i' :"^-- .. '"s-"- .^ ^^•tV»rf •:^- '^ .fsSh ;,' I. ^. 13) Respondent No.3 the United India Insuranee Company 1-imited is granted three months'time for depositing the total sum of Rs.20,000/- before the concernlng Clalms Tribunal. 14) Noorder asto co?ts. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/. R-N.Chandrakar Judge ft padma