® IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR fCHHATTISGARHI 9 63 MISC. APPEAL (Cl N0. OF 2007 APPELLANT .0WNER Division Bgnel Mahendra Singh, S/o Amarenath Singh, €~ R/o Panjabi Gali Gumla, Thana 85 Tahsil Gumla, Distt. -Gumla ( Jharkhand) ( Owner of Vehicle ) VERSUS RESPONDENTS CLAIMANT ^ ...^& 'ssy' 1. Smt. Mansurun Khatun W/o Late Shri Abdul Hakim, Age about -23 Years . Miner Amirul S/o Late Shri Abdul Hakim, Age about - 03 Years . 3. , Miner Ahnarul S/0 Late Shri Abdul Hakim, Age about - 09 Months . Kayaman Bibi W/o Mohd. Sarif, Ade about- 50 Years. .,&: Mohd. Sarif S/o Late Shri Mohd. "> DRIVER '06 's Abid Mahrul, Age About- 55 . ( R-2 & 3 through natural guardian mother Smt. Mansurun Khatun W/o Abdut Hakim all by cast- musalman, R/o Village- Sai Tangar Toli, Tahsil- Jashpur, Distt.- Jashpur ( C.G.) \.^ Nishar Ahamad S/o Mohd. Najmuddin, Age about-26 Years, Cast- Musalman, R/o Sai Tangar INSURER ^ Toli, Tahsil- Jashpur, Distt.- Jashpur ( C.G.) ^07 Branch Manager, United India Insurance Company Limited, Branch Office - Dorandra, Ranchi (Jharkhand) APPEAL U/S 173 OF MOTOR ,/VEHICLES ACT AGAINST THE J<-f'f---_ _._-__ _„ „„ ^^- AWARD/ORDER DATED 02:05.2007 PASSED BY THE TWOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, JASHPUR, IN CLAIM CASE N0. 1172006 PRESIDING OVER BY SHRI G.C. BAJPEYEE^ DB: Hicai^c^imT OF HtMTBL®1.M. ^raODIiai-te... HOH'BUB 6. fiaiNHAJUSOIli, ^J MISC. .APPEAL rCJ «@.8-M...OP ¥s. KB8POMDBWT8 Nistiar Ahmed aiid ofhars MI8C.APPBAL fa Ji<»..939 ,©r..2©OT RBSyOMDBllTS j I Stiafik Sfaah aad ofbers mSQC. -APPBAL'.ICI ] @.8i§l ...€»B1-.20©T »BSI>OiroB»TS Smt Mansuran. Khatuii aad.ofbers APpISARAliCBs Mr, J. K. Saxena, counsel for fhe appellaats Isi M.A(c).No.814/2007. Mr. Neeraj Mehta^ couiisel for fhe appelS^at(a) ia M.A(C).No.^39/21007&M.A(C). 969/2007. Mr. Paiikaj Agmwal, counsel fbr Usuted Iiidia tosiirance Company/ rcspoiadent no.7 in M.A(C). No. Q69^2007'» respondent no.3 mM.A(G).No.939/2007 & 814/2007. Pey I.M.OUDDUSI,J ORDSRIQRMA-, (13.06.2011) \ 1. Siace fhese tfaree appeals aiose out ffae same aceideat, ftiey are beiag disposed ofby commoxi order. APPELLAWT8 Smt. Maaisuroon Khatooa aud otfcers APPBLLANT •MaheBdra"Siogh APP^LLAWT Malieadra 'Smgh SaT 3. 3. Appeal No. M.A(C). No.814/2007 lias beea fiSed by tfae claimants fi?r enfaaaceaxient of fhe awaxd aiid M.A(C^/ No.969/2007 has beeai fited agaanst fhe sewaxd by the aUeged owner of fhe vefaicte mteyia^ on the giDuiid t3iat the velu^ was haoded over to <me Jafifer Afi @ Baxixiu Myaa <m 18.01.2005 fhat is much prior to fbje date of aceidetst imder "Y, a written agrcement fhat fhe vehicle was imder fisiaiice, fhe iastalDieiite to fhe foiaiicier shall be paid by tfae lioldterotfhe vehicle naDiety Jaffer AU, ile was plymg the vehicle aad sliall be responsible for any accideiit or illegal acty but fhis fact was not bxwight to the nc^ M,A.C.T» coxic€anqd aod Ja&r AH was not made a party, Tfeie otiaer appeal No.939/2007 lias also lieen filed by Maheadm Smgfa fbe aUeged owiier on the gxouiid^^^^t^ cvidence to sfaow breaeh <>fco3iditions c^llie iasii^^ policy. Brief facts of (he case as per fhc ^assion of ctejm.axits 'irs M.A(C). No. 814/2007 & M.A(C) 969/2007 arising out of Claim Case No. 11/2006 are that on 29.04.2006, deceased Abdul Hakim was toTavdiag ia Pick-Up bearing Regii.No. JM" 07-A/9341 alongwitifct others. He was goiag to Gersa Bazar for piirchasiag catfte. On the way at Tejpur, (he said Rick- up vefaicle which was beiag driven by aoH-appHcaa.t 110.1 Nishar Afainad in a rash aad negligent iiiaaner tiinied txirtle^ as a result o^whioh, Abdul Hakim died. At fhe tinae, of \?. accideiit, fhe dec^s^ed was aged about 30 years; he was doing the cattte bu^iaess and was eaming Rs.l0,000/- per xaonfh. The claimants beiag depeiidente/ legal representatives have filed fhe clatm petitfon for fhe awanl of 'v^> compensation to the tiine of Ra.47,50»000/- 011 varioaa heads. The learaed CIaima Tribimal ha^ heM fhat fha offendiag vehicle was iavolved ia fhe accident m whfch fhe deceased died and it has awaided a total ccxmpeBsaliosi of Rs,3,86,240/- wliich ffae eteimants are entifled to fecei^e from fhe owner aad driver along-with intew^t @ 6% per ayiniim. -\ It is aUeged by fhe iajured Claioaaxit Sl^eek SSiah io: M.A (C).No.939/2007 arismg outo£C]auaCaseNo*31/2006 fhat oii 29<04.2005» he was travelmg iii Picrik-Up bearls^ Rega.No. JM-07-A/9341ato23g^?iflioflaem. Hewas ^iag to Gersa Bazar for piirehasixig catfle. Oii fhe way fte aaid^ Pick? up vehicle which was beic^g drivea by iioxi-applicasit no.l Nisfaar Afamad ia a r^h aad ae^igent maimer tiimed turtley as a resultofwhich, he sustairied fi-actiire <m left steMi^ and a rod was fixed, His left ksi3ee cap assdja^fcoa^ weie alsa. ^&actua^sd. At dt€-tmie o£-accideaat^ fhe claimaot WBS aged -•ab<wt-.30':yeai^i;.lie-^was~:;Am^..& r^eamjng .^s,^0^/-^T^E^.^fflaxril^^.B€ca^ :..iisustauie<t:>.by-'l2im^'-.l .^l3 sca^ .to-fhe, .exteiit-:."©f^.'5^&.^aiid^--jais'-^wo2&i^ ^^flEecated^^^fafi^dforc^.'^ petfctioa sfbr. tte^^^^^^^^^a^^ of compeiisation ^> &e taae of Ks.l0^39^^T/- .caa^ ^iasxms Iieads, llie. leamed Gaiaixxis Tnbunal has lield fhat fhe ofendixig velucle was iiB?al^ed ia^ fhe aeciEleiait iitt wltiab fae saistaiesed isijiiries aisd bdfeassie taixeiifh^ disabtedk jemd -.it lias ^a^aided a totel compensation of Rs.58,858/- which the claimaat ia entitfcd V. to receive fix>m fhe owner aad dxiver aloiig-w.itli mt®resi@ 6% per anniiTn- 4. Sitiee Jaffer AU was not a party before the MAC.T. conceraed aaad fhere was a wdtteii agreement that ia caae of accident, he wiUl be responsible to pay tfae amoimt of eompeiisation, we aarc of fhe opiaioai fhat Jaffer Ali shouM have beeii made a party and if he wa©ready to pay coinpensatioi^ fheamountw^ tobe depositedby Jafer AM iastead of presexxt ^ppeHasit biat ixi .woy case, ffaf; responsibiUty goes upon the presei&t appeUasit Mahendra Siagh wifh liberty to rccover the amouxit ofcampeasation firom Jafifer Ali by appxoaclaing tfae competent Court oflaw* ~<a S. Thercfore, we aUow M.A(C).No.939/2©07& 9S9/2007 in / part onty on limited question regaidmig paymeiit of compen«atk>n and for fhat purpoae^ Jaffer Ali sliall be impleadad as pariy/rcspoadexitaa.d notice ^hattb^ issaed to him, pardculars of whoni shatl be ftmaislijed by the preseat appellaat Maliendra Singh atoiigwith aai applicatiosi befare fhe M.A.C.T. coaeenied aad ihexeaSer fhe M.A.C.T. ccmcenied shaU decide as to whether^^ ^^rid Jeffer AU bas to pay the coinpensafekm or the pxesent appeUaiit MalaeBds% Singh. The findings gwen on fhj^ issues ia the impiigzied award are not beiag iaterfered witfa at tihis stage. i' <5. With regard to'M.A(C).No.814/2007 for enliancement pf amaunt of compens^tioii, siace we ha¥eremitted the matter back to tfae Tnbuiial, it witl be opeai for the daiifiente to press for eDliancement af fhe amoiiiit of compei&satioa ~*. before fhe Tribunal and it wiU also be opea for fhe Tribusi^l to reconsider fhe quaatum aad deeide fhe same OB the request offhe claimants or fhe owner. 7. In fhe residt, M.A(C). Nos.939/2007 & 969/.2007 are aUowed ia part to the above cxtent aud M.A(c).No.814/2007 is disposed ofas directed above. 8. The amount which is ia deposit shall resaai^ ia deposit tall a fpesh decision is taken by the Tribimal as directed above. Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge JRao