V :IB /"Sk. ^ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE <T BILASPUR (C.^ g^^, g^ M.A.'No.{^&jOF2007 Appellant /: pasharath s/o Khuman Singh Soni laimant Age about 25 Years R/o Shitalapara, Bhilai Distt. - Durg (C.G.) v/s Respondents: /Driver) ^ ^-"^^ -.-'' .-•"^ :y/-fv> ..-•"^.^' ,<^' A ^ ^••" Sukh Ram Sahu s/o Sukalu Ram Sahu, Ageabout 22 year, R/o Bharat Nagar, Gudhiyari, Raipur, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) -2. Ravindra Singh S/o Gorakh Singh, Age about 32 years R/o Near Railway Crossing, Bhanpuri, Raipur Distt. - Raipur(C.G.) ^Divisional Manager The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Regional Office, Pandari, Raipur Distt. - Raipur(C.G.) APPEAL UNDER SECTION'T'73 of MOTOR VEHICAI-ACT-1988 (Insurer) "-< :E<K s SH COURT^ OF' CHHATTiSGARH : BiLASPUR Hvision Bench Hon'bieShriSaSishK.Agni Hon'bleShriN.K.^arwai, iisc.AiibealfC) N0.1463 ef20< AoDeilany Clalmant Respondgnts \/.vsrsus (Appealurider:Section 173 offheMotor Vehicles Act, 1988] PresenS :• Shrs C.R. SaHu, counsei for fhsappeliani. Shri:Ghahshyam Patei,cou;nsel forthe respondeht-No. ORDE (Passed on thist!'s:Dacember, Heard iearned counsei for the The instant appeai arises passed by.the 8h Addnipnat Motor Accident Claims Tri^ from ths award dated • 28-7-2007 (Fa as:; and the order was [Fast Track Coun), Durg (forSAort "the Trtliunai"), whereby ciaim case No.77/2006 was dismissed ignoring the deposifion of the claimant oh the sround that he has fiisd affidavit but has not :\ prodiiced hiiTiseif for cross-examination affidovit of ttie claimant was not accepl passed on merit. 3. Shri Patei. tearned counsei aDosarina t: •.:..,':' .: •> ! • ' : •'; Gompany, wou!d suhmjt that Si.ifficient ppfiortunity was giveh to the ciaimant to Dreduee himseSf for cross-examination and.as such, theciaimant may nof be to produs^ himseif fbr crqss^xamination and fa consiyerationof hiscase. 4.', Be.thatasl:;st^ir@y,'itris;'a'.:ben^eiatl^istation.ahdfa^.su|m ' tdaj. which cannQt &e deal^wnth strictl^yike a eivii suit oria Gowri criminal case and..as such.'havins reaard to fhe whsrein the ciaimant has suffered serious of case es it is expedient, in the interest ofjustice, thatlhe eiaimant shou!d afforded one inore dpportunity fo produce himself be for eross-examinason. For ths reasons steted hereiri; isauashed and the matter eiasmani nlmseif wiii appear bsfore ihe tribunai on12thJanuaw 2010 fcrcross-examinatjon. Reaistrv of this Court is directed ali the ongjnsi records ofthe case to fhe Tribuna! forthwith. 7. in th? resuit, the appeai is altowed to order asto costs. above. Sd/- Satish K. Agnihotri Judge Sd/- N.K. Agrawal Judge •v^.: