IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR< M.A» No. 7-^ ^l /2004 APPELLANTS CLAIHAWS" t lo srat^ Janki^ age 29 years, w/o Late Bhushan £*al Sahu, ^- ^>^ ..^f .^^ ,.<^'' •-^ %- vyy/^ ^y^-" ..<€ .<''.^' <i<<.» ^ ^^- /.• ^ RESPONDENTS NON-APPLICANTS 2. Ku» Hema^ age 10 years< 3<. Ku^ Lallma, age 8 yearso 4<» Ku^ Bhumika, age 2 years» Noe 2 to 4 thrcxigh natural guardian & mofeher Snt^ Janki w/o Late Bhushan Lal Sahuo All r/o vlllage Sarora^ P.S* Urla, Tehsil & District Raipur^ CoG» V_E R S U S (j—-t l* Basant Sahu s/o Kartikram Sahu, r/o village Sarora, P.Se Urla, Tehs^ll & District Raipur, C.G. of vehlcle, Motor—cycle no. CG 04 2763) Fe The Orj,ental Insurance Corapany Limited, Ralpur, Kachahri-Oiowk Madeena Manjil, Raipur, C.G. (Insurer of motor-cycle no^ CG 04 2763) ^" ^PSAL UNDER SBCTION 173 OF_£HE MOTOR .VEHICLSS ACT. APPEAL VALUED IN SUM OP RS.' ^737.^^6/-—"" COURT FEES PAID RS*-^.5/- ONLY. Boing aggrfeved with the impugned award dated 2^'.04.2004 passed in M.A.C.C. No. 149/2002 by the 4fh Additional Motor Accident Glalms Tribunal, Raipur, C»Go, the appellants named above beg to prefer this memo of appeal on the following facts and grounds amongst otherso contdo»2 •^^:-^:^;-^ ;:^ .::^—^,.. ^ ^ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTJSGARH AT BILASPUR MSSC^ APPBAL N0. 784 OF 2004 APPELLANTSA Cteimssmts RSSPONDBNTS Sxut, Jaxild aiid otliLci's, V^rsi&s Basant Sahu aiid aiiothier. ICT.1S88 ^^: ^?): ^ t: (DBi Hoa'&le Shri I.M. Onddusi Ss Hon*M^Steri©,afiinfa%ju<tdla.JJ.S Pyesesat : ShriA.K, Ps^sad, counsel^^^fi^^^ SIiri Sudliir Agrawal, counsel fbrrcsppi^ ' No,2/iiisuraacc Coixipaoy, s OR&LQRDER (Passed oa 1st day of Novemto©r»201.1) Peip I.M. Ouddusi. J. This appeal Iias beeii filed by tlie appellaata/claimaiAts agaijist tbe impugaed awaixl dated 26-04-2004 passedbyfhe Pourth Addltioiial M^torAccM^^ 'the Clalms Tjdbzuial^ 149/2002, d^missmg fhe clalm petition filed under See^n 163^ Act, 1988 (for short, <rthe ftct) of fhe applicante/Glalmaiite. 2, Brief facts of the case as per verBioiis of the appeliante/ olaijijiaiits, are Ttlisif at flie tmie of aceideiit, respoadeiits/uoa- applicaots No.l 6& 2 were owi^ t^ motoixycle beai-lug i^gisU^ation NorC^. 04-2763. Oii 14-05-2002, Bhuah.aiilal was traveUiag on motorcycle beariagregiatratioaNo.C,G, 04-2763 frouuL SS'lao.a to Raipur, ak^iig wlfh piie Se-^akram, wtio waa^ ^ nder. On fhe way, the said motoicycle was 'dashed by uakriown veNcle, as a resutt ofwhiclthesustainedgrievousiiyuries^a^ on tbie spot Reporfjofthe iacident was given to^ tlie Poltee ^S Mana, on the basis of whfc registered xiEider Sections 279 and 304-A oft3ie IPG. 3. The claiiiiaiits jbeirig legal heirs/dejpeiideiits o^ BIxushaiilal, filed asi applfc:ation befi3^ flie C^^ ^ ^. p Sectioii 163-A of the Act, claimitig aii ai3Guouat <>f cojiipensatlon ^^^to tlie tune of Rs, 16,36,760/- on varioua heade, for fiie deatli of BIiushanlal, 5. Leamed Claiais Tiibunal on a close scriiit^^ oftlie e^idence, mafcerial placed on record arid su^ dlsmissed the claini petitton. 6, We ha^^ tieard leai^ojed coiinsel fer tli^ partieB aiid penised the records offhe Tribunal. 7. It is found tihat ftie claAiiQLaiits Iiave alleged the iiiojifhty incoiiie of tlie deceased BhusIiaiaJ^ comestoRs,50,580^ -whichis Rs. 40,OQO/ ~, -^. . -' • ' . . . : .. '.. . 8. The three judges Ben^oif Hoa^te ^^ Gisl^h&hc^ S^ni asi^ cthers ^s. £?1?rft^Jfe^a 2]?iaiij^^ Bc&re^cy reported m (2004) 5 SCC 38S» has held ia para 67 as under: ff67, We, fherefbre, are of the opiiiioii tliat ^cZa^a has conrectly been declded, However, we do not agree witfc fhe fLadings iti KodaSa fhat if a perscm iwyoks^ provisions of Sectk>n 163-A, the aiiiiiial iiicoij^ of Rs. 40,000 peraiiHLuashaIlbetTeated^^^^a^ a eap. Iii our opiojoii, the proceediag uiider Sectk>ii 163-A being a soclal securily pi^visloa, providing fbr a distmct sclieme, on]y those wliose aaaua^ is iip to Rs, 40,000 caa talse the benefit ttiereot AU other claims are required to -be^ietermio^d in terijas of CIiapter XII oftlieAct." 9. Further, the deceased hioiself was clrivMig the iiiotoix^ycle lii questioii which was borrowed by him fix>M its rcal bwn^ In the case of Oriental Msurance C^mpw^ MSV^^€& Vs^ Ko/sii Ddyi €m& o£her^ reported MI (2008^ S SCC 7SS» the Apex Ccmrt lias held fhat Sectk>n 163-A of the Motor Vehjcles Act, 1988 caanot be said to have aoy applk:atk)n ior regard to aa accident whereia fhe owneroftheniotoryehiclehiiiisetfisiLLVolved. 9 10. In case of Mn^<ijmma csndl ciitetfe^r i^ f3^^ iasi&rcmee Comp€2ft|f I^mif^ reported m (2009J 13 8^ 7|< w y 'i'^ !^ w J- fbllowmg^^^^t^ iScsfni I?ei^ and^^^i^ uiKler: "22» In a case where fhe vlctioi died or where Iie was perjiianenfly disabled due to^a^^^ the ajforesaid i^ make payment of fhe eoiiipensatioa is on fhe iasuraace compaoy or t3ie^^^^^^o the case ixiay be as prcwMed inider Section 163-A^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B^ t]iat tlie driver is the owiier <tf fh^ moto^ thatcasefheownercoiiM^^^^ compensatioM^^^ ^ fhe tiabiUty to pay fhe same is on - Iilm.^^^^^ T^ is absolutety clearoua a readi&g of Seetioii 163-A of the MVft. Accordlagly, the legal i^resentath^s 6f tbie de^eased wfao ha^ stepped liito the shoes of fhe cwner of flie iiiotor nof have claiaxed coiapensatioa uiider Sect^ MVA. 23< Wlien ^re apply tiie s^M fHijp^ipte^^^^^m of the preseut case we are of tiie vfew that the claiBiatits were iiot entitled to elami compeiisattoui under Sectijun 163-A of fhe MVA aml to^^^f^ tiie High Ctourt wa^ justlfie^^^^i^ fhat tlie saM provjsion 1s iiot^^^^^^^^^ aiid clrcuinstances of the prese^^^ 11. In ¥iew of ithe^^^ove, the cla im petitK^a itself was not isialatamable aod fherefoie, the same has rightly t^eeii disjoaissed by fhe dainis Tribuiii^. Howe^ tlie clalsiiaatB ai^ M approach the approjpriate fi>ruin aiid this wfll iiot debar the appeUaiits/claiiiiaiits to appr^ the saine, as we have lield fhat fhe pethiou wsia sspt iiialataisiable under Sectkm t63-A of the Act and fherefore, fhe appellants/claim^ oajinot be kept remediless. 12, Accoidm^y, | the appeal 1s dismissed subject to above observatk)a. Nc^oMer as to costs. ^———— Sd/- G.Minhajudditt Judge Sd/- |I.M. Quddusi Judge Kvr