5-s^^: ^-. \. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Misc Appeal No.953 of 2005 Appellant Champu Nishad, S/o Shri Jhadu Ram Applicant Nishad, aged about 35 years, R/o Kanharpuri, Tah & Dist Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh VERSUS )e? ^^ Respondents Driver Dhanush Ram Nishad, S/o Pradeshi Ram Nishad, aged about 35 years, R/o Kanharpuri, Tah & Distt Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh Owner 2 Nizamuddin Gauri, S/o Razzak Gauri, aged about 35 years, R/o Lakholi, Distt Rajnandgaon (CG) 3 The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., through, Branch Manager, Kamthi Line, Rajnandgaon, Distt Rajnandgaon (CG) Miscellaneous Appeal under Section 173 of IVIotor VehicSe Act 1988 Present : Shri Anand Shukla, counsel for the appellant. Shri AKAthaley, counsel for respondent No.3. ORDER ith (14mFebruary,2011) The fotlowing order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, CJ. Appellant Champu Nishad is seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Ctaims Tribunal, :-i^ ^^ ^ ^F-^^te 's^!i>^-rl"' g v^ ^te^^'" .c ^ Rajnandgaon (for short 'the Tribunal') vide award dated 25.04.2005, passed in CIaim Case No.63/2002. 2) As against the compensation of Rs.8,19,000/- clajmed by the appeilant/claimant by filing a claim petition under Section 166 ofthe Motor Vehicles Act, for the injuries sustained by him in the motor accident on 12.08.2001; the Tribunal awarded a total sum of Rs.1,80,000/- as compensation along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of the filing of the claim petition till the date of actual payment. 3) The Tribunal on a close scrutiny of the entire evidence led before it held that claimant Champu Nishad sustained multiple serious injuries including fractures in the motor accident on 12.08.2001; the injuries and the fractures sustained by the claimant in the motor accident resulted in permanent disability to the extent of 60%; the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the offending vehicle Metador bearing registration No.MP-24-C/1679; as the above offending vehicle Metador on the date of the accident was insured with the Oriental Insurance Company Limited and the Insurance Company could not establish any breach of the policy conditions, the Insurance Company was liable to pay compensation to the daimant. 4) As the respondents have not filed any appeal against the award, the above findings recorded by the Tribunal have now attained finality. 5) The Tribunal considering the number and nature of the injuries proved to have been sustained by the claimant in the motor oiui U9||ej Aiuieyeo sei< |eunqui 941 -%09 p luspo e^ 01 Aiiitqesip lueuBLujed peuieisns94 'iuepiooe jo^ou 94^ ui uuiq Aq peuieisns sajnpej^ sqi pue seunfui 941 p lunoooe uo ^41 punoj seq |eunqui at|i 'uoiiednooo Aq QIIOOO/IBUUBH SBM SH 'iuepiooe eq} p 9^6? 94i uo sjeaA gg ^noqe p96e SBM peiisjN ndujeqo ^uetu.ieio (9 •aseo luasejd SMHO seoueisLunojio pue spe^ 9L|i ui uoiiBsuadiuoo jedojd pue isnl si (eunqui aqi Aq pepjeMe -/000'09'rsy P uoiiesuediuoo 941 ys^ pepuaiuoo pue pjeMe 911} payoddns pueq jaqp aqi uo p9l!uji~j AuedLuoo eoyejnsui leiuauo 941 £"ON tuepuodsej jo^ |asunoo peujeei 'Aeieqiv XV M4S (Z •91jOOO/|6UBH se uojiednooo siq ensjnd 0} ^yun pejepuej ussq seq '%09 p 4U9p<9 941 01 Aiiiiqesip }ueueLUjad ui 0U4|nsej luepjooe Jioyw eqi ui LUjii Aq peuieisns sejnpej^ 941 pue seunfu! eqi p^unoooe uo }ueLU!e|04ue||9dde aqiiiSno^ 'A|UO -/OOO'OG'rsy P uoiiesuaduuoo AAO| BujpjBMB ui pejje seq leunqui 941 ys^ peyiuuqns ^ueiiadde aq^ jo^ (esunoo paujeai 'e^nqs pueuv UMS (9 •lusiuAed lenpe p 9}ep aqi j|!»uoi^sd aijep e^ p Buiiy aiji p e^ep 941 LUOJJ ujnuue jed %g @ -/OOO'OQ' t'sy p uoiiesuedujoo ^o lunoiue 9Aoqe aq^ uo isajeiuj p lueuAed pepejip jeqyn^ |eunqui 9i<i •lueiuiejo eq^ 01 uojtBSuedujoo se -/000'09'rsy jo uuns |BIOI B pepjeMe 'snqi 'ieunqyi 91^1 -sesuadxs leoipeuu spjeMoi -/000'81'sy pue Aiioedeo SUIUJBS ejn^nj eqi uj sso| SPJBMOI -/ooo'S9'l-'sy pepjeMe }U9LUieeji uo luads uesq 9Aei| 01 paAojd ^unouje eq} pue %09P luepo aq^ oiAijiiqesip ^uaueujjed iuei|nsej aqi pue ^uepiooe ^^^^^•^ y ^^ ^,'^, N'^SmB^' ^ "^a^^' error in not awarding any sum towards pain and suffering, speciaT diet, attendant, conveyance and loss of income during the period of treatment. 9) Considering all the relevant aspects of the matter, and the above mentioned broad features of the case, we are of the opinion that further award of Rs.25,000/- inclusive of interest component on the enhanced amount of compensation would make the compensation of Rs.1,80,000/- awarded by the Tribunal as just and proper compensation in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 10) The appeal filed by the appellant/claimant for enhancement ofthe compensation, therefore, is allowed in part. The claimant is awarded further sum of Rs.25,000/- inclusive of interest component on the enhanced amount of compensation, in addition to the sum of Rs.1,80,000/- awarded by the Tribunal. 11) Respondent No.3 the Oriental Insurance Company Limited is granted three months' time for depositing the total sum of Rs.25,000/- before the concerning Claims Tribunal. 12) No order as to costs. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha | Judge ' F—--—- padma