BEFORE THE HON’BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT M-A-NO- BILASPUR 77% OF 2004. mam “ ‘ ‘ a Bgnah i 'Ai’PEAL UNDER SECTION 17??)F MOTOR VEHICLES ACT 1988 l (Claim in appeal valued at Rs 7 ETEOOL only) 7 Bemg aggrieved w1th the award dated 19 7 2004 passed m Claim Case No 6 of 2003 by Smt Madhurl Katulkar Addiuonal Motor Accldent 1 Claims Tribunal Bilaspur Dlstrict Bilaspur (C G) between Smt Slkha Contd2.. Wanna .. APPELILANT N0. 3 :- The United lndia Insurance C0. Ltd, v/VThIoug'h Divisional NON—AjPuCANT i ”\H%¢v Manager, Divisional Office, Mendekar Complex, Rajendra ‘ I ql‘ :"i Nagar, Bilaspnr, Tahsil andDistrict $ I ‘ ’ Bilaspilr (Chhattisgarh). ’ V E R S U S :- 1.. Smt. Sikha Bhaduri, aged about 52 yrs., f Wife 6f Ashim Kumar Bhaduri, 2. Ashim Kumar Bhaduri, aged about 6O i/ ofAnandakant years, son Badhuri, Both residegt of H.I.G.-42, Nehru Nagar Bilaspur, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.), CLAIMANTS 3 .K Ajéy Pathak,son ofRam Prakash Pathak f aged about 30 years, resident of near Deshbandhu Press, Mangrapara, Bilaspur, Tahsil and Distt. Bilaspur ) ® (Chhaaisgaih), ‘ J r , r a i i: r i , 4. Smt; Rama Pathak,‘ resident ofnear i : J Vi FEE v x i< i Deshbandhu Press, Jarhabhata, i \ m H Bilaspur, Tah. and Distt. Bilaspur E (Chhattisgarh). NON-APPLICANTS NO. 1 AND 2. XI-HC-22 3am,®a°rm,mmgx DIVISION BENCH Hon’ble Shn A.K Patnalk CJ & Hon’ble Shn Dhlrendra Mis a, J. I 05I04I2005 - M.A. No.936 of 2004 Heard Mr. H.B. Agrawal, . Advocate with Smt. Usha Chandrakar, ed counsel for the app'ellant/ insurance Company. This is an appeal-filed by the United lndia Insurance Company Ltd. ggainst iear!) ’ $ \ \ ‘ the award dated 19.07. 004 passed in Ciaim Case No.6 of 2003 py Additionai Meter Accident Cl ims Tribunal, Bilaspur, awarding a sum of tRs.7,27,600/- against the appell nt. ¥ i The ground taken In the ppeal Is that the amount of compensation illvas liable to be reduced on ac unt of the contributory neghgence on the part of the Victim/deceased of th accident it Is now we“ settled by upreme Court that unless the permrsston rs applied and granted under S ctlon 170 of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988' to contest a claim on the groun s other than those mentioned in Sectlon 149:of the Act. 1988, the insu the compensation amount w negligence on the part of vict eceased. i d the Tribunal that no such per ssion was applied for and granted under cannot file an appeal on the ground that liable to be reduced for contributory It appears from the record of r r a Section 170 of the Act, 1988. ence, the appeal is not maintainable and the same is dismissed. FM m m l Sd/- Sdl- i DmRENDRA,1vnsrmA l Chief Justicee' ‘ Judge l _§ ‘ l ..! waded)