G c^- IILTHE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE, AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH M.A.CNo. 72009 OiviSiOn ISSH&II APPELLANT : (Insurer -N.A.No-5) W-''-.-. A.'.1 "'"' ...A'<s' s^w^^tf V: ^^ t.0 ^' CMA' i^ ^L National Insurance Company Limited Through Senior Divisional Manager, Divisional Office, First Floor Mobin Mahal G.E Road Raipur (C.G) Trough Authorised Authority, National Insurance Company Limited, Divisional Office: Bl Taha Complex, Ring Road II, Priydarshani Nagar, Bilaspur (C.G). VERSUS RESPONDENTS:-!. Smt. ^- Kanta Bai Jain Wd/o (Claimants -Resp. late Rikhab Chand JiJain(Begani), No'sl to 4 & aged 65 years. Reinaining N.A.^2. Smt. Manita Jain (Begani) Wd/o No's l,2,3& 4) Late Deepak Jain (Begani), aged 32 years ,3. Moulik Jain S/o Late Deepak Jain (Begani), aged 05 years. ^ 4. Ku. Rishika Jain D/o Late Deepak Jain (Begani), aged 02 years. All above are R/o Khariyar Bada, Sharma Gali Raipur (C.G). ^ 5. Shri Atul Jain S/o Shri Rekh Chand Jain Rampuriya Nivas Gudihari Raipur (C.G). ^w."f.s;:•••:y.^..". .---y^-si^;;^^£^^s^^;^^y^i^sfi^^^^^^;^^g^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^,^-^ 6. New India Insurance Company Limited through Senior Divisional Manager, Divisional Office No. 1 First Floor Madeen Building Jail Road Raipur (C.G.) 7. Smt. PunjinderKour W/o Jagdeep Singh R/o Village Sarovali Tehsil Bhivandi District Thane (Maharashtra) 8. Avadh Narayan Yadav S/o Shri Ramdular Yadav, aged about 43 years R/oVillage Narve, P.S. Badra District Aazamgarh (U.P.) > APPEAL U/S 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT. 1988 CLAIM SOUGHT Rs.45.00.000/- (FORTY FIVE LACS) AWARD PASSED Rs. 14.67.000/- (FOURTEEN LACS SIXTY SEVEN THOUSAND) WITH AN INTEREST OF 7% PER ANNUM FROM THE DATE OF APPLICATION TO TILL THE DATE OF REALIZATION- APPEAL VALUED 14.67.000/- (FOURTEEN LACS SKTY SEVEN THOUSAND) Q y^"?^~^.''£T ^^^i.'?T'0-°T^ •^tSt ^^TL°'£J*<^IT^T€^rfHt.^'Stlt? »m v»y¥»ff»¥?TWt ^i^.Fl ^VU.£<'i'^S^' .%^i~2.^£^3L'&-i"i^%>S^.£^l^.'l' ^i^^assi^Us^ ?'a,.&.iCi KO. 63SOP20C9 APPBLLANTf (Insuter - B.A. I'iaUUUal lUSLLTiaJlCC L-OIUpfcill l-'iTniterl •a^-, s^\ r^OoOi '?*b 5?i•s"aT^^^ "s?'a^,%~i'^'T^'R-a't a1BTST?J*'? ?'r'*T?Ts^B »C? €£e3lin;"TL¥*i~'S;?'S fs7^ <^?T- ?ns.3"BSl %,Jff.i'^.J^*^'5& •S'?%t%JF?:rt1? 'S'1' ^srsr^tSh^ ui'sijf^^. s^Se^s.s.^^s^ 3. s'^ W^ i^&s^ JSS.^^X.^y^, V SsS'S.l^^^Si*. AfYT IQR.e. A-a'fc^ A * A d>r •U'^r .vilsioa Beaea: Hoa-ole Hon'ble Shri G. Miahaiuddin. JJ.i oiiu t?.l^. r'iaiicLe, couiiscj. tor tiic 'sp't. Shri S.S. Rajput, couiisel for rcspoadents No. 1 to 4. 5I13~1 oGUI"S.DU SJ.i31~I£l£L,COUIIS' couasel for respoiideiit No.6. irassea o ?*»s^?! * ¥ ^f^S^Ti'^'E? %j>r^.?&Arf '^s^^'s^s^. •f^. ^ «•!* JS - _ „ ^k •aT yq.—agy d fij0 fer i=i^» s^'y.aaiiSi.s aj, •LJ"-.--=-^l -?sT - f'- '~a .»» rieaju OB. I.A. iiio.uo^ wii-icii is aji appiicsiuon IOF coudoufcdioii of dslay iii. fUl^ig LUJS cross-oujectiou uv rc'spo'ncleuts KO.I tO 4/CiRllI13£l.tS. 2, On du& considerutloB. of the grouiids jjieutiDiied lii the &ppUcation^ we ai'e' satlsSed tliat thc respoudeuts No. 1 to 4/ claiuiants Iiave sueceeded iii explalTiiiig tjie cause of clels.}7 in. filb-ig Uic cioss-objeGtiou. Tlierefoic, Lh.e s.ppUca.tiou (IA No.03) is allowed siid tb-e uel^iy ia flling tlie Cidss-objectloii is lisieby coucLOuea. 3. This appesl has beeu filed by tlie appellaiit/Iiisui'aiice Coiapaiiy a^aiQ.st tlie iBipugiied. awai'd datecl 23-12-2003 passed in. CI&iLu C&se No. 18/2008 o"y tlie Secoiid. Additioiial Motor A .-.^-*--"?--—.--'^•?--.;.-.-.-, ^T^-:"!-.-^ ,-._-•> ">^. :-^~-, ,.. ff..~.-.^ -.\-.^-A- ^i-.- r-'l ^. • ,-^ „ rT'^-:i,._^^-)?i; AccicLeiii ^iaiias iTiDUiia-i, Kajpur (ior SIIOFL 'uj^ ^/la.iuis 'iuDuiiai'j, fa.stciiio.g the lisiblllty* to p&y coBiperisa.tioii a^aiiist the £tppellaiit D-d agalust tlie owiier aad driver of tlie offeiidijig velilcle ioiiitlY Jl .">'?- -?"1.---i ajid severally, d'oss-c'ojectioii ll&s slso oecii flled 011 Ijeli&u of 'tlie respoiideuts No. 1 to 4/lclalui&iits ibr eiilian.ceiiieiit 01 tlie ajiiouut oi loipugneu. award. ^. /;--'- ^^^^ '^ i :^S^3F^^^ ^ ^ <.iw^^L^'^% ^ ^ <i^ ^^ v vy'./'' "*iaE.S.33»iy ^ Si'ief facts 01 tlie case, as per vcrsioii of tb.e clalmarits ai'e ha.t tlie cla.lraaj.its/ respoiiclents No.l to 4 Iiereiii were inouier, uaui, to 4 Iiereiii wer wife and. Bilrior clxildren of the deceased Dees Respoud.eiits iso.5 was owner of Tvlaj'utl-800 beanng registi%tioix No. C.G. 04-B/4770, wliereas fespondents No.-7 and 8 were owuer and driver of Uie offeiidin.g veliicle oeaTMig registraUoii F'io. Tl ff T T f\.^ T-Si /—. ? f~1~7—^ f^t —/^ r> -t e-v. r^,t^.f\f ^.f^ _ j~^ ._„ ;•(.._ _^^ ^ —--t^- .„„ ^jC' •(-•i^ - M.n. L";t-fc5.U./t)/.->l. UU -Sy-l.i-^iuUO, Ulc laiiiiry iZLeuiDcrs 01 uie claiLiiSLiits were goiiig to Ooxigargarli for Devi D&r^h&ii 011 Maruu.- 300, wlilcli wa.s beiug driveii by th.e deceased Deepals: Jaiii. wiiue returniag iroiii uoiigai'aani, iieai vui&ge ^onuii ox uisu'ipi Kajnaiiagaoii, on iue way on ieaesars. Kaoa^ uie saia C&A" was dashed by tlie offeiiduig veliiclc Truck beaxing registration No. M.H, 04-BG/6751, wliich w&s beiag driven by the driver of tlie truck, ui a rasli and negllgeat nianner, &s a result of wliich thc ciau2iaiiis susiaiiiea gnevous iniuTies aiia ueeoajs: jain ana £\u. Isb.Iku. jaiii, dled iii th.e accideiit. . KepQrt of the iiicideiit was given u.1 th-e rollce Statioii SoiD.-o.i and an offeuce was i'egistered uiiuer Sectuus 279,337 aud 304-A of tlie IPC. At tbe tlme of a.ccideiit, age of th.e decea-sed w&s 36 yeai's and was eaiTiiag Rs. i,'^o,uuu/ - per cLOJiTU3i, 3. Tlie claloiajits beiug b-eu's aiid lcgal reprcseiitatives of tlie deeeasecl liad fUed a claiiij petitiori luid&r Section 16G of the Motor Vehlcles Act, 1S88 (for sbort 'the Act'j claulimg a total aniou.iit of coiupeixsatioii of Rs,43,00,OOG/-, for the de&th of tlie aeceasea. b. LearB.ed Ciaixiis inbuiiai on a close scrutiiiy ot tiie evideuce led, niaterial placed. and. StiOBilssious Biade by u.ie psjtleSj lis.s Hwai'u.ecl aii a-EUOUiit of Rs. 14,67,000^- cigalo.st tlie respoB.deiits to psy corEipeusatlori to th.e claiiuarits joiiitly aiid sevei'alty along wltli iiiterest @ 7^-o per aj.iiiuni froiu llie date of luiug uie ciaufi peuuon UM ILS psyiiieiiL. 7. We ii&ve heaTd leamed couusel for fb-e p&rties aiid perused tlie records of tlie Cla.im.s Ti'iounal SLS weU a.s tue irapugiied fctVvfcira. T^,-.~_ ,-.-. -_^^-, .-_^- ^i-- <^-a-_:,^--. "r., 8, Froai perusal of fhe records of tlie Claiins TribTLu.al, it is cleai'1 tiiat tlie issue I'egaixlLng coiitrioutoiy uegligence has not beeii properly declded t)y tlie Clsiois Triuixiial aiid tlie saBie lias beeii ueclded wlth. iioB.-applicatioii of iiiiu.d aiid wltliout seelug the police recorcl Incllldiug the spot uiap. Iii oui' opiaiou, fhc laatter reciuli'es recoiisideratloii at th.e eiid of tlie Cla.l.rus Triouixal. Iii vlew of the above, tb.e a.ppeal 1s allowed io. p&i't^ settiug asMe fb.e ioiDugned awaixl aiid uie uuLatter is reiiiitted bac.k to the Claiuis tl-'u&1 -3 .- TiTouiial for declslori afresh iix the iiglit of Uie Gbsei'vatioiis iuade iiereiii &DOVC. 9, Needless to Bieutlou that the p&rties shall be provided Gpportuiiliy to ajQ.eD.d the pleadiiigs, adduce fuTther evideiice, flie. docuiiieiits or get Uie docuineiits verifled and to iiiiplead uecess&iy pai~ty etc., on th.e ba.sls of the pleadings already oii record, aiid thereaiter, decisioii sliall be takeii aTresli as expediuously as possiule. -1 .r\ i-rvi^ _ 1 u. i ue a.ppeaj." beforu tue ClalQis TiTyuiisl 011 13- 11, Records of tb.e Cl&lcis Trlbunal be sent fe^rtliwitli. 12. In view of the above, the cruss-oojectloa filed by rt-spoiideiits No.l to 4/claiDLiants lia.s becoBie uxfructuous ay tlic Claii3is Tribunal lias to declde tue questiou of quaiituDi afi-'esli. Sd'- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge •IK'