1!^. IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.A. (0 No. &cc) / 2009 i,;^<s|G^ B®nSfe APPELLANT Mohanlal Devnath S/o Ganesh Chandra Devnath, Aged about 32 years, R/o Village Kangoli, Dharampura No.3, Tahsil - Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar-fC.G.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1. Baju Bhuniya, S/o Khandu Bhuniya, R/o S.E.W. Paper Mill, ^......--^n" Jeypore'.DisttKoraput (orissa! ^^--:',".^v^..y"v'2.- Q Smt. Lila Rungta, R/o Teliguda, ^'^"b,SS'n"^S^-— J.R.E.M.S. Complex, Main Road, i^ad...-•••" ' Jeypore, Distt. Koraput (Orissa) 3. The Driental Insurance Company Ltd., Through - Branch Manager, Main Road, Jagdalpur, Distt. Bastar-(C.G-) MEMO OF APPEAL U/S 173 of MOTOR VEHICLES ACT Claim in Appeal : Rs. 50,00,000/- — Court fee paid : . Rs. 15/-^—. i§l ! 'f^i 'ss',: 'Ste'\ sfM • .^•^sa^g^.^ . ^. "% ^SX ^ y ^^^i. 'V. HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. HON'BLE SHR) RANGNATH CHANDRAKAR, J Misc Appeal (Ct No. 809 of 2009 Appellant Mohanlal Devnath, S/o Ganesh Chandra Devnath, Aged about 32 years, R/o Village ^ingoli, Dharampura, No.3. Tahsit - Jagdalpur, Distt Bastar (CG) Respondents VERSUS Baju Bhuniya, S/o Khandu Bhuniya, R/o SEW Paper Mills, Jeypore, Distt Koraput (Orissa) Smt Lila Rungta, R/o Telguda, JREMS Complex, Main Raod, Jeypore, Distt Koraput (Orissa) The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, through - branch Manager, Main Road, Jagdalpur, Distt Bastar B !H 88 ai 1^1 [l^ a • 11 iiS II •• Iil Iff Miscellaneous Appeal under Sectron 173 of Motor Vehicles Act Present : Shri Vikash Shrivastava, counsel for the appellant. Shri Suhir Agrawal, counsel for respondent No.3. ORDER ith (12mJuly,2®11) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, C.J. • (' Appellant/ claimant Mohanlal Devnath is seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the Motor Accident CIaims Tribunal, Jagdalpur (for short 'the Tribunal') vide award dated 11.02.2009, passed in Claim Case No.201/2007. 2) As against the compensation of Rs.50,00,000/-, claimed by the appellant/claimant, by filing a claimpetition under Section 1% of the Motor Vehicles Act, for the injuries sustain^l by him in the motor accident on 02.06.2007, the Tribunal awarded a total sum of Rs.1,52,709/- as compensation along with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition titl the date of actual payment. 3) The Tribunal on a close scrutiny of the entire evidence led before it held the Oriental Insurance Company, the insurer of the offending vehicle truck bearing r^istration No.OR-IOE/0440 liable to pay compensation to the claimant. 4) The Tribunal considering the number and nature of the injuries proved to have been sustained by the claimant in the motor accident; and the amount proved to have been spent on trteatment, awarded Rs.67,369/- tawards medical expenses; Rs.50,000/- towards pain and suffering and permanent dlsability; Rs.20,340/- for conveyance; Rs.10,000/- for other pecuniary damages; and Rs.5,000/- for special diet. The Tribunat, thus, awarded a total sum of Rs.1,52.709/- as compensation to the claimant for the injuries sustained by him in the mrtor accident. 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The claimant is awarded further sum of Rs.15,00}/- inclusive of interest component in addition to the sum of Rs.1,52,709/- awarded bythe Tribunal. 11) Respondent No.3 the Oriental Insurance Company Limited is granted three months' time for depositing the total sum of Rs.15,000/- before the conceming Claims Tribunal. 12) No order as to costs. Sd/- ChiefJustice '') *) Sd/- Rangnath Chandrakar Judge rN'^3i a