igte Bench : Hon'bie Shri DliiD Raosaheb Deshmukh, *1, Nun-MBsljcant Ko.2 W.A.(C).No.9< 17 Nand Kumar Yadav, S/o Shankar Dayal. aged about 29 years, R/6 viiiage : Amora, Tahsil Navagarh, Distt. Janjgir - Champa (C. spondents 1. Dileshwar Pra.sad Sahu, S/o Punni Ram, aged about: 33 years, Ciaimant No.1 2. Sangeeta Bai, w/o Diteshwar Prasad Sahu, aged about: 30 years, CSairaant No.2 are R/o Village Amora, Tahsil : Navagarh, Distt. Janjgir—Champa(C.G.) 3. Shri Ram Tractors, Khoksa Janjgir, Through : Proprietor, Ramkumar Sahu, S/o iudhram Sahu, aged about 32 years, R/o Village : .Jharna, Police.Station : Baradwa.r, Distt. Janjgir - Champa (C.G.) 4. Hsmant Kumar @ Bsbiu S/'o Ramrstan Yadav, Minor Through : His Legal Guardian Father, Ramratan Yadav, S/o Shankar Dayai, aged about: 42 years, R/o Viliage : Amora, Tahsil : Navagarii, Dlstt. Janjgir Charopa (C.G.) NoR-aBBlicanf No.3 5. The Oriental insurance Co. Ltd., Through : 'ranch Manager, Branch Office T.P. Nagar, Korba, Distt. Korba (C.G.) No.4 ERSECTION1730F A.ppellant by Shri Pushpendra Kumar Patel, Advocate. Respondenta'ciaimants No.1 & 2 by Siari Ani! Pandey, Advocate. Respondents No.3 & 4 absent though served. Rsspondent No.5 by Shri Shashank Sankhya, Advocate. (Passed on 08.07.2008) Heard finaily. 2. The appelia.nt Is aggrieved by an award.dated 25.04.2007 passed in Ciaim Case No. 7/2007 by 2nd Additional Motor Accidents Ciaims 'fQ c ^f^ >,.'~i< 8 Tribunat, Janjgir (henceforth 'the Tribuna!') whereby in a death case compensation of Rs.1,57,000/- was awarded. 3. Leamed counsel for the appeltant did not dispute the following in A. that Pramod Kumar, a child aged about 14 years died as a resu!t of being ciashed by an unregistered Tractor model No. B. 275 D.t. to which a troliey was attached, being driven by a- minor i.e. Respondent No.4 - Hemant Kumar. B. that the appellant had glven his o!d tractor for repa.irs to respondent No.3 i.e. Shri Ram Tractors which temporarily replaced a new unregistered Tractor model No. B. 275 D.1. to the appe!lant. C. that the appellant was in possession of the fractor above 4. The Tribunal rerorded a finding that the appellant was in possession of the tractor and allowed it to be driven by a minor i.e. respondent No.4 - Hemant Kumar on the date of accident, which resulted j" the accidenta! death of 14 vears old chi'd Pramod Kumar. The Tribunat fastened joint and severa! iiability on the appellant, respondent No.3 and 4 white awarding compensation of Rs.1 ,57,000/-. 5 . Having considered the riva! submisslons, 1 have pemsed the impugned award and record. In vjew of the admitted facts and the facts and cireumstances of the case, the award passed by the Tribunal cannot be faulted with. No ground for interference in the impugned award is m-ade out. 6. There is no merit in this appea! which is accoryinglydismissed. ;! _ SdA I DyiP Rao"heb Deshmukh