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Smt. Vidya Devi w/o Shri Harbansh ^ Thakur (mother Ramsurat) of deceased Respondent no. 6 & 7 R/o M.P.R. Road, Quarter No. 26/F, Sector-11, Zone-2, Khursipar, Power House, Bhilaj, Tahsil & District Durg (C.G.). <L,8. Geeta Devi D/o Harbash Thakur, aged about 23 years. ^ k^' K.u- ManJU D/° Harbansh Thakur, aged about 21 years. ^D Ku. Rashmi D/o Harbansh Thakur, 5 ^ aged about 17 years. ^-y^ Ku. Suman D/o Harbansh Thakur, ^ ^ aged about 15 years, Respondent no. 10 & 11 being minor represented through mother Vidya Devi/ respondent No. 7 Respondent No. 8 to 11 R/o quarter No. 26-F, Sector-11, Zone-2, Khursipar, Bhilai, Tahsil & District (C.G.) APPEAL VALUED AT RS. 18.60.544/- w^:' Court fee affixed Rs.is/- >^ ^y @ HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR D.B: APPELLANT RESPONDENTS Hon'ble Shri I.M. Quddusi. Hoh'ble Shri Prashant Kumar Mishra. JJ. Misc. ADpeal (C) No. 1187/2009 Versus ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited. Smt. Anita Sharma and others. Appearance: Shri Sourabh Sharma, counsel for the appellant. Shri Jitendra Gupta, counsel for respondents No. 6to 11. APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES ACT. 1988 ORAL ORDER (18.01.2011) Per i.M. Quddusi, J. This appeal has been filed by the ICICI Lombard General Insurance Company Limited against the award dated 09/07/2009 passed by the XI Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (F.T.C.), Durg (Chhattisgarh) in Claim Case No. 111/2007 on the ground of contributory negligence and on the question of quantum also. (2) The brief facts of the case are that on 2/05/2007 at about 11:15 p.m. in the night deceased Ramsurat was going to Bhilai Power House, Railway Station along with his friend as pillion rider in motorcycie bearing registration No. C.G.07-L.B./9805. On the way in front of Railway Station Truck bearing registration No. G.J. 1 A.U./4673 coming from Raipur being driven rashly and negligently by non-applicant No.1 hit the motorcycle from back side due to which both Ramsurat and his friend fell down on the road and Ramsurat came under the truck and was crushed. Deceased was aged about SSyears. He was working in Bhilai Steel Plant under Civil Contractor Hitesh Bhai and was earning Rs.11,000/" per month. Claimants have claimed compensation of Rs.46,96,000/-. (3) With regard to contributory negligence after perusing the lower Court Record it is found that the Truck collided with motorcycle from -2 |»NiNaeir-, behind and hit the motorcyde and when the deceased fallen down the truck did not stop and crushed the body of the deceased and hence in no case it can be a case of contributory negligence, therefore this point is not sustainable. (4) With regard to quantum we have seen the pay slip of the deceased. The monthly payment to the deceased was Rs.8750 + House Allowance Rs.550+contribution to CPF which is to be counted in income is Rs.1050/-, therefore totai income comes to Rs.10350/-. Multiplying by 12 for the purpose of counting annual income it comes to Rs.1,24,200/-. Since there are 9 claimants, therefore 1/5 is to be deducted for personal living expenses as laid down in para 30 of Sarla Venna (Smt) & Others vs. Delhi Transport Coiporation and another reported in (2009) 6 SCC 121. Thus, the total annual loss of dependency comes to Rs.99,360/-. The age of the deceased was below 40 years and therefore multiplier of 15 as given in Sarfa Verma (Smt) & Others vs. Defhi Transport Corporatfon ancf another (supra) would be applicable and thus the total loss of dependency comes to Rs.14,90,4(X)/-. Besides this, loss of consortium to widow and loss of love and affection to other eight persons Rs.5,000 x 9 = 45,000, loss of estate Rs.5,000/- and funeral expenses Rs.5,000/- are to be given and thus total amount for other heads comes to Rs.55,000/-. After adding this amount the total compensation comes to Rs.15,45,400/-. The Tribunal awarded Rs.18,60,544/- which is in our opinion excessive and therefore we reduce the amount of compensation awarded by the Tribunal and allow this appeal in part. The claimants shall be entitled to get a compensation of Rs. 15,45,400/- and 6% simple interest per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till the payment of award is made. The Advocate's fee as assessed by the Tribunal is Rs.2,000/-, litigation expenses is Rs.1 ,000/- shall remain intact. (5) The apportionment made by the Tribunal between the legal representatives of the deceased as mentioned in paragraph 13 shall also remain intact. __— Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- prashantKumarMishra Judge _ __ ^