HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR SlngleBench : Hon'ble Shri Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh. J. Misceiianeous Appeal (cl No.853 of2007 Appellant Smt. Kala Devi Widow of Late Shrl Subrat Kumar, aged about 40 years, Caste Kumhar, Occupation Sewice (Peon, S.E.C.L West Charcha), Resident of Village Chhinddand, Police Station and Tahsil Baikunthpur, District Koriya (C.G.) Versus ResRondents 1. Rajendra Prasad Singh, Son of Shri Mohan Singh, aged about 42 years, Occupation Owner of Vehicle. 2. Vijay Kumar Singh Son of Shri Ramprasad Singh, aged about 30 years, Occupation Driver. Both resident of Village Salhi, Polioe Station Srinagar, Distrid Suiguja (C.G.) 3. The Oriental insuranoe Company Limited, Through:The Branch Cfficer, Near Ambedkar Chowk, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) Miscellaneous Appeai under Section 173 otMotorVehjcte ACL1988 Present : ShriA.K.Shukla, counselfortheappeilant. Shri Sudhir Agrawal, oounsel for respondent No.S/insurance Company. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 11'" December, 2007) Heard on I.A.No.1 for condonation of delay in ftling this appeal. (2) For the reasons mentioned in the application, it is (I.A.No.1) is allowed and the delay in flling this appeal is oondoned. Heard on admission. /.-' (4) Being aggrieved by the impugned award dataj 15-03-2CX17 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Koriya (Baikunthpur) (henceforth 'the M.A.C.T.') in Ctaim Case No.64/2006, whereby a sum of Rs.61,000/- has been awarded towards compensation, the appellanVclaimant has preferred this appeal for enhancement of the compensation. 2-- (9 OI? (5) During the course of arguments, an amicable settiement has been arrived at between the parties and the respondent No.S/insurance company agreed to pay an additional sum of Rs.14,000/- to the appellantfclaimant in addition to the compensation already awarded by the M.A.C.T. by depositing the same within a period of two months from today. (6) Shri A.K.Shukla, learned counsel for the appellanVolaimant agrees to the settlement. (7) In view of the settlement arrived at, the award passed by the M.A.C.T. is modified and an additional sum of Rs.14,000/- over and above the sum already awarded by the M.A.C.T. is awarded as compensation to the appellant/olaimant. The respondent No.S/insurance company shall deposit a sum of Rs.14,000/- with the M.A.C.T. within a period offtwo months from today. (8) With the aforesaid direction, the miscellaneous appeal stands disposed of. A copy of this order be sent to the M.A.C.T. forthwlth. The M.A.C.T. shall on deposit of compensation ensure: (A) that appellant/ciaimant is noticed about the award and to appear before the MACT in person along with her pass book of an account in a nationaiized bank, (B) that the pass book of appellant/claimant is accompanied by the photograph and is duly verified by the bank and the same is also verlfied bythe M.A.C.T. before issuance ofcheque, (C) that a direction is issued to the ooncerned bank not to retease the amount in favour of'any person, other than appeliant/claimant unless ordered by the M.A.C.T. Sd/- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge Tumane