'^ IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.A. (Cl N_o. °!>5 *A / 2011 Oivision Bendl APBELLANT : ^•CN-APPLICANT N0.1 ishok Kumar Jain (Malu 'o VERSUS RE^PONDENTS y<;LAIMANTS ^ ^-\. ¥2^sw^ ^-^^°) NON-APPLICANT N0.2 3. S/o Shri Pannalal Jain (Malu) Aged about 35 yrs R/o Village Tongpal, P.S. - Tongpal, Distt. South Bastar (Dantewada) Smt.Midiyami Ayate, W/o Late Midiyami Joga, 28 Yrs, Ku. Midiyami Tulsi, D/o Late Midiyami Joga, 3 years Through - Mother and natural Guardian Res.no. 1 Smt. Midiyami Ayate, both R/o Vill Leda, P.S. - Tongpal, Tahsil - Konta, Distt. South Bastar-(Dantewada) Mani Ram Dhruwa, S/o Somaru Ram Dhruwa, R/o Village Tongpal, P..S. - Tongpal, Tahsil - Konta, Distt. South Bastar - (Dantewada) MEMO OF APPEALLJ/S 173 of MOTOR VEHICLES ACT ||naaHaaBt4M«Bss-) HISH CGURT OE- CHHATTISGARH AT SlLaSFVK &'E.A. eCSKO. 354 OF 2011 APFELLAST/iSOK- : Ashok Kuin.ai· Jaiu(MaIu) ABSI I?-' Ves'sus ... "/ Sint. MIdiyaim Ayate arid ^o APPEAL UHDSR SECTIG?^ 173 GF TKE &1GTOR.?BHICLS3 ACT, D.B.: Hoa'ble Dr. I.RI. Quddusi Ss Presenfe: Slui Praluil N. Bharat, couasel for the appeUaut None for tlie respondeats though served. OR&L GRBBR (Passed oa 2nd day ofDecembes, 20111 v%.._,. v w. Ust is being revised. Case is called oiit twice. No oue appears for fhe respondeiits, desplte sei'vice of notice. Thei'efore, we proceed ex-pai'te ^alust tlie respoudeiits. 2. Tliis appeal has been filed by ttie appeUant/owuer against fhe award impiigned dated 13-07-2011 passed by fhe Addltfonal Motor Accident Claiuis Tiibujisu, South Bastar, Daiitewada (for sliort fhe Clauns Tribuual') in Glakn Case No. 130/2011, la so far as it relates to fasteniiig the liabllity to pay compensation to flie clairnants upon thc appellaiit/owiier aad respoudeut No.o lierelii. 3. Brief facts of fhe case, as per versioa of fhe claimaiits, aie fhat fi'oiu. vIHage Leda, the deceased Midlyanu Joga left. for TejiiLu-pali (Udlsa) by Truck bearing registratloa No. C.G. 18- ZB/01G2 to work tiiere as Labom7HajnaU. Oa 21-02-2003 after coiUpletuig tu.e hajriyJi wor3£^h.ewas sleepiug uiider a. tree uear the saicl Ti-ucls:, which was a stationary. At fhat tiine, respoiident No.S/D^iver Mani Ram. Dhruwa wifhout giviiig auy horn and wlthout lookiug to fhe surroundiags, started the truck and crushed Mldiyami Joga by drivlag the tr'dck ia a negligent inanaer. On •^ a.cc'ouut of this a.ccldeB.t, MidlyajUiJoga. dled OD. tiie spot, due to tlie iajuTies sustalD.ed l3y liLaa. At uie time of accideiit^ the deceased was aged 30 years havlng good healtu. He was earning Rs.lOO/- per day by doing laboury liaiiiall works ^". -.^. o. The clairuants beliig legal heirs of the deceased filcd a petition uiider Sectiou 166 aad 140 of tlie Motor Veliicles Act, 1988 (for short 'tlic Act'j before fhe Clainis Tribunal claiLalug a total aniouut of coinpensatloja of Rs.8,41,000/- linder various heads, for fhc death. of the deceased. 4. Leamed Tribuual on a close scn-ituiy ofevldence led, inaterial placed aud. subiiu.ssioas laade^by fhe parties, has awarded a suin of Rs.4,10,600/ - along with iriterest @ 6% per anmim. from the date of application tifl its paynieut, against appenant and i-espondent No.S/driver, jolnfly aiid. severally. 5. Eai'iier fue appeal was filed agaihst tiie impugned award but fhe niatterwas reiultted back to fhe Clauus Tribiinal by this Court, iu appeal M.A.(C) No.307/2008 for the purpose of givijug au oppoi'turuly to fuc appeUaiit to cross-exaiciiiie Madvi Sulska who was also liaiiiali aloiig witli th.e deceased, on the veliicle HX quesuoii, 6. We have perused the exsLtuiuation-lu.-cliief and cross- examiuation aad have found that the suggestious glven to the witness la ttie cross-exa m ination were not recordeu properly. It is not clear as to whether Madvl Sukka has deuied tlie allegatioiis aud as to whether lie lias a.ecepted tbe sllegatioiis. Re 1s the sole eye wifcaess of the uiciuent, who was sleeping aloug wltii the deceased wheu fb.e accldeut uad telcen place. He hlniself has stated fiiat he was sleepiug-- with fhe deceased but in fhe fui'ther cross- exai'n i nation, tlic tiiae of deaui o.f the deceased Midiyaiul Joga has beea luentioucu betweeu. 12-00 aad 1-00 O'clock arid it was also ijaentloned ub.at Uie^Euai'ket^^as jiiot closed tUl tliat tmie, but it i.s not luiowu as to whetiier thc uiarket was to be closed iii tiie noon time onu fue uight. 7. Iu view of the above facts and clnsiunstaiices, it is evident that fue sta.^m.en.t of Madvl Sukka was not properly drafted and fucre 1s anibigulty in flie stateuient. 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