\fc HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH CORAM: HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLESHRSR.L.JHANWAR,J. Misc. Appeal No. 1386 of 2005 Appellant Claimant Respondents Non-Applicants Komal Prasad Verma, S/o Sukhram Verma, R/o Village - Abhanur Basti, Tah. & Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) Versus Dilip Kumar Sahu, S/o Shri Toshan Lal Sahu, R/o Village - Kodwa, P.S. - Palari, Tahsil - Balodabazar, Distt. - Raipur (C.G.) Hemant Sahu, S/o Jivrakhan Lal Sahu, R/o - Khartora, P.o. - Jarve, P.S. - Palari, Tah. - Balodabazar, District - Raipur (C.G.) The New India Insurance Co. Ltd. Division Office - Balodabazar, Thr. Divisional Manager, Division Office Kachahari Chowk, Jail Road, Raipur, C.G. Yuvraj Sharma, S/o Sundarlal Sharma, R/o Harinbhatta, P.S. & Tah. Palari, Distt. Bilaspur (C.G.) IVIiscellaneous Appeal under Section 173 of the MotorVehiclesAct.1994 Present : Shri AL Singraul, counsel for the appellant. None for respondents No.1,2 and 4. 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The Tribunal, thus, awarded a total sum of Rs.70,000/- as compensation to the claimant for th6 injuries sustained by him in the motor accident. The Tribunal further directed payment of interest on the above amount of compensation of Rs.70,000/- @ 7% per annum fromthe date of filing of the claim petition till the date ofactual payment. 6) Shri AL Singraul, learned counsel for the appellant submitted that the Tribunal has erred in awarding low compensation of Rs.70,000/- only, though the appellant/claimant sustained multiple serious injuries including fractures in the motor accident resulting in permanent disabilitytp the extent of50%.. 7) Shri Sudhir Agrawal and Shri P Dutta, learned counsel for respondent No.3 the New India Insurance Company Limited, the insurer of the offending motorcycle on the other hand supported the award and corrtended that, as DR GS Bachhu, who has issued the disability certificate never treated the claimant for the injuries sustained by him in the motor accident, the compensation of Rs.70,000/- awarded by the Tribunal is just and proper compensation in the facts and circumstances of the present case. 8) Claimant Komal Prasad Verma was aged about 45-46 years on the date of the accident. He was Electrician/Electronic Mechanic by occupation. 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'sejnpej^ p lusiu^eaji 941 uo ^uads aq o) pejjnbaj si ^unouue |B4uetsqns ysu^ eBpa|MOU>| uouuuuoo ^o jeueu e si i| "n^iioeg S9 •'Q 1AAV P aouepiAe 9L|} LUOJJ peiisiiqeise sj luepjooe JO^OLU ,^^T^ ^^%, M ::^^.7&.. '^ •:-sass^ s .. u '%.. w^^yv "^a&^" 13) Respondent No.3 the New India Insurance Company Limited is granted three months' time for depositing the total sum of Rs.20,000/- before the concerning Claims Tribunal. 14) No order as to costs. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- R-L. Jhawar Judge padma ;7t''^'%?isi^ i|^^^^^??";r':^^^