IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT ^ v.V^.^' ^'-.y BILASPUR ( CHHATTISGARHl MISC.APPEAL 10(f /2004 .•^* LPP PPELLANT Clainiant /Smt. Sushila Yadav aged about 65 years W/o Bhagchand Yadav,R/o Nanpur, Thana And Tahsil Nanpur Distt. Mandla (M.P.) VERSUS RESPONDENTS 1.: Naresh Kumar Sharma )wner 4-^'5 S/o UttamChand Sharma, R/o Choukhadiya para, Rajnandgaon Driver ^-^-%^ Mahesh .Kuniar Sharraa, <" ,7 S/o Uttara Chand Sharraa R/o Choukhadiya para, Rajnandgaon ,<^y ?yj^\^ g^l^^ 3^ Branch Manager, ^" y^y* ^ New India Assurance Coinpany Ltd., Branch Office, Kamtee Line, Rajnandgaon ^y ^" )?' d 4:' Smt. Prema Bai W/o Late Santosh Yadav Aged about 25 years, R/o Panagar, Village Kaladugar, Jabalpur (M.P) APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 MOTOR VEHICLE! ACT ^': B.».«.i"...^'--i..."-••'*'"' c-~ ^-y J"^ ^^" y ^ <? 'x ^' ^ ^5'; ^'^.-..^ i cfs'>. '^'''si^" *I>I%UA»T y/ ^^y \^ \oe> .s' * 1 X. teirtta Tadav aaea_daout_4Si yeara late .aBaodisad' l^dav. K/o. 'aaantt NUigii^^ltord.llOglO. ^tidd Kirana • .Kfc< <#». Tafe SaliBBur. JBlsSt.. tenei.* s 1:9 _ Kasa l&inar Va&sVt •aed'ato«*tel;*Sa.iwra« iBZo.__te§®_ hsw^tBaK.ti M./W, lUljbai' • gi«dsl^-tnui5d_Bo.. 10^_.%ik. .^aakl,; Wi. ltej^ngteiasa_ (C^e.i- » l :<g , Stanrtta .'Sfa&i» sued ,atout <-1 ysaEs* ft^»..tia*»:,itea3<^sianaLJEadav_laiaS.X.) jM8.1.Alo<»k_no.»/Bx»oltefr_Ms»A_ .1:8 A<£i?e Eitstt.__Rajaaa8ga9B (e.8.) !,:.!L..,i..--i-r^'-:t'l"A"fl't'"ili"^d-"b"' HIGH COURTOF CHHATTISGARH. BILASPUR DB: HON'BLB I.M. QUDDUSI & HON'BLB N. K. AGRAWAL, JJ MISC.APPEAL No.1011 OF 2004 Vs. APPEARANCE: Mr. Parag Kotecha, counsel for the appeUant(s). Mr. P.K.C. Tiwari, Sr.Advocate with Mr. Shastu Bhushan, couasel for respondents 1 & 2. , Mr. Sudhir Kumar cozinsel for respondent no.3. ORDBRIORALI 08.10.20101 Per I.M.QOKDDSI. J 1. This appeal has been fflcd by the claimaats ^ainst tttel impugned award dated 06th August, 2004 passed by -Qw Motor Accident daims Tribunal, Rajaandgaon, in Clamii Case No.95/2002 dmmissuig fhe claun petition. 2. The brieffactsoffhe case as per the version offhe claiiuantsl are that on 23.12.2001at about 12.00 noon one Santosh Kuinar Yadav (deceased) was going tp Ambagarh Ghowki on bis motorcycle bearing Regn.No.M.P.20/0349. At that time the Mini Bus bearmg Rega.No.M.P.24-C/2224 which vras being driven by respondent no.l rashjy and iiegli^nflyl dashed the motorcycle of Saatosh Kumar Yadav as a result ofwluch he sustaiaedserious jnjuries. He was admifted iu District Hospital, Rajiiandgaon where he died. The origiual claimant Siat. Sustula Yadav fijjed claim appBcation and claimed compensation to the tune of Rs.15,78,000/- on dififerent beads. APPELLANT Smt. Suslula Yadav (died) RBSPOBDBMTS Naresh Kuinar Shacma and ofhers ,),.,m>iil.-»" 3. The Tribunal has recorded a findiag that the fact that the ofFending vehicle i.e., Mini Bus bearing registration No. M.P. 24-C/2224 driven by respondent uo.l Naresh Kiunar Sharma rashly aad negligenfly was involved ia ttae accident on 23.12.2001 is not proved. 4. The fact remains that the police has filed cbsaye sheet against the driver showing the witaesses. Though the claunants had coine in thc witness box, but they coiiU not get a chaace to produce the eye-witnesses who have been mentioned by the PoUce as eye-witnesses in the chai^e sheet. 5. It has coine on record that the claunants are iUiterate persons aad the oriynal nlaimnnt Sint. Sushila Yadav bas died during fhe pendency of this appeal. 6. Considering fhe facts and circiunstances of fhe case, we are of the opiaion fhat one more opportunity should be provided to the claimants to produce fhc eye-witnesses and the inatter requires reconsideratiou at tbe end of MACT concemed. Therefore, we aUow this appeal in part, set aside the impugaed awaid dated 06dl August, 2004, remit the matter back to the MACT for decision a&esh. The claiia petitioa. shan be restored to its or^inal nuinber aad an opportuaity shall be provided to fhe parties to adduce evidence. The MACT conceraed shaU decide the claun petition as early as possible preferably withia aperiod of5 months. Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- N.K-Agrawal Judge