lil: o :l^flt ^lQHGOyRTOFCHtWrrBGARHAT BILASPUR DMSIONBiENCH teoram : HON'BLESHRI RftJEEVGUPTA, C.J. & HON'BLESHraSUNILKUMARSnWA,J. APPELLANT CLiftiMWr MA.No. 4^of 2003 Moti tal Gllhare, S/o. Kamat Ranii Oahare, ^) years, Rfo. H(»fNtat Wterd Mo. 5, Indire Nagar Kwud, Distt.DttiaFntari. Versus RESPONDENTS 1. Kisun Sahu, Sto. Je»vi^<han NON-APPUGAl'CTS Sahu, RA>. vUt. Bha^sron, Teh. Kurud, Distt. Dhamtal j 2. VirendraAgrawal, S/e. JagannaUi Prasad Asffawal, Wo. Sandt>a Road, Kurud, Disft. Dhafntetri (CG). 3. New India tnsuranoe Co. Itd. Bcancn office Jagdalpur, Div. ofitee- G.E. Road Bhftet, Distt. Duig(6.G.) BmSCEAU.AN^USiaiil'BfiB.tMStT>3©FT»«M©TOR '/:? MMtJ^WC!R^''.':':; ;::"; ~ Present: ShriSantoshBhata^coufisetforttwappellai*:^ | Shri Prashant Ja^lswajl, Senior Adwe^®v»Wi|SMAj|s Mishra,counseltoi<i'espond6ntNo.^ln»urance | Company. ORDIER. - (16mChaoter,a)(») The foltowing ORler of the Court was pasrcd jl^ RqeevGupta, C.J.: Thte is ctaimants* appeat ft»L entencemetW ^ofi eompensation awarded t^ th^ ^tdciMo^ Mcrtor^^^^i^ Tribur^, Emainrtan (for ^ro^ 16j09.20(^ pEssecl in etain»i@E®eH|NO.I n;'-!^i^ !!"iT^E;l!11i!IIS;Fi 2) Appellant / claimant Motit.af Qilhare elaimed compensdion of Rs.4;80,OOQ/- byflllng a claim petitton under ^ction 166 of ttie Motor Vehioles Act (for short the Act') for the injuries sustainetf by him in the motor sccident on 26.04JOOI when his Boxer Mdsor Cycle, bearing registration No.CG 04 1981 was dashed by the offending vehicle truck bearing r^istration No.ClR8^4, rea.itting in multiple serious Injuries to the dalmant and damage to his Motor Cycle. 3) The owner, driver, and Insurer of offending vehicle tryek I . contested the clalm and denied their liabllity to pay compensaBon to the ctaimants on the plea that the otaimant htmself was nssponsiWfi Tor the accident. The insurer took further plea thatthe driverof Vh6 truck wss not hokling a val'Bd driving tlcense wd the truek wasfceing plied in breach of the policy conditions. 4) The Tribunal on a ctose SGnitinyof tiie evidence ted by the parties hetd that Gtajmant Mott LalJGHhare suslained tojuries in tl're motor accident on 26.04.2tx)1; theaccldent occurred due to rastji and n^ligent driving of the driver of-the offending vditeletrud(; a^ the offending vehicle truck on ttiie date of the accidenl was Insure^ withNew-lndialnsuranceCompanyUmtt«l;theln»iran<»eompa^|' was liable to pay compensation to the ctainqant. 5) The Tribunal, considering the amount prowdto haveteet|i spent by the cl^raant on his treatment, awanled Rs;1,253i&-towa!'t(Ki medieal expenses anci Rs.747fr ttwwarete pain and suffiei^ng: Tnbunal, further tlirected the payment of interest orr ittie aBO^i 111 I" 1 l./'l' 11:.:11 .:IJ amount of compensation of Rs.2,000/- @ 8.5% per annum from the date offiling oflhe Glaim petition till thedateof actual payment. 6) Shri Santosh Bharat, learned counset for the appellant sutsnits that the compensation of Rs.2,000/- awarded by the Tribunaf is too low in comparison to the serious nature ofthe in|uries sustalned by theclaimant in the motor accident. 7) Shri Prashant Jayaswai, leamed Senior cCTjnset for the Insurance Company on the other hand supportal the award and contended that the compensation of Rs.2,000/- s&waroled by the I Tribunal is just and proper eompensation in the facts arKt drcumstances of the present case. 8) Taking cumutative view of the number and nsrture of the injuries found to have been sustained lay the appellant / daimant irt the motor accident; the amount proved to have been spent bytfte ^peHant on his treatment; the pain antf suffering 8ie a^etlar^ suffered on acGount of the injurt^ suslamKt ty him in tt>e n>ot(ar accident; andthepecuniarylosstheappeaianlsufferectonaGcountjtif his remaining bed ridden due tp the injuries, we are of the of»n<on that lump sum of Rs.10,000/- would be justand prcyer compensala^ inthefactsandcircumstancesofthepresentcase. j 9} The appeal filed by the claimant for enhancement of ttte compensatton, therefore, isallowed in part and the compenKrtio^ Rs.2,000/- awarded by the Tribunal is enhancwt to Rs:t0,( inclusiveoftheinterestontheenhanGWIamountofGOrnOenss^or); 10) ResjWnclent No.3 New |lndia Insurance Gompanyj tJnftite^i ktf: granted three months' time to cleposit the amount fflfjRsit,Cl|(pf- (s i.1i ^<s"% 1 "VS 5i :^ "iy^as.-"' ^ ''"-^'SE®?1•'"''" 4 |ja|j.n^ 1:^*1 (Rs.10,OOQ/-, jiow awarded - Rs.2,000/-, -already depositod to satisfactton of th&impugned award) beforethe conGemlng Clabns Tribunal. JJJ No order as to costs. Sd/- Chief Jiistice Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge " ii 1!