'?.••' v K, IN THE HON'BLE HIGH CQURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR / 2010 M.A. fC) No. APBELLANT .A No.3) The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Through : The Bran-ch Manager Main Road Jagdalpur, Distt : Bastar (C.G.) VERSUS' R.ESPONDENTS j? J,. Smt.Ragni Masih W/o Late Vinod Masih, ^ Claimants Aged about 38 years Rahulraj Masih S/o Late Vinod Masih, Aged about 10 years ^; \'^ l..y>^e €\y v^ &^>€' ^'3^^-Ramolaraj Masih S/o Late Vinod Masih, Aged about 8 years, Respondent no.2 & 3 are ininors ' through Natural guardian ClaimanfrNo.l (Mother) Smt. Mani Masih W/o M.Narayan, Aged about 60 years M.Narayan Masih S/o Late Maliya Masih Aged about 69 years Res. No.l to 5 are R/o Shanti Nagar Ward, Jagdalpur, Disft :Bastar (C.G.) Mohd. Aslam Khan S/o Late Abdul Habib, Aged about 40 years, R/o Durga chowk, Jagdalpur -— (Driver of vehicle) ^f^ Smt.Vijayalaxrai Shrivastava, W/o Not Known,Aged about 55 years, R/o Samund Chowk, Jagdalpur — .(Owner of vehicle) APPEAL . UNDER SECTION 173 OP MOTOR VEHICLE ACT (N.ANo. 1 852) x AGAINST THEAWARD/ORDERDATED 27.11.2009 PASSED BY LEARNED THIRD ADDITIONAL MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL, BASTAR PLACE JAGDALPUR fPRESIDING OFFICER SHRI JiAJNEESH SHRIVASTAVA) PASSEJ3 IN CLAIM CASE NQ_ ~y_ \ ^«.-<:y^— 351709. COPY OFAWARD DATED 27.11.09 ISFILEDHEREWITH AS 'ANNEXUREA-l'. 'w- 4'^>f' b^WuttW^_J3(B^»&ifc*tfM. -^ ^SSOISO/- td fc&in^ qon^-e^ "2 HICBieODRTCTTOIHATTnBQAiai.BHAWPUR DB: Ilon'blet.M.QigKMttU tk - H<>Bn>teGHui.M«amiaft.nHaMK».M APPBMAMT: MBWM^BBia: M. A. »MO. TWaOI.O ^, 'fbeOtia^^IasvtKassceCom^a^ Vs. Saufc Ragnl Masffli A-®thcrs flBsc. AraBfti. umnai en<Mi ITS ¥®BseaB aNKWOR V^IICL&BykCT. 1988 - AVP'emwswK : ' 11:\. '' . : • Mr. Hnnnnian RtasadAgiBansd,, cauaselfortheapgeBaBt .Bfe.SantosItBIiai'at.GOUaselfiM-resiKaideatno.l. Mr. Pratesh Tmari, counsel for respoadeat ao.6. <:,' Verl.it.WJtWasi.J. ORAb OKBBR yi'Koe.aiti) 1. Ttus appeal' tta» feecayffled by tiae IitsUBMac& CiMBpany agaaist-theiiapugBeAawaxddated 27.11.200&passedbyIH ASaQl. Motor Aocident Claixus Tribimal, JagdalpUEr Distriet Bastar, (C.G) ia CIaim Case No.351/^09 so feu- as it Belates •L to the dircctioa to thc appcUaut to p^r flie eoinpcnsatien to fhe clalxnants and then xecover finona fhe owaer. 2. Brief facts of ttie case as per thc wersioa of claimaate ape that oa 07.05.2006 deeeased Vmod Masih along-with <aie Santosh was goixig to R%at^ar on a niotpTcycle. On &e way, at about 6.30 p.m., onc Tata 407 bcamag Reyit. No.e.0.17- ZB/0348 (oflfeiuiiag vehicl^ wtucht was bemg -driwen by respondcnt no.6 in ai^h andnegligeatinaaiierdiaSUedfhe motoicycle near vfllaac Dodrepal, P.S. Jaadalpur. as a resiilt •<9' of wtoich, Vinod Masifa dted on fhe sipofc At tfae time of accident, (he deceascdwas agal abowe 35 yeaas. He was worldng as drwcr ia Mahawir Transport and was caming Rs.8000/- permonlli. The claimante belng depeiidente/le^l rcpresentatives have fited Glaim petttSon u/s 166 ofthc Motor Vehicles Act for fhe award of compensation to ttie ftuae of Rs.l3,04,000/-.<m vanous heads. 3. Thc learacd ClauasTribziaalheMfhattheofifeiuHngVeIucle wluch was bcing drivcn by respondcnt no.6 in a I'ashand negKgcat manner dashed tfae motoEcycle, ^ a icsult of which, deccased died aad it M iiot provad ttiat»(hcaccadent occuxicd due to rasli and aegl%ent driving ofMotoBcycte and thera was breach ofpoUcy coaditions. 4. We have heacd tearaed ootuaaclfor the pactics aad toave also goiic throtigh thejecoxdsoftiieTribuBflL S. T'hestaxMloffeeappeBautisfhatwhenleamedTtibuDaItos held that fhe InsuraiK^ CoaapaBy to not liabte to p^ fec amount crf' coxapeasation, fhe directton to pay and XBCOVW fi»mrespoadent no.7 hCTem is iiotsustaiBdblc. 6. Ifa tfae case of Itettonal InaluaM» Coaqwu^ Wfc 8nwu» -SIn^idk others1 Hpa'ble ApNc Gourt has bield fhatla acaae of a third-party accident (he- liabiU^r of lUe irisuTaace ccuDpaay to satisfy the decree at the firstsiastance aad to recover fhe awarded aiaouat fix>m fhe owner or driyer ftierectf has been holdu^ fhe fieM for a Ipng tiine. It is a wdl-scttied rute of law aad abouM not oHlmarifyi-toe devjated feoi. Furfher itfaas been directed that 'Wlicre &n adpaiicatiou of K ; (yuufl 38uu ayz f^ <• ^ the c]aina uader fhe Act fhe Tribunal amves at a ccxnclusifn that the insurer has sattsfactor^T prcwed ite defcace ia acconlance wifh the provisions ofSectitm 149(2) read with sub-section (7), as Ittterpreted by •ttus Coiut aibove, fhe Tribunal caa direct that the msiucr is liafcle to be reim.bttrsed by fhe iasiired for flic campeasatton aad oltoer amounts whteh it has been compcUed to pay to fhe fluad party under fhc awaid offhe 1'ribunal. Sucll detei-mmation of claim by the Tribuaal wffl be enfoiceable aiid the inoajey fozmd duc to thc iasurer fi?oin ttie iusured wiB be ificavess&aite on a eertfficate fasucd by fhe Tiibuiwl to ttee Collector in thc same aaanner uxidcr Sectlon 174 affhe Aetasairoarsoflaad revenuc. The certificate wiU be issued for tbe rccovety aa arrears oftand reveniie only S, as »eguiredby sub-acctioa (3^ 1 - ' •. of Sectfon 168 of the Act fhe iasured faffls to deposit the aiaouiit awaided in favour of the insurer wiBua thirty dEys fiom the date of aitaoaaceinent of the awsud by Qae TnbuiiaL" 7. But in a recent deciaon, Kattoaal Inannuiee Co. Ud. vs. Panatluienl tuid auothCT3, Hoa'bte Supreme Gourt wlafle makmg aa observatiDn fhatwhcn a peTson has no UabiMty to ^ • ' . . • ' ' pay at aU how caa it be compeBed to pay ? It niay tahe yeasa for thc Insurance Gompaay to reeover the amouat flom ttte owner of fhe velucte aad tt is also possibte fhat for s<ane reason the recovery may not be possible at all. The appeal ia question has been referred to ttie larger Bcac& to decide flie foBowing questfon : "(l) If an tosurance Compaay can prove that itdoeB aat have aay liabilitf to p^ ary amouat ia tew to the (2009) 8 SCC 785 %' claimants uader (he Bfetor Vehictes Act or aay other eaacteiea^ can tite Gourt yet compel it to pay ffae amount m question pwng it libcrty to later on recover the saBEte feoin ttaecwaer ofthe vchtele ? (2) Caa suc& a ditiectfeia be groen under Ar&fe 142 ofthe Gonstituttea, and wliat is fhe sccspe ofArtiete 142 ? Does Article 142 permit thc Oourt to create a liabUily where there isaoaeV * 8. Learaed counsel or the appeBant faas also:. pteced relBace on a decteion in OnEentuI JnaBraaceOB. IML 99. llantappam, and ffthers3, in wbich the firilowmg dicectioa has been ^vat inpara -8 : " TherefoBe, whfle setting asldc llie judgtacnt of fhe W^a. Court we direct in terms crfwhat has been stated in Bagit Kaur's ease (supr^ ttoat tt»mauBer sdtall pay the quaatum of eompeasatioai fixed by the TObuaal, about which tbere was no dtopute rateed, to the lespoiidcnts-claiaaants withm. thxee mon&s from today. Por fhe puipose ofrecoveriag fhe same fl'om fhc Bisured, fhe tosurer sIiaB not be requircd to ffic a smt It inay irutiate a pToceedmg bcfoxc Ae coaeeaied Bxecutiag Court as if thc dispute betweai ttoe insua3BT and the owner was the subject naatter ofdeteruuaation before Qie Trflbunal aad tfae issiiB 1s deeided agamst the owncr and in favour ofthe insuicr. Before release of the amount to fhc insured, owner of thc vrihicte shaB be issued a noticc aad he sfaaH be icqum'ed to fumish seciuity for the entire aDaouxri: •wfa&dt'-the < iasurer wffl pay to the clauaants. The afifending vetoicte sIiaBbeattachcd, as a partoffhe sccuri^. Ifaaecessity ariscs fhe BxecutingCourt stoaa take assis-teice offbe . concemed Reponal Traasport authotfiy. The Bxecutiag Court shaB psss appBopriate brdcrs to accordance wifh ]aw as to fhe naaiiaer itt wMch tfae insured, owner of the vchicle sfaall inake paymeat to fhe insurer. la case tfaere is aay defa»Aitsba&ts open to the Executiag Gourt to dlrcot sesSsatiocL by disposal of fhe securities to bc fiunished orfioin any '2004AIR SCW9SS na g;^5dS^;'&^^ ^y-'-^ ^^*^. ^. f &,,. ^&B... '&. '"»,.-rf" £' ottier pTO'pertyorpropertfeStrftheowiieroflShe'wcIucle, fhe msured. Tfe appealis disposed ofin Ifae afoccsaid tenas, with no order as to costs. In wiew of thc directions and obserwatioas ghrea by thc HonTale Supreine Courtin the afosesaid decisioiis, the appeal is disposed of ia thc afi?resaid teFnas that the appdlaat/lasuraace Compaay shafl pay fhe compeasatioa to the claitaaats and thereafter recover tlw sfflae ftom fhc owner. as h^ been (lirected by fhe TribuaaL No Oader as to costs.—— — !T Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- __- G. Minhajuddin Judge y~" Rao