HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH, B1LASPUR M.A.tC). No. 242 of 2007 Single Bench : Hon'ble Shri Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh, J. Appellants Claimant ResBondents Non-Claimants Bhupendra S/o Ashok Patel, aged about 9 years, Minor through his natural guardian Sukhbati, W/o Ashok Patel, aged about 40 years, R/o Makeshwar Ward, Dhamtari, Tahsil and District Dhamtari (C.G.) Versys Krishna Chand, S/o Budhiyar Sahu, aged about 32 years, R/o Banshpara, NarharpUr, Tahsil Narharpur, District Kanker (C.G.) Govardhan Lal, S/o Kaliram Jain (Sinha) R/o Village Kishanpuri, Tahsil Narharpur, District Kanker (C.G.). National Insurance Company Limited, G.E. Road, Raipur, District Raipur (C.G.) APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF MOTOR VEHICLEACT Present: Smt. Indira Tripathi, counsel for the appellanVctaimant. Shri Dashrath Gupta, counsel for respondent No.l/lnsurance-Company. ORAL ORDER (Passed on 03.8.2007) Being aggrieved by the award dated 25.01.2007 passed in Claims Case No.06 of 2006 by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Dhamtari (henceforth, 'the M.A.C.T.) whereby a sum of Rs.40,200/- has been awarded towards compensation, the appeltant/claimant has preferred this appeal for enhancement. ^ a- 2. During the course of arguments, a settlement was arrived at amicably between the appellant and insurance-company wherein the learned counsel for the respondent/insurer agreed to pay an additional sum of Rs.21,000/- as compensation to the claimants besides the sum already awarded by the M.A.C.T. 3. In view of the amicable settlement arrived at between the appellant and the insurance-Company, the award passed bythe M.A.C.T. Dhamtari in Claim Case No. 06 of 2006 is modified. In additionto the amount already awarded by the M.A.C.T., an additional sum of Rs.21,000/- is awarded which shall be deposited by the insurance-Company in the M.A.C.T. within one month from today, failing which, the insurance-Company shall also be liable to pay interest @ 6% per annum from the date of application till realisation. 4. With the aforesaid direction, the appeal stands disposed of. A copy of this order be sent forthwith to the M.A.C.T. -———____ Sd/- DUip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge ^rrv\