'"% HIGH COURT OF GMHATTISGARH AT BIL.ASPUR DIVISIOMBENCH lilliilftl CQRAM: 1^3BI^SHRtf^EEV<WI^<^. HON'Bt^St^SU^ ApDellant Claimant Respondents Non-appllcants Misc. Appeal No.338of 20B3 Smt. Saroj Stiarma, ^ed about 40 yre, w/6 Subhash Shanna, %&. Udhyog Nagari; ghanpuri, P.0. Birgaon, aistrtet Raipur(C.G.) . Versus 1. Jalandhar Tandj, S/o Navaji Tand|, R/o Tnrnurty l*lagar, near Shiv Miandir, Raipur,tiist:Raipur(C.G.) 2. Prat^h ^rnar, S/o. S.P. ¥idhyarthi, R/o. M.l.G.-®,Kabir N^ar, ^Ring ftoad No.2, Hirapur, P;0. Hirapur, dist: Raipur 3. Tlie Niew India Insurance Co. Ud. tHrougM Divisional Wa"s®®i"<D>yisional Offiee, JailRoad, Raipur (G.Q.) Miscellaneous aDpeal undei" Section 173^of[the Rlo^EirVeliieiesAct Present: Shri S.C.yerma, leamedcounsel forthe appellant, Shri H.P. Agrawal, teamed counsel for respondlent /No.3. '. ;. ! :' .:';:/.. . - .' ';'::': • o E'R (30thAugust,2010) •••<- ^ . ' . . • • ."• . • .. • The fotlowing order af the Gourt was^^^^^^^^p :Rajeev<^pta,^C,J.i;, :;:,.:.;.: :-.^ </ Appe ant Snat. Saroj?SNEiF^is^ compensatiQn ^ardedsbyLtte TOir ^^ tiii''!II: t'irssT^FMiT'tiii^^i^ ^^tes^^^^ MCMSr A<M<fcnt B': i'fi^^g^SS' f 'iS}SS. U .;^i^ -s.<i, . ;^ ^s^>. % Claims Trtbunal, Raipur (for short the Tribunal') vide award dated 20.12.2002, passed inetelm case No.57/2002. 2) As againstthe oompensationof Rs.10,00,000/-claimed by the appellant/ claimant by flling a claim petition under Section 166 ofthe Motor Vehicles Act,for the injuries sustained by her in the motor accidenton 14.06.M01, theTribunat awardeda totatsumof Rs.25,000/-as compensation along with interest @ 9% per annum from the date of Titing ofthe claim petition till the date of actual payment. 3) The Tribunal 6n aclose serutjny of the entjre evidence ted before it held thatclaimant Smt. Sarqj Sharma su^iined multiple injuries in the motor accittent on 14.C^.2CX}1; the acctelent occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the driver pf the offending vehtele Tata Sumo bearing registration No. B.R.J.-a)32; as the offending vehicle Tata Sumo on tHe date of We accident was jnsured with ihe New India Insurance Company Limjted, the Insurance Gompany was liable to pay compensation to the claimant. 4) As the respondents have not flted any appeal against the award, the above flndings recordal by the Tribunal have now attainedfinality. 5) The Tribunal consMering the number and nature of ie injuriesprovedtohavebeensustainedbytiieappellanVelaimantlrT the motor accyent anclttieamount proved to haw beensjwrt ©n the treatment, awarded RsL25,{XX3/- as compWsatlon to ffi^ 1 S 'T'niTC"'—''-"""•""•" ^^- -r"1'—' ^-•(••^i .,:,<^.,. "i '^-^^ ^QES^^'' 3 l li iii J i claimant. The Tribunal further directed payment of interest on the above amount of compensation of Rs.25,000/- @ 9% per annum from the dafe of filing ofthe claim petition till the date 6f astual payment 6) Shri S.C.Verma, leamed counsel forthe appellant submitted that the Tribunal has erred in awarding tow eompensatjon of Rs.25,000/- only though the appellant/claimant susteined multiple serious injuries including fractures in fheniotor accident resulting in permanent disability to the extent of 15%. 7) Shri H.P.Agrawal, leamedcounsel forrespondentNo. 3the New India Insurance (^mpat^ lymit^ the other hand, submitted that the compensation of Rs.25,000/- awarded by the Tribunal is just and proper compensation in the facte and circumstancesofthepre^aTt case. 8) From para 22 of the awaFd we gatherthat the Tribunal has awarded Rs.10,000/- towards medical oqwnses and RS.1S,aX)/- towards the injuriessuffei^ bytheclaimant in the motoraccident. Thus, it is apparent that the Tribunal has not awarded any sum towards (Mjn and suffering. 9) Inourppinion, asumofRs.5,000/-oug(ittoha^avrardedto the claimant tcwarcts pain and suffering on accourrt of the injuries susteined by her in the motbr acGident. 10) Theappeal filed bythe apipellany'claimant flarjBBhaneement ofthe compiensatlQn, therefbre, isallowed in part. T'heappellant/ claimarrtisfurtherawardedaSumofRs.5,000/-inGttKiveoliintBi^t iii 4i Ai ^ subbu component on theenhanced amount of compensation, in addttlon tothesum of Rs.25,000/-EBwarded bytheTribunat. 11) Respondent No.3 the N»wIndia Insurance Company Limtted is granted three months' time for ciepositing the further sum of Rs.5,000/- before the conceming claims Tribunal. 12) No order as to costs. Sd/- ChiefJustice / Sd/- [.aKiar Sinha Judge 1 f^-^^-^--!^-^ i~VfialsF,S3SKSSKC'