HIGHCOURT OFGHHATnSGARHATBILASPUR M.Adlto.48W2003 D.B.; HON'BLE SMRI JUSTlGE SUNIL KUMARSINHA & :HC3 Bl-ESHRl'Jl^K^^L.JHAN¥ SR.::.,/ .','.'••- APPELLANTS 1 2 4 5 RESPONDENTS 3 Smt. Garmsite Kayr, aged about 23 years, Wio Late Shri LabhSingh Sanchan Singh aged aboyt 3 yeare, S/o 1-ate Shri Labh Singh, Minor through its Guardian m'bther Smt. GarmaleKaur Ku Sapna Kaur, aged about 1 year, D/o Late Shri Labh SingH, Minor through its Qyardian mothsr Smt. GarmateKaur, Al[ ^ rasidenS of MoKan CHaufian, Near Shiv Mancttr, Rancln, Raipur (C.©.) Karam Singh aged about §2 years, S/o Late Shri Ramniia!, Smt. Dharam Ksiur, aged abput 57 years, W/o Shri Karam Singh,' Permanent Aycl-Viil-Saepta, P.0. Ame, Dist.-Kurukshetra, Haryana, At present resislerrt of Smt.Garmale Kaur, Near Shiv Mandir, Pandri.Raipuf^.G.) Versus MuTliS/pNotknown,DriverQf TrackNo.MP 23 BA 9001, Through Rakesh ,)8g@i, G/o Jaggi Tyres, Sineihi Market, RaiRur(G.G.) Rakesh Jaggi, S/o^SBri 8.D. Jaggi, Owner of Tmek No^MP- 23 D A SOOI J|aggi Tyres, sjndWMa|rt^t;Ra'|s|j|6C^[.) OHentat !nsuranc&%©omgany Itd,, ^nsyjper of T(uet(5No31WP J23fD^;i®0©1;:||hr^y|||Bta|ch^ Manage'r Office,) ^sUxayeer Goushala, K.K. R&aSJ Ra^iur •<G.^^:-V., ;.^. • 'E?" .A. No.480/2003 APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLES :/l:AeT: .; •:':': AppeaFance: .••::,;,:- - : : ' Mr. Dtltp Dubey, Adva^te appeare on behalf of Mr. N K- Vyas, CounsetfbrtheappeIIants. _ Mr, A K. Atbaley, Counsel^pr resROFt'Elienf' No 3 ^ :ORfti-;:©RE»ER:y:"i:" •" •:1--:; .— (22.10.20'10) The following prder of the Court was passedby Sunil KumarSinha. J: The appelliants/claimants have filed thjs appeial, for enhancement of eompensptjon awarded in Clsim Cgse No 155QOQ1 hy the Fourth ^ddjtional Motor Acciderrt Claims TrJbungl.Raipurxfdeavvarddated 06 02.20^ The appellant^ unfQrtonate NdOw, m parents Qf (tecegsecl -Labli Sfnsh, filed a claim petition ynder Section ISSAofthe Motor Vehjcles Aet elaimihg cpmpensationof Rs.10,70,ODW- fbr hj^ deatb in the motor accident, which tpok placeon 12092001, whenthedeceasedwasdashedbytbe offendiog truck teanng registotion ^ No.MP-23-D-A 9001 pn account ofrashand n^ligent dnving ofAhesaidtruckbyltsdriyer. The appellarits/claimants pleaded that the deceased was aged about 26 years; he was working-ss atryck dnver; aod was eaming Rs.4000/- per month The appetlaiTts/clainiantsexamined Gurmail Kaur (AW-1), Karam Sinati (AW-2) and Yashd^sep Singh Bobby (AW^ in syppqrt of thejr clafm petttion^^^w^ the respor>dentsdidnQte)Mnajneanywjtgessinrebuttal The Trtbifnal, on a cfose scrutiny of the ewdence ;adduGed belwe it, held that the dgceased-wa^ gamjng RS.250W- per month and Rs.30,OOQ/-| per annum. By dedi.K^lr^ 1^"1 tssvrards the pter$onalexpen?^ofthedeceased,theanRtial^p d|r^ofthe appellants vra^j^rt<ed]out to !^.^^^ multiptjer of 16 to th&said annuat depginctency ef B&20,^^ .csompensatton was worl<ed out to Rs.3,20;OCT3^ By aclding a ^ 1 y I V] f" 1 [IIiHBI ^^imm^CT^aiii .A;NoA8(M2003 further sum of Rs.lO.OOO/- under other heads, the totgt amount of compensation was worked put to Rs.3,30,QOO/-, whlch the Tribunal awarded to the appellantsas compensgtjon for the death of deceased Labh Singh In the motor acciclent whfch took place on 12.09 2001 TheTribunalalsoavt@rdedinterest@ 9% perartnym from the date of filing of the claim petitioh till the date of actual payment; Learned eounsel for the appellants submite that the iReome was not prQperly assgssed; theffiultiplier was not prpper; and no amount towards funera( expenses wa| %^rded IQ thegaRRgttsirite He prays for syitable enhancement^^ (^^ the amount of compensptiQn. On the other Hancl^ele%med counsel for the InsuranGe Comp^oy pRposesjEbe^^^mente a^ tlie avrard issedbytft&jClaimsTribunal. We have heard leamedcounsel foir ffiie parti^ at tength and have also perysedthe records of the clairn case Though the claimants pleaded that the de^eas^ earnirg Rs.-4QOQ/- as a truck driver, but the employer of the deceased -Yashdeep Singh BQbby (Ayy-^ deposed thaf he was payir® salgry jof Rs.ZSUV- pffir rtiDOth and was als6 paying allowance of Rs100/- per day to the decea^d. On the above evidence of the employer, theTribunat Held that th^ deGeased was eamjng Rs,2§0(KfcperJroftntbland R9.30,OQO/- per annurrt,. We do not find anyfault in asse^ment of the incoroe o^^ deceased bythe^nbimal, beeayse,theTnbynalhasacGeptedthe version of the eniployer pf the cjeeease^l So far as multjptier is concemea, the deeeasect <was aged about26 yeaTs;Miswdowv^ageda|out33yeatS^bis||^ minQr childrenwereagedaboyt3yearsand1y®ar;aridtitspaFentsw^re also dependent On him, thCTefore, the muttipliierjof 116 tjised by the Tribuiral jn ligl^^the^K^m ofthe A^^'Gourt p ^ai^VwmafSn^SH^oiChsrs^^D^SIT^ii^Kj^WSigxH^S^ .A.NOA80S803 tilllli. Wlyfft and anotlier. (2009} 6 S.C.C. f21. app^irs to be some what on the lower side. Looklng to the above.facts and c(roumstanc»softhe case, as laid down in Safte VienBa ffimt) /Suora). we deem it ai^ropriate tp applythe multiplfer <M:17 inthismatter^By applying multiplierof 17 to the annual dependency of Rs20,00p/-, the compenssrtion works out to Rs-3,40i000/- The Tribunal has awarded Rs.IO 000/-underotherheads,butit has not awarded any amQynt^tc^r^s the funeratexpenses of the de^ therefore, award a sum of Rs.lS^OQ/- yr^r^^ heads and the total amount of compensation now js yuorkecl out to Rs.3,55,OOp/-.TheTribyRa!tiasalFeadyawaFdedRs.3,W,00(»-By dedu(^r^Rs3,30,OOOAfromRs, 3,55.000^, thebatancearnount comes to Rs.ZS.OQCW- T'l-ie.appellafrtsitelaimante are flius entitted to receive a sum 6f Rs^,OQQfe as the enhance^ cOmpeRisationiforthed^h^t^ecleci^se^lntlwmotor^ whtehtook place on 12.09 2001 To avoid further complieations and looking to the tlelay caused in disposal of the ctaim petttiort as also the elaimants appeal and thatthe tasurance Cornpany slone carmot be bl^^ for such delay, we deem X apprQprjate to quantify the interest, whichwequarrtifyasRs-2500/-inthisniatter Therefore, the appetlai'rts are entittal to.receive a sym of Rs27^X)/- ; (Rs^5,QOOA- as the enhanced amount of cornpensation^ Rs^OQ^ gsAI%ai7iO!unt ofquantlfied interest on theenhancedamQynt)'wt)lchtlheysball-recehrefromthelnsurance CompgijF)yi^»,&p,:--'"',';:'::;.: , . : . . • The Orlental Insurance Coropany,LM./rgspondent NQ.S is granted 3 months time to deposit the amourtt befor^ tRfeconcerned Claims Tribunal I i The appeays allowedtofhe extent indteated abo^^ :-e» shall be no order as]to ^st(^. Sd/- .."'"-% SunirKumar Sinha Judge 8d/" R.L. Jhanwar Judgfr ^'. .-, M —^.& ^~: