C.l BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MISC. APPEAL fC1 N0. z^o /2010 ie?..f""'T^."s!T APPELLANT Non-applicant No. 2 (Owner of Auto C.G. 12/8481) RESPONDENT No.l/ Applicant RESPONDENT N0.2/ Non- Applicant no. 3 RESPONDET N0. 3/ Non-applicant No. 1 RESPONDENT N0. 4/ Non-applicant No. 4 RESPONDENT N0. 5 / Non-appUcant No. 5 -^. ^ Vinay Kumar Roy (Owner of Vehicle) S/oA.C.Roy, a^-35'y^. Address- S.T.D., P.C.O. Jailgaon Chowk Darri, Tahsil Katghora, Police Station- Darri, District Korba (C.G.) Versus Mrs. Jyoti Mahant, aged about 20 yrs. Wd/o Late Sheetal Das, caste Manikpuri,R/o Rajeev Nagar, B.S.B.K. Colony, West Darri- Korba, Police Station- Darri. District Korba. At present - house of Mr. Pancham Das, near Gupta Kirana Shop, lUmaliduggu- sitamani, Korba Police Station Korba, Tahsil 85 District Korba (C.G^ Mr. Branch Manager, The Oriental Insurance Corapany Limited, Branch Office Korba, Dista-ict Korba (C.G.). Deepak Kumar Tekam, S/o Chhote Lal (Driver) Address- Ayodhya Nagar, Jailgaon, Chowk Darri, Tahsil - Katghora, PoUce station - Darri, District Korba (C.G.). Kanwal Das, aged about 55 years, S/o Shri Chherka Das, Qtr. No. E-491, Kailash Vihar, Darri, HTPP Colony (West) Tahsil - Katghora, Police Station- Darri, District - Korba (C.G.). Mrs. Photo Bai, aged about 46 years, W/o Shri Kanwal Das, caste Manikpuri, Address - Qtr. No. E-491, Kailash Vihar, Darri, HTPP Colony (West), Tahsil Katghora, Police Station- Darri, District Korba (C.G.). !<1! j^l (r? MEMORANDUM OF APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF MOTOR VEHICLE ACT, 1988 TO SET-ASIDE THE IMPUGNED AWARDDATED 10.02.2010. / \A HICTH COURT 0V CHHAmSQARH AT BItASPUR M.A. (CINQ. 264 OF 2010 APPELLANT/ Non-AppBcaut IKp.S (Owner of Auto c.0.12/848lT KB8PONDBNTS Vuiay Kuiuar Roy Varsas Divisional Mauager, Oriental Insiuance Coaipany Limited aad othcrs. APPELLANT/ Npa-AppUcaat^No.2 (Qwner of Autp c.0.12/8481t RBSPONDBMT8 M,A.(C) N0.270 JOSL2010 Viiiay Kuium' Ruy Ven»» Mrs. Jvoti Mahaut and otliers. APPEAL8 UMDBR BBCnOK 173 OF THB MtYTOR VBHICLB8 ACT.1988 Dlvialon Benehs Honlkte 8h»tI.M. Onddtwl & Hon'bte Sluri 0. BUahaluddia. JJ. Present: Shri Vinod Deshiaukh aad Shri Manish Kuinar Kashyap, couasel for the appellaiit in both the appcals, Shri Pravesh Shanaaa, counsel for respoadent No. 1. Shri Basaat Kaiwartya, couasel for claunaat/ respoudeut No.2 in M.A.(C) No.264/2010. Ms. ilyoti Rathorc, coiinscl for claiinant/ rcspondent No.l in M.A.(C) No. 270/2010. ORALORDBR (Passed oa lSt!I day ofFetwaary, 2012} Pst Dr. I.M. Quddusl^J. 1. M.A.(C) Nos. 264/2010 & 270/2010 fited by the appeU&at- owjier of ftie offcudiug vchicle arc bcing decidcd by this conuaon order, as bofh. these appeals have bcen pfeferred agaiast thc award dated,10-02-2010 passed by ttic tearncd 2ml Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, (P.T.C.), Korba (for short 'fhe Claiuis Tribunal') iu two dtffer&at 5. Claim Casea No. 190/07 & 84/07 artoiag out of the sajaae accidcnt which took place oa 07-12-2006. Respondent No.l ia M.A.(Q No. 270/2010 has also fited a cross-appeal seeking cnhaflccment of ttw compeas,^ n awarded by fhe CIaims Tribunat Bricffacts ofthc caasc, as per vcisionoffhc claimants, &<> that on 07-12-2006 at about 11.30 a.m., clalmant Mcghnath along wlfh dcccascd Sheetal Das was conuag froxa Darri to Korba on inotorcycle bcariag registration No.CG-12/B-0360. On ttie way neai- Kohadja, Charpax-a, the said iaotoixycte was dashed by the ofifeuding vducle auto (Minidoi) beariag rcgistratfon No.CG-12/8481, which was bcuig drivea by non-appUcant No. 1 Dcepak, in a i-ash and jMgUgent jnannef, as a residt of which claimeuit Meghnafh and Shectol Daa sustauied gricvous injurics, They were admitted la fhe District Hospital, Korba where Sheetal Das dled durii^ fhe eourae.oftreatmcat. Report of the incldent was todged ia fhe PoUec Chowki CSEB, Korl oa whteh ofleace undcr Scctions 279, 337, 338 & 304A of tfac IPC was xcgistered ^ainst thc xion-applfcant No. 1. ^ Thc claimnnts being tegal hcirs ofthe dcccascd Shectal Da» had fited a claim petltun uadcr Scctton 16G of thc Motor Veluctes Act, 1988 (for shortthe Act") before fhc Claims Tribunal claiming coiapensation of Rs.57,70,000/-. The injiuied/claicaant Meghxiath had also fUed a claim petition seeking compensation of Rs.17,40,000/- for the mjurtes suflfered by him in the said accidcnt Thc tearned Claims Tribunad on a close sctTitiny ofcatire evidence tod bcfore it, niaterial placed and subuussfons madc by thc parties, has award^d a sum of Rs.5,50,000/- for the dea-ttfc^pf the deceased (Sheetal Das) aad Rs. 1,05,000/ - to fhe injured/claimant Meghnafh along with interest @ 9% per nnnnm fi-om fhe date of appUcation. -^ 6. We have heard learned counsel for thc f»rticsaud perused the icapiigaed award as wcU as fhc reconl of tfac Claims TribiiaaL 7. Learned counsel for the appellaat subniits that though driver was haviag a valid and effective drivit^ liccncc but thc CIaims Tribunal has hdd that driver of the oflfeudii^ vchicle was not having a valid and effective driving licence aad festencd the Uability upon fhe appcUant/owner to pay thc compensation. 8. On perusal of (he registrattoa eertificate of the ofifending velucte, we found fhat the vebicle was "Light PubUc Servfce Vducte (LPSV)* and as siich, it waa a traasport vehiclc. Perusal of tfae iasuraiace poUcy abavrs fhat it was for a passcager carjyiBg coiamejtclal vehicle and thc drm&r ahouM have Uccncc authorizut^j bim to dt'we coaunarcjal vehicte. But in thc instant caac, tbe drwer ot (he ofifefldli^ vehicte was havlag a non-tcaasport Ught ^totor Vehicle lioeace Le. for a prwate Ljght Motar Vehicle. In tbese ciK;iuastaBccs, we are of (he opiaun that fhc lcaracd Claiins Tribuaal has righfty held that drivcr ofthe oJBfending vehfcte was not hayin^; a valid and cflectroe drjvu^( Uoenoc. 9. Learaed counsel fiy the appeDaat has ftirtlicr subuutted tbat {n thc injujy case Lc. CIaim Casc No. 190/2007. (he tieatiag doctor or any xacmbcr offhe Medfcal Boaid iasuing diaabiUly certificate 'baa not been examined. 10. 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Thus thc toted amouut ovcr the ofher hcads coxucs to Rs.25,000/-. Aftei' addiug thc amount of Rs.25.000/-, the claimants of fhc deceascd Sheetaldas is eutitkd to (he amount of toss of depeadeacy Rs.4,57,000/-. 16. Iu fhe result: (1) M.A.(C) No.264/2010 js aflowed iu part, sct aside the iaipzigned awanl aad remit thc matter (M.A.(q N0.2G4/20IO arising out ofClaim Casc No. 190/2007) back to thc Claims TrJbunal for taking dccision afresh. Thc toss of earaing capaclty ahaU also be assessed by fhe Claims Tribuaal after sumjnoning the inember of the Medical Board which issued the perman&at disabflily certificate. Needless to meation tfaat fbe partiea sbaU be aBowcd to anaead the pteadings, adducc ftufher evidcnce, fifc doctunents or gct tfac dociuacnts verjfied ete., fhereafter a dccision shaB bc taken afreah as carly as posaflble. Thc parties afaafl appear bcforc thc Claims Trlbunal on 03-04- 3013. The recoids of the Trlbuual shaU l»e seat back wifhout auy furfher delay. (2) M.A.(C) No. 270/2010 in daun Case No.84/2007 is aUowcd in part and the aiaount of thc coxapeasation is inodjfied to tfac cxtent that the claiinants would be cntifled to get Rs.4,57,000/- as couipensation along with simplc interest @ G% per annum fiiom fhe date offiliag ofthc claiin petition tiU fhe payinent is made, jojntfy and sevcraUy. 17. In vicw of the above, thc cross-appeal fitod by respondeat No.l in M.A.(C) No. 270/2010, seeking enltanceiacnt ofthc compensatton is hexeby disnussed. 18. It appeais fhat inadveftently Pk%e Nos. 11 & 12 ofthe award passed in Claim Case No. 190/07 have been anncxed witfa Che award passcd in CIaina Oaac No.84/07 and fhecefon; In fhe original award ofClaim Caae No. 190/07 Pafy No.ll & 12 are missing. Thercfore, the Claims Tribunal is djrccted to mialntnin bottt the dcs properly. 19. No onler as to costs. Sd/- Dr. I.M. Quddusi Judge SfU- G. Minhi^udW <~^ Kvr -^>- \