^. ^gii^r HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR DIVISION BENCH Coram HON'BLE SHRI RAJEEV GUPTA,CJ. & HON'BLE SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINHA, J. Misc. Appeal (C.)No. 427 of 2006 Appellant Claimant Kumari Meena @ Meenakshi Shrivas D/o N.R. Shrivas aged about 19 years R/o Village Dhaneli Kanhar Tahsil Kanker District North Bastar, Kanker (C.G.). Versys Respondents Rati Ram Dewangan S/o Ram Prasad Dewangan aged about 30 years R/o Village saregpal Tahsil and District Kanker(CG) (OWNER) National Insurance Company LJmited R.N.S. Division Jagdaipur District Bastar (INSURER) Memo of Misc. Appeal under Section 173 ofthe Motor Vehicte Act 1988 Present: Shri Vishnu Koshta and Shri N.P. Koshta, learned counsel for the appellant. None for respondent No.1 though served. Shri Dashrath Gupta, learned counsel for respondent No.2. ORDER (22nd June, 2009) The following order of the Court was passed by Rajeev Gupta, CJ.: Appellant/ claimant Meena @ Meenakshi Shrivas is seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the First Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kanker, (for short 'the Tribunal') vide award dated 02.08.2006, passed in Claim Case No.0^2004. ^ ^ 2. As against the compensation of Rs.6,00,000/- claimed by the appellant/ claimant by filing a claim petitlon under Section 166of the Motor Vehicles Act for the injuries sustained by her in the motor accident on 06.07.2003, the Tribunal awarded a total sum of Rs.10,000/- as compensation along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till the date of actual payment. 3. Shri Vishnu Koshta and Shri N.P. Koshta, leamed counsel for the appellant submitted that though the appellant/ claimant sustained serious injuries in the motor accident, the Tribunal has erred in awarding low compensation of Rs.10,000/-only. 4. The Tribunal has found that appellant/ claimant Meena @ Meenakshi Shrivas sustained injuries in the motor accident on 06.07.2003. The Tribunal in para 9 of the award refemng to the injury report of the claimant (Ex.P/3C) found that the claimant was admitted in Dhamtari Christian Hospital on 06.07.2003. The Tribunal further found that there was an injury on her upper lip. According to the claimant, the corresponding external Injury on her upper lip resulted in up-rooting of her two teeth and she remalned admitted in hospital for a period of more than ten days till 17.07.2003. 5. The compensation of Rs.10,000/- awarded by the Tribunal when examlned in the context of the above-mentioned broad features ofthe case, we are ofthe opinion, is certainly on the lower side and deserves to be enhanced suitably. "•7 6. In our considered view, award of further sum of Rs.7,500/- including the interest component would make the totat compensation of Rs.17.500/- as just and proper compensation in the case. 7. For the foregoing reasons the appeal filed by the appellant/ clajmant is allowed in part. The compensation of Rs.10,000/- awarded by the Tribunal is enhanced to Rs.17,500/- inclusive of interest component on the enhanced amount of compensation. 8. Respondent No.2 National Insurance Company Limited is granted two months' time for depositing the enhanced amount of Rs.7,500/- before the conceming Claims Tribunal. 9. No order as to costs^ subbu Sd/- ChiefJustice / Sd/- Sunil Kumar Sinha Judge )