IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHAmSGARH AT BILASPUR M. A. fC] No. fetty /2011. Division Bsnck z APPELLANTS: CLAIMANTS: ^lLai. /\L«2. VERSUS RESPONDENTS: WON- APPLICANT No.l -NON- APPLICANT No.2 03. 04. 01. ^-" 0^| ^ Smt. Sahodra Bai W/o Late Sevak Ram, aged about 28 years. Sandeep Kuinar S/o Late Sevak Ram, aged about 12 years. (Minor). Seema Kumari S/o Late Sevak Ram, aged about 10 years. (Minor). Sandhya Kumari S/o Late Sevak Ram, aged about 7 years. (Minor). Appellants/ Claunants No.2 to 4 are minors represented by the Appellants/ Claimants No.l; Their mother 85 natural guardian. All residents of Vilage: Jarve, Police Out Post: Urga, Police Station: Kotwali Korba, Tahsil: Kartala, Dist: Korba, Chhattisgarh. Devi Singh Kanwar S/o Late Trilochan Singh Kanwar, aged about 62 years, R/o Vilage: Jarve, Police Out Post: Urga, Police Station: Kotwali Korba, Tahsil: Kartala, Dist: Korba, Chhattisgarh. United India Insurance Company Limited, Branch: Transport Nagar, Tahsil & Dist: Korba, Chhattisgarh. ^ APPEAL U/S 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT. 1988. B"V9S!S£& N wv^^w jrlS.<^TTSB.*m ^t^K ^ur¥1?_?.&wyT--f€3-^"^A^?T7 »/Ti •aS'BT aQV^vsv^ riiixii i/V.Uie'i,' ij^*' U£i£ljha.'i"£'i»s-?i^i€li^l'i' S£iLf^s^r'"UK. mi^ A ifrf-t*; -&~^^ j8;i°'<^ i-Mft /^tif^t-C •« i¥l<,^s..|^E i^^j. B^0^ %J:ii' -fisj^.X >.1l szui. saiiouai^. tsai azi^i ouicrs uevi ^io.g^i i\aiiwar aiia aiiouier. S.'SS'S'aS<t &'* ??%TTtwt'S5 SS i^"^rl^?^WT •S i"?113 ^*;1iSt j^'-y^'wi ?£^'dnIl,iw*tf*ESS '°?w<t"*.S'?d^1? ^i-n ».d~^?'- ^SkSTS^^^f V£S1^S^S%. iSSi£%^ S. l^SSS £, ^O ^?1? s. g'S.Sli ^S.s.^ i'^JfSi ¥SfO.i.^i.r^^ ^S.^/2-* ii^sviSiOiS Be£ie!£: tt©^'0iea&arx £.•^1.viiC£diiS£c^ Hoa'bls G. Mis.haiaddin. JJ. oun ivi.is.. t^^.eg, couiisei ior uie appciiaii.LS, Shri H.B. Agrawal, Senior Advocate aloiie wifh Shri J.K. couxisei lor respouci.ciit i^o,^i/ iiiSu-Tsxxcc Coinpaiiv. ^hT^ -.6 ? -.r^'^?'' ^K^si-- V£€Ui^^ (Passed OB 11th fiay of Koveinbef, 20S1) Wfa.^. ., T -a JP j^fc-^ ^£ -IS.^^ ^^ TT ces i.s.. yaffiausit «J. 'llus feppe&l ii&s Deeii iileci Dy tlie &ppeli£Liits/ci^iiu.aiits agaliist Uie liupugiisd aw&ru. dated 17-Q9-201Q passed iii Clfeiui Case No. 119/2009 bv uie Motor Accideiit Claiiiis TriJbuuaI, Korba (lor siiort "ID£ Ulajjiis 'I'nbuiial'L ciisiLUSsSjjig tuc: cla-iaj. ijettuuA. 2i. on&liacts ol tuc case fei.s per versloii ol uie claloiaiits, are Uidt tlie &ppellajit3^ cIcLuiiaiits were 'wlfe ciiid iiiuior clilldreii of t[i;e clecsased SeyaAr&jii. Respoij.dents/uon-appUcajits No. 1 & 2 were owLid' aua. iD-surer 01 XB.G iTacyjr-iiujiey, Deaniig regisTrauou. rs o. ^~\ -. •: a ff~:./ir\f" /^t '"• 's A f'~l .'t JB'; ~" .-.!.-..-I f^- f^ f •' P-. {'"•: C.'<-?. i.1-^/ ^'-K..1^ fcUlU •^/.•^T. 1 L-^\/ .^^t-UU. AL uie imie 01 accKieni, (rtt ^^^_ ^ •(_„ _ ._. -•S't ,t^-: .^ ^^ sewaKi's-Lu ^aeceaseai was worieuig as ir'actor anver uiicier x'espoiideiit No.l. Ori 09-03-2008, Sewakraio. was goiiig fbr the purpose of agriculturc: work fi'oin vjll^'e Dainkliaiiclia to viUag'e Jaive Lelcai', by driviiig tlie tTactor-ti'oUey. Wlille retujni.ag^ 011 the couti'ol aiid over tumed, &s & result of wlxlch he died on the spot, Oii iQioruiatloii beiiig giveii lii the Pollce Statloii Urga^ after reglsteria.g Uie oifeuce aud ilaal enc[Ldiyj tlie ixiatter was closed. At tiie tlaie of &ccideut tb.e deceased Sewaki'am. was aged 30 yeai's aiid per iiioiith, by doiiig woi^k as driver, .-^^~^K~<:'^~;.,_;' '^i»- ,^£S:^, "^:-1 iHjc appeiia-D.is/ciaj-niaiiLS- oeing isgaj. neirs anci legai represeuiaxivcs 01 uis aecea-sea iio.ct iiieci a ciaLui Deuuoxi uiicier C?,-^-..^^-. --- ^ ^O A .-.-?* -i-^-..-. 'k .J?--.•*..-. ---. T: T-/-.K-. ^-.''.----L -A --.-^ "! ?~i0<? f-f.'. -.1. --t'i-..-. ,^4- f-i-f-.-- f- -^y\ Hectioii 103-A ot ttxe Motor Veliicles Act, 1988 (tor sjiort 'tuc Actl ci.aj.miu.g a loiai ajiiouiii 01 coia.pensauon 01 i\s,i,j>,o<j?,uuu/~ agaiiisi uie respoiiaeiiLS/ noji-a.ppiicaiiis, lor uie aeaui oz sewai&rsjir laeceaseah ie< L/esi'iiea '^iSiius i iiuuiiaj. 011 a. ciosc SCITIUIIY 01 iue evicieii.ee [al placed aiid suoBiissioiis lu.ade by th.e pai'ties, aisiiiissea uie peuuou. TT7.^. ^„ __„. 3, We ha.ve Iieai'u. leaj'iied coiio.&el ±brthe par'tics aiid peiiised uie recoxxl of tlie Claiiiis Tribuj.ial as also th.e ioipugued awaitlt 6. Froixi peinsal ofuie records Qiuie Clauiis TriouTial, It 1s cleai' tliat tiie clalni petitioii iias beeii diSHiissed. 011 Uie gTouiiu- tiiat tlie accideiit ia questioii had t&keii place due to tlxe ri.egligeiice of the aece&sea niinseii, wuo was anvHig iiie veiiieie iLiacTor-troueyj roui tlie leariied Claim.s Tribunal has uot rioticed tliat tlie clRim. Detltloii was filed "aiider Sectlon 163-A oftlie Act. 7, Iij.,s'ut)-sectloii (2) ofSecti-oii 1G3-A ofthe Act provides tli&t io. auy ciaioj. lor' coiupeiisauoij. uiiaer suo-secuoii ^1;, uie ciaimaiit sliall iiot oe re^ulTed to plea.d. or establi.sli tlia.t u.ie dea.th. or periiiajieut disaDleineiit in respect of wliich tlie cl^loi lias been inade was due to auy wroiigiiil act or neglect or default of the o'wiiei oftlie velilcle or veliicles coiiceriiecl or ofaLiy oflier persoii. 8. Withiii laeaiiiiig of Uie words &B.y otb.ei persoii?, tlie victini als>o conies aiid Uieiefbre, ii tb.e accMeiit Ixad tajseii place due to tlie riegUgeuce of tlig: victiui/ d.eceased. •liiEXiself, tlj.e Saiiie cajj.iiot o& uouceci uiia-er ^ecuoii luo-A 02 IMG ACI. (^ee s. tu-ree juciges DeiicB- ox rioii'&ie yupreBie: court ui, uie Ccise ol ^ce^cs.i Cse^xs^&Ep^iCH. ^@^u. OtiisTS ys* Uji-itegt Jn-^ic^. J^isi&rcsri.Cff Co« J/t^y -Bsir^^c^ .--L.-..-' :.. if/^i^^LinijStt a* ictt^^t.d^i ft.t'ta"' ,-. _ „- /"./^l reponea HI i^auu^j s- §sK-/^ooo, par'a- ooj, *=?. . iii view 01 i.Q.e aQove,.we &T€ 01 ziie opiiiiOii uiai lue ±aa.u:er reQUiTcs recoiisideratloii at uie e-iid of tb.e Cl&luis Tnbuiial. Tlieiefore, we allow thls appeal BI pai't, set aside the liiipugiied award aiid reiuit back the laatfcer to the ClalBis Tribunal fbr declsioD. afb^sh iii vlew ofthe above olsservaAions. ^l ^ 10. The issues sliall be re-fraixxed i&eeping in iiiiiid the provlsioii of -t /~ /^ A Secu.oii 1G3-A of tlie Act axxd tb.er£aTter, iui~ther eviclciics sli&u. be 11. Nccclless to nieiitloju. tlio-t thc p3i"ties slisll ue providcd oppoituiiily to s-Liieiicl the plea.dia.gs, s.dduce Mirtlier evid.eiioe, fUe uocujiients or get the docuineiits veriu.ed etc. aiid tliereafter, th.e cIslESx pcu.u.osi slisll be decideil on iiierLts^ on tb-e b&sls of tue plea.dliigs available 011 record. 12. Tlie partles shall appeaj' bejure tlie Claiiu.s Tribuual on 1^1-12- t^^'* 1- ^£^A. !•• "" ''> T^--..----. ,-..-"? .-.-€•-i.-i- - i".-! - *.-.-.'- -T<^_'^.-^. „ ._ -i „,•;_ -.-t-i 7.. . „ „ ..^. -S^ „ ^-g_ _£'. ..^.1.^._•A^« ±o. . r^ecora 01 uic: ^i^iuis "iTj.ouiiaj. siiaii D£ sei.it Da.cK iDniiwiiii. Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- G. Minhajuddin Judge