IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BILASPUR CHHATTISGARH M.A. N0. '" \^\c[ /200C APPELLANTS RESPONDENTS \^'/ ^/y ^(•^ ?. ^w ^^/ .yj1''^' ^ < Krishanlal Chandel S/o Dayaram Chandel, Aged about 55 years. ^2. Pholbai W/ Krishnlal Chandel Sdnwani, aged about 45 years. /^ll^R/o Village Kanimera, Thasil Chhuaikhadan P.S. Chhuaikhadan District Rajnandgaon, C.G. VERSUS Deliya Bai W/o Lat Dayaram aged about 70 years. Ramkisun S/o Dayaram aged about 50 years. Rishi Kumar S/o Dayaram aged about 47 years, 'All R/o Village Kanimera, Thasil Chhuaikhadan P.S. Chhuaikhadan District Rajnandgaon, C.G. (Owner of Vehicle Tractor Bearing No. NO.M.P.24/F-1621) fr^ The National Insurance Company Ltd., Zonal office Kamthi line, Rajnandgaon C.G. MISC. APPEAL U/S. 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT ^3. Mi6H,COUKT Or CHHATTIS6.4RH AT BILfl.SPUI s •i^st(,^ aiffts ?°T> -A ifii. •^" a^ rf=~.s -?<.;?•»- •-?'?' JK' A.JSb.l49./Z008 Deliya B< M\T. a.f.- i tor" the I, Sr. Advocats with AAr. A. 6u 6upta, ndv, fof r'espondent No.4. ^>^"?h ^a, ^.^^a^ "s^^ -j^ I. Meard on !., in the or le £,1aims l rs 'i. C'hallenqe 'n the Jnstant aDDsal, tiled bv the aDDellants-claJrnanTs. is to the award dated 03.1Z.Z004 oassed by the learned Additional iViotor Accident (C6-! in Cl c.1aitTi3 i ribunai, K claim petition filed by the ctaimants under Section 166 of the MoTor Vehicles Act. 1988 (for •acts oT the case.in nutshell, are that the aspeiiant-ciaimants have tiled a s Act. 1988 cl claim oeTiTioi Rs.16,42,000/- for the death of their dec piace on l-'S.f.i OTOF accia d son namely Kailash Kumar in at aboutCi5.IO a.m. in Viiiaae 162: tcifned Turt.'e ..F, which wa: ieceased ;n BV i iumi iceasei T' as pressed under the said "ehic!e. i he laimants, who are untortunate oarents ot the deceased. have claimed !eath ot ti comoensaTion on E^ i'.v ,A" 4. Learned t-'taims ! nbunal. aTter rscord. dismissed the cloim aDDlication on the oround that the i aDDli.cation nied under Siection 166 ot the Act. WW 'iS not maintainable. S. .«lit the oul learned counsel tor the "DDellants met a/ith ths lecease< auestion. theretore. he does not want to araue the prays that his appiication (1A No.l/lU) may be allowed ai'owed to substitute the words "ADGlication under the clai!' vehicie in ioea! on ments and id the apDeilants be 163.4 ot the the t-iaim' Tribunal from the words "ADOlication under Section 166 ofthe Act. 1988"'. 6. On the other hand. iearned Senior Counsel for resoondent No.4-Insurance fcomoanv has oooosed the aDDlication, .; /. We have. heard learned counse! tor t!ie 1 nbunal as also the imDt ie oarties and Derused the records of that tlie aooeliants-claimants. who are ooor vlllaaers and old the deceased. due to iack of leaal advice hcd filed the claim petition mentioninq as under Section 166 ot the Act. 1988 instead ot Section 163-A of the Act, 1988. Therefore, we are otiinion that the poor !iKe Tne claii noT 'oe a suTTerer di y shouid not be deDrived of their genuine claim. isa w Ksst'fiat^a State TrwissfMrt Ooriwt'atiott reported in dealina with similar •ciaisiiants dunnq the staae can amend his satisfies the other uestion has reached to the conclusi sndency ot Dr'oceedinas 'at the oriQi petition u/s 166 to petition u/s 163-A Drovided hs ions such as the income tactor etc. Para-37 37.1he only bar provided for exercisinq an option in the matter of 5;i?---.- - -l-n:= »...-_-.:^.:_-i- £„„.^.-s-»-,^,^_;.^4.;-..n :_„ -.„ L - ^_^.,,^.-i ;E- ^"- 'l^.-? Tiiiny G CiQiro peTiTiou TOF compei'iSQTiori iS TQ Ds TGul'ia IH ^.iu^-t? which states, 'where a Derson is entitled to clfflm comDensation Und&i" SeCtlQfi 1-40 uFid SSCTIGH 163-A^, hs shuil iit€;tu8 elulrfi urfdsr eiTher of rhe irGHiDiTion in ciny oynsr proVfSion OT THS nCT TFOrTi s'fVITCnlHQ over made under SecTions 16b To 1&3-A Dr'ovided the .-c.n»lt-l.s,s-,-i- -i-.-;/-,L- n3..-n^ _^i,- <^ •i^ -iQQ-1 -,=.« —I^AE.-S^^A:^.,-,^i-. _-_-;-. ,;^/- ^ •a.^.'s A UCCiUSHi i uuii pluL-S; yfi A°t.AU,iyyT yr i"?isrg£it'j"Ter ygcausg 3.i0>5'~ft came on the statute book oniy with effect rrom 14.10.1994. SUDJ8CT Oj CGUrSc^TO Tne CiQfrTieiTiTS sLiTi&iyiiig OTH8r peqUirei'jierlTS such as the oute" income iimit mentioned in the Second Scheduie, Section 163 Is a beneficial leqislation and Drovjdes for oavment of >0inp£n^utl0n bassd On strUCl TorrTiu lu wn'nOUT r-g i plsadinq or sstabiishinq that the death or nerriiane.it dlsabiiity in re&pecT or wnicn Tne eicsirTt Hus Desn ?HQO€ i4fus oue TO uny yvrorigrui acT or neqhgence or derauiT of tne owner ot Tle vefiicie or s--",t-;.-L-,=i _?-,_/---T,^nMS-,,-_-i .-^ .-i^t^ -..A.i.,^,.- -.^;.,^.-.^- £'.^-1., - l-_-;.-, .-^s: .„;..,; ~vKf!]fwWs ^ur^cmcU uF uriy ylficr pi;r5url. .^uCri u UKri'c j'iClul ieqisiation has to be ajven a iiberat interDr'etation. Therefore. we Q.nSwCF 7H13 yueSTiOH trs Tn£ £ITT!mTliuTIVe Dy HOiGifi^ THO.T a CiQl'fi Uri0€t ^SCTiGH l&O TO THdT QT u piSTITIOn unG^r ^SCTiOn Xo^-A. uT ;ndment ot his cldm petition piSTITIOn UHu^r ^SCTiOI'l any staae of the Dr'oceedinas and it would be for the concerned C/OUFT TO pQiss a,n orasp on TriQT dppiieuTiori tn uccuy\sQs}ce w'ETti i0.w.: 10. In v'sew of the above observations of the Full Bench of Karnataka Hiah Court in i3uruanna Vadi's cass (supra), we allow I.A, No.1/10 and Dermit the appsitants to amend thsir claim aoDlication made under Section 16& ot The Act, 1988 to Detition under Section 163-A.of the Act. 1988. Howe'/er. since The income tactor is to be seen by the Claims Tnbunal. vie are ot ~he ooin'on that the matter reauires decision atresh by the Claims TrJbunal. 11. AccordJnQ.ly, we aliow The aopeal in part, set aside the impuqned award'and remit fhg matter back to the Claims T^iburial with a direction that the 'cSaimants sliaii be ailowed iyyy. t-urther', the narties shall be-aiiowed to turther evidence, it am, file the documents etc.. and thereatter the Claims Tribunal sh-al afresh in iio.ht of the observations made hersi lii. I he "nrties are dii 06.04.2011. ihe amend tFie or get the sh-ail decide t'ne ci in above. to appear betore the C;!aim; 1s of the Claims Tribunal shall be sent back without order as -..13. I iie appeal is allowsd To Tne extent indicated above. No order as to costs. Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge Sd/- Prashant Kumar Mishra Judge