HIGH COURT OF CHHATFISGARH AT BILASPUR M.A. No. 1159 of 2005 Appellants 1. Dilip Dehriya, S/o Ram Pmsad Dchriya, aged about 28 years, Occupau'on- Bicycle Repdiring Shop, Adarsh Nagar Chowk, Durg, C.G. 2. Smt. Rnkm'ani Dehriya, W/o Dilip Dehxiya, Caste— Samami, aged about 22 years, Oocupation— House Wife. Both R/o Motilal Nehru Nagar, (Kundrapam) Near School, Potiyaroad, Durg, District— Durg (c.G.). Versus Respondents ' 1. Markush Prakash, S/o David ‘ ‘ Prakash, aged about 34 years, R/o Baijnathpara, Khandelwal Colony, Disuict— Durg (C.G.). (Owner and Driver of the Jeep Bearing Registration No. CI}. 07-ZA 1390 8r. Driving Licence No. 88/ 20721, Gondiya) 2. The New India Insurance Company Ltd. through its Divisional Manager, Parakh Bhawan, Station Road, Dish‘ict- Durg (C.G.) (insurer of the Jeep Bearing Registration No. C.G. 07-ZA 1390 8a Insurance Police No. 45/ 203/ 31 / 02/ 03700 was valid from 2 1.02.03 to 20.02.04) ‘6, \{y DB: Hon’ble Shri Justice S. R. Nayak, C.J. 85 Hon’ble Shxi Jusu'ce Sau'sh K. Agnihotri, J. Mr. Jitendra Kumar Gupta, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Sri Kumar Agarwal, Advocate for the Respondent No.2. ORAL ORDER (20th December 2005) g The following order of the Court was passed by S. R. Kayak, C.J. 1. This is an appeal preferred by mother and hther of the deceased child aged 4V2 years on theidate. of death. The only contention urged by learned counsel for the appellants is that the M.A.C.T. has not awarded any compensation towards ‘loss of filial love’. J. \7/ Sinc€ the appellants— parents have lost their childof tender age, certainly they are entitled to the compensation under the‘said head. Therefore, we awatd sum of Rs. 20,000/e towards ‘loss of filial love’.‘ The impugned award shall stand modihed accordingly. In all other xespeets the impugned award shall wmain unaltered. 1 In the facts and circumstances of the case, both the paxh'es are directed to bear their respech've costs in this appeal. ML Sd/f Sd/- I ISATISH K. ANGNIHOTRI Judge «t 4‘ CHIEF JUSTICE