/ ^ c ^^ IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURTOF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR M.A. fC) No. Bsnc /2008 APPELLANT/ dWNER IWNER ..^^-^ P?3 .. wW' ,s ft''» tSSf RESPONDENTS a-AIMANTS Driver , Sirajul Haque Ansari, S/o ^ .'. • ~ Reyaz Ansari, aged about 35 years, Occupation-Service, R/o Wadrafnagar, ( Bazarpara ), Post wadrafnagar, P.S. Basantpur, Distt. Sarguja (C.G.) VERSUS ly Mangli Bai, W/o Late Patiram Beck, aged about 44 years,0ccupation-housewife 2. s. Sitlal, S/o Late Patiram Beck, aged about 24 years, Ramprasad, S/o Late Patiram Beck, aged about 21 years Ramkisun, S/o Late Patiram Beck, aged about 18 years, All by caste Uraon, R/o Village Madan Nagar, P.S & Tahsil Pratappur, Distt. Sarguja (C.G.) Zakir Hussain S/o Sabir Hussain, aged about 34 years, R./O Sundari, P.S. Dudghi, Distt. Sonbhadra. (U.P.) At present Wadrafnagar, Post Wadrafnagar, P.S. Basantpur Distt. Sarguja (C.G.) APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLE ACT1988 HIGH C»URTOF CaHATnSQARH. BUASPOR DB: HOM'BLB LM. QODDUSI tt HOWBVK O. MINHAJCDDCT, JJ MI8C. APPBALtCIHo. 138S OF 3008 V. MI8CSBULAMBOU8 An'EaUL U/8 173 CMFIWE MOTOR XaaUCI.KB ACT. 1994 APPEARANCB: Mr. D. N. R-ajapati, counset for fhe appeUant Mr. A. L. Singraul, eouasel for respoadents 1 te> 3. Per I.ML OVmjasi. J ORBBRttMlALI (is.oe.aoiti 1. This appeal has been; filctt by the owiicr agaiast fhe impugncd awaxd dated 19.02.2008 passed by -Qw AML Motor Accident Claans Tribuaal (F.T.C), Pratoppi.H-, District Saiguja (C.G) awaiding Rs.3,31,500/- witfa iaterest @ 6% per anniitn fioni fhe date offiling of fhe claim. petition. Howcver, in casc the conipensation is not paid within one monfh, it shaU cany penal laterest @ 7.5% per annnm. 2. Brief facts of fhe case as per the versioa ofclamaat are that on 29.09.2006 deceascd Patirata Bcdc was standiag on ttie road side at Madaa Nagar Road to stop the Jeep aad travel thereia. At that time, one Hero Honda Motoroycle (C.D. Dawn) bearing Regu.No.C.G.15-D/0367 whjch was being driven by respondent no.5 aloi^-with a piUioa rider in a rash and xifidieent msamex-daabed Patirain Bccl!: who fdl dowa at APPBLLANT Sirajul Haqve Aasari RB8ttMn»BMITS Mangli Bai aad others .,'1'^'^. ,;iP"ypic^, °<^. sf . ... % '^^^5:^. ^ 1 a distaat place, as a result ofwhfch, he sustamcd serfouB injuries on his head aad ri^it leg. He was baou^it to Dhannapur hospital for prfanaiy treatment in aa lunconscious state of mind. ThcreaBier, he w^ adnutted to Missiou Hospital Atabikapur where hc was givcn tiBatnient tiH 02.10.2006. However, the looldng to gravily of iajgries fhe doctors advised to piovide han treatnaent elsewhere, The deceased dicd on the way when he was being biou^it to Madan Nagar. At the tiine ofaceident, fhe dec^ised was aged about 45 years and was eamu% Rs. 5000/- per inonfh by E^dciilture, inafcing bricks, sellaag forest pnoduce aad by fosteriag and sdlmg buds axid anaaals Ube goat, hcn ete. The claimaats being dependente/lcgal repreaeutathws hawe filed the claim petition u/s 166 ofthe Motor Vehicles Act fer fhe award of coxapensation to fbe tuae of Ra.7,30,500^- on various heads. The leamed Claims Tribunal has awaided a total coinpeusatiou ofRs.3,31,500/- which fhe claimants are entitled to receive fi?oin fhe appellaat. 3. We have heard leacaed counsel for tfae partiesaad have also perused fhe impu^ied awanl as weU as ttie Teoords of Ifce Claitus TribimaL 4. Froin fhe evidenee avaflabte on record, theae is ao doubt that fhe accident had tAen place vri.th (he velacle ia qaestion and the deceased died due to head iajuiy. ' erefore, there is no scope of interferencc on nierits. The fiadings givem by tfae Claitus Tribuaal cannot be interfered with la thc present facts and circumstaaces of fhe case. So &a- as quantuin is conceraed, the amount awarded by fhe Tribiuaal is not oa -n., iil f ^"",. ^ "'"^/y Ii^her side. However, tfae claims Tnbunal ha» awardted penal iaterest after stipulated period which is not proper. S. Therefore, we aBow this appeal In part to thie exteat fhat thc peaal iaterest @ 7.5% per annnm imposcd by the Ti&uiial is setaside. The claiinaats shaB be entltled to get ttoc aBaqrie interest@ 6%per aaaum fioin the date offBiag ofthe claita petition till ite pa}wient is aaade. Rcst of fhe conditions shril remainintacfc —— Sd/- I-M.Quddusi Judge G. Judge Rao l.:^t