BEFORE THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHAT 3GAmi ATBILASPUR MISC. APPEAL [q N0. C3\ »'»«. 12,000' ^'^^ ;*iE'itiS APPELLANT CIAIMANT <E..*' sv^ .0- Smt. Mongra, Bai, ^aged 45 years, wd/o Rewaram Patel, Occupation - house wife, R/o behind I.T.I. office, '32^ A^ll^vi^>v Shyam Nagar, Mother Tere§aWard, Raipur Ring Road, Tahsil and District Raipur (C.G.) . L^^' .1.-®^' RESPONDENTS VERSUS l.^-Smt. Balvinder Kaur w/o Sardar Jasveer Singh, occupation - owner of truck, R/o M.P. Bangal Roadwage, Ring Road No.2, Bhanpuri, Raipur, Tahsil 8s District Raipur (C.G.). 2. ^The Oriental Insurance Company .^ . '. ^' Limited, through- Divisional Manager, Divisional Office No.l, Katchahari Chowk, Jail Road, Raipur (C.G.). MISC. APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLEACT, ^ f&- •v^-^.'.i^.^S .TTTRnAI?1? ST 1%TT.ARPTT?3' i"i. ±A AO'(i3'^&£:;LJ£'^..?&, .& ^SA^iS^aiS'^" W £"%. .^•i^^S /^f-s. ^.1^'^'E^aT S'fvt^ ^J.^- ^.Q'!s /'; '« ,riJ^'l*i/X^i,l^J_^j r^©*_Oi^^.^J ^•^A ^ ^cd/^L?-^?^tBSi^J^ *£i Smt. Mongrei Bai Balvindi-a and As-Hon. Shri N.K. Agarwal, J ;E2 Shri S.K. Giiha, Advocate, for appeliant. Sliri P. Datta, Advocate ibr fhe respondent No. 2. ORAL ORDER (7-1-2010) 1. Heai'd on adniission. 2. The instaiit appeal is directed for enhancement of compensation by fhe claiinant / appellant against tlie award dated 20-12-2007 passed in CIaim Case No. 123/2007 by Kth Additional Motor Accideat CIaiins Tribimal (FTC), Raipiir whereby and whereunder, an aiuount of Rs. 3,64,500/- has been awarded in favour of the claimant wfao is inother of the deceased Yogeshwar Patel, who died ^.^/-•s-'^n-.-'- ^. cl.^^-lLld^.t Lt< •r! '!.?,-?i-'7.'~}{}7 'U. -A0~<?""^£0i\-!/ . 3. Brieffacts ofthe case are as under:- 4. On 23-3-2007 • when fhe deceased was driving truck bearinj registraaon No. CQ 04/0-5608, it met with an accident with truck s.^^--:^--^,"'' ^'=*..-v;.;-.+-T'/-s-f-^/~>,-n MA ^,'/~s- rt./i f d- QQ^Q -^nr? V^/T^c'l-i-fs?.-'^ T5^-,^-fis1 L^ I'fc^lsSlI'H.llOIi 1\;<^, O^J U^f/ U- £?<50<^ eiJi.U. I OgCSllWy-i' i~''cii.ej. succumbed to the injuiies sustained in the said accident. 5. The appellaiit unforti-m.ate motlier of fhe deceased claimed Rs. 1 Q .^H nno/- 'h-^7 fil-ir^o- /--l^^rT-t r-i^t-^Hr-s-3- ^rr^r^-T ^.'^r't-S^n 1./=:..':5-.A n-f t^^. ^iJU^C'UU^ - 'uy -IJ.llll^ (JlcalIU j.jCU.U.^Jll tili.'LLCJ. OCiJtiUll -i.UO-^'i L?i tllt; T^T."-1-^" \r.^y-^^^^. A^+ "30Q<3 /"?- iviutui vdjj.^ji.cy n'JL, lyoo iu^ O /••^T-.^^^Iy^ -ldi¥ •^ -Q A iainst tlie cwner aiid insurer of fhe truck No. CG 04/G5608 (bemg driven by the deceased at the time ofaccident). 6. Learned Tribunal on a clo.se scrutinv of fhe evldence led, material placed and submission ma.de by the parties, assessed income of the . deceased at the tiiae'of accident as Rs. 3,000/- per month, looldng to the age of the deceased as 40 years at the time of accident; applied multiplier of 15 and deducted l/3rd- towards personal expenses in tenns of IInd schedule aad, awarded Rs. 3,60,OOO/- towards loss of dependency. Leamed Tribunal further awarded Rs. 4,500/- on account of other heads i.e. Rs. 2000/- for funersl expenses and Rs. 2,500/- towsrds loss of estate in teiTiis of IInd schedule of fhe Act and fhus awaraed Rs. 3,64,500/- along witli interest at the rate of 7.5% per annuiH from fhe date of application till its payment against tfae respondeats. 7. Shri Guha, leamed counsel for the appellaat submits fhat the iacome assessed by learned Tribunal is on lower side and flie aiiiount of aH'ard deserves to be enliaiiced. 8. I have heard leamed counsel for fhe appellant and perused the award impugned and the record of the case. 9. Leamed Tribunal on a close scrutiny of fhe evidence led by the f>arties as assessed fhe income ofthe deceased as Rs. 3,000/- per monfh which in fhe considered opinion of fhis Coiirt cannot be faulted with. Leamed Tribunal has righfly applied fhe multiplier, also Ti^iiiy awarded tlie compensation on ofher heads strictly in terms of II schediile of fhe Act. 10. Therefore, in the considered opinion of this Court, no iUegality ibunal ui awarding / compufing ti~ie Tri 1. nas Deen comn coinpensation. For the foregoing reasons, fhe- substance is liable to be dismissed admission stage. appeal being devoid of is hereby disraissed at N.K. Agrawa!