^"•;'> HI6H COURT OF CHHATTIS^^RH AT BILASPUR M.^.No.135/2006 COftAM; Hon'ble Shri S.R. Nayak, CJ <& Hon'ble Shri Dilip Raoaiheb Deshmukh.J. APPELLANT NON-APPLICANT No.3 T1ie Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd., City Bronch Office D. Komka, Complex, TP.Nagar, Korba (C.<7.) RESPONDENTS Versus 1. A^iaram Alias Aswaram, S/o Chutau, Aged about 55 years. 2. Sahodra W/o Asharam, Aged about 50 years, Both R/o Village-Pendri, P.5.- Janjgir. Olstf-. Janjgir-Champa (C.^.) 3. Charanjit Singh Alias Channe Singh. 5/o Sardar Singh, Aged about 27 year, R/o Amraiyapara, Korba, P.S. Korba, Tahsil and bistrtct Korba (Chhattisgarh). 4. Prakash Singh Badal. S/o Sardar Singh 6ii, R/o Amraiyoparar, Korba, Podce 5tation, Korba, Tahsd <S District Korba (C.&.) Shri A.K.Athaley. Counsel for the appellant ORAL ORDER (Passed on 21st March, 2006) The fojlowing judgment of the Court was delivered by S.R.NAYAK, C.J. -.^ '2-'"" The appellant-Insurance Company before the M.A.C.T. contended that the liability to pay compensation could not be fastened on it becau^ the deceased who is the son of the respondents No.l & 2 herein was travelling as a gratuitous passenger, The M-A.C.T having considered the above plea of the Insunance Company and on flppreciation of the evidence on record, recorded the finding that the deceased was a coolie engaged by the owner of the vehicle to accompany the goods, We have peru^d the impugned award, The factual fi'nding recorded by the M,A,C,T. could not be condemned for want of legal evidence or on the ground of perversity. No ground is made out to interfere with the impugned award. 2. The appeal is devoid of merit ond it is accordingly dismissed. Sd/- ChiefJustice Sd/- Dilip Raosaheb Deshmukh Judge