§ ‘E‘éi’Ei‘KIELE $HR§ $UN§i KwRwaR %M%§x, «3. Wm, £mwa§ Ma WE w 2%? 1. Pumima Sing‘n; Wdl‘ca wig EE‘nri Kishare Singh, aged 2 years; Tripurari Shg‘n Thakurg S/a Lat Shr§ Kiishcré Singh, aged 2 yeam, Mingr ihmugh mmher Puméma; {0) N Gcpai Singh, S/e Sm Chandrama Ehmh aged 53 yearg; Kasturi Singh W/O Shri Gopaé Singh‘ aged 48 yaars; Manikani S/o 3M Gopai $ingh Thakur, aaggd ‘ig years; m WO neg; Shivram Mandir, Nandini Nagar, Wai‘d N013, Thana Naadini , Tah. Ahiwara, Disiirici Burg ((3.3). a3”, \__. Guméjaya! Singh, S/o Bagant Singh Bal, ageci 52 years, R/a Kha$ NEW State Bank, Bhusawai Ke Pam, Thana Bazar Raad, Bhwawai, Dig'iirist éaigaan {Maharashtray mcai Aééi‘e$$ ~ New V%jay ‘i‘xyaiwspm Nagan Haihkhoj, 'Thana Purana, Bhiiai, Dés‘mci Burg {CG}. The Grieniai Easurance Company, Lid. Branch Th$ Orieniai msuraace C9. Lid. Maiv’syai Nagar, L‘mrg (0G) e @4 Ema fizmggd imdasr Sgam‘imé W3 m? Mmm- Eighicigg gim Hmaant : $hri Sanjay :3. Agrawai, caumei for iha apgeuants None i‘of resmndent No.1. Shri Neeraj Pradham, caumai fer resgonden’i N02. mm wwgmberg 2mm The feliowing Qrder sf ihe Court was passed by §a§ai€v @iggaieag CJ. This §s daimanis’ appeai for enhamemant of the gamganmiian awarciad by the Qixih Aédit§ana€ Motsr Accideni CEaxims Tfimmah Durg (far 5mm ‘ihe Tribunal? vide award dated 19W2GG2, paS$&d in Ciaim Sase No.56 of 2GQO 2) As agaimt the campensaiicsn 0f R$‘2G,25FQOQ/— Claimed by the agpeimnisi cEaimants; unfarimnaie w§dow, minsr $Qn, parenis am yeunger brothe? 0f decea5ed Kishme Singh, by fiiing & c§aim geiiimn undar $ectk>n 166 of the Motar Vehic!es Act, for hi5 Seam in 1”?“ mam? accident {g D3.G8.2Q00, ifm Tribunai awarded a total gum 0f RsA2,Q3IOQG/~ a3 compensatian aleng with inmresi @ 9% mar anmgm in We event of the inwrer’s faiiure to pay the ameunt m” mmgema‘iimn wiié’xin {me menth 0f ihe passing; of ihe award 3} The Tribuma! on {a ciosg Scmfiny 0f the entire evidence ieczi Leforg ii heiti that deceased Kia‘nore Singh died on amaum 0f iha injuries susiai’ned by him in the motar acc§§eni on 83.08.2000; the wjgceamd himseif wine was driving ihg Metado; at ihe time of the madam gmd; ihe driver of thg ethar vehicie Track bearing ragisiiraiion Ne.M.P.—24C/3?73 equaiiy gontz’ibuted to ihe ascident; &$ the gbeve—maniioned Truck en the daie of ihe amident was instaui’ed wiéh the Orienta! Snsurance Company Limited, the Insus’ance Cempany was iiable to pay 5Q% of the'campensaiian a$$eSsed by the Tabunai. 4) The Tyibunai assessed the moome of the deceased at Rs.3;OQG;’- lee? month and R$.36,QGQ/— per annum. By deducting we’d a? Fig.3?“ a,L0V/— m mwards the warscna! expenses; of ihe desease , tha ciaimants‘ dependency was asses$ed 2:? Rs.24,GQQJ— we? annum. By muitipKying the annue§ dependency of Re.24,000/- Wii'h the muliipiie$ of 167 the compeneaiion was womed out to Rs,3;&4,0QG1‘-. By awarding further sum 9f Rs.22,0GO/- under other heads? the Tribune! assessed the totai campensatron at Rsr4;063Q§G/-. As the Tribunal feund that the deceasee himsew cemributed i0 tine aecideni ‘re the extent of Stitch, the ineurer ef the Truck wee attested to pay 50% of Rs.4.06.{300/— ie. Re.2.03,00Qfn ee compeneatien te the eiaimants for the death of deceaeed Kiehere Singh tn the motor accident. The Tribune! further directed peyment of interest on the above amount of compensatton e?” Re.2,G3,QQO/- @ Q% per annum in the eventefthe insurer's failure te pay the emeunt of compensation within. one mehth er’ the peeeing of the award. 5) $hr§ Senjey S. Agrewal, {earned oomnsei tor the aepeitants submitted that the Tribunat hes erred in holding that the deceased eéso contrtbuted to the accident to the extent of 50%; in not eeoeptihg the etatmants’ evidence about the income of the 4a m Ciemeased and in gssesging his incgme at Rs“3S,OQ@/- per annum aniy; in awanjlng low compensaimn 9f Rs.2,03lDQQf— oniy; and in directing oniy conditional paymeni m” interesi t0 the ciaimanis iii the migni 13f iiie in$iirer‘$ faiiiire t9 gay the cemeensatien Within one meni‘n of the passing of the award §§ Shi'i Neera} Pradhan, ieameci eeunsei fer responeieni N92. ihe Griemai ineurance Company Limited; en the ether hand, eupnerted the award and ceniencied that the Tribunai nae righiiy iieid ijhat deceased Kiehere Singn whe wae driving Metader at the time 0f the aesideni aisn equaiiy centribuied in the accident and the eompeneaiien Qf Rs.2,08,00@f— awanieci by the Tribunal is iusi and pmper compeneniion in the facts and cimumstances oi the pieseni: Ca$€. 7) in a motor eecident ciaim Geee‘ whai is imporiani is that, the compeneaiion to be awarded by the Cewis/Tribunaie shouid be inst and pregaer somgaensa‘iien in ihe fads and oimumeiances ei the case it sheuid neither be a meager amount Gt cempensation, nor ‘ a Bonanza. &) New we shat! examine as to whether the compensation of ‘ ReigQS will awarded by the Tribunal is; just and proper compensation in the facts and circumstances oi the present caee. E3} So far ee the finding eboet eentributory negiigence of deceased, Kiehore Singh to the‘extent ef 50% ie concerned, we gather tram pare 9 of the impugned award that the same is founded en the evidence of A’inJB $anteeh Dubey, eniy eyewitneee V \‘x. K: QC, i 4B examéned fay the Ciaimanis befom the Tribunal. AWE: games?! Sabey in his arws-examim’cien sategwisaHy adrmtied thai the accident my: wed a’t a narrew mad an abeut 11m} gm; they natimd the Tmsk ‘gmm a disiamaa of abeu’t Lékm, Jthe 'Y‘ 1 ruck a this: ‘time o“? tW; accideni was maving aft mama! gpeed; Ems, daaeamd Wm Wag driving the Maiaa‘m muirj have avgmezj tha accidgnt by taking'éewn ms Me‘mder §mm the main road On the aiaavg~mem§eneii caiegericai admi$$§0n5 Csf ihe soig 6yewi‘tness warnnea by mg ciaimania befare the Tribunai, we do no? find any faiiy in the finding recarded by i‘ne Tribunai that dgceaged K'gsshare $ingh Wne was driving the Meiador at the time 0f ihe as ;ideni a§sa equaliy caninbuted h) ihe acsédwi. h} True, the giaimants pieaded iha‘i daceageé Késhere $ingh Ugh J to ham Rgagwi- per manih, but n6 documentayy evidencg Va“? woduce. be’ara the Tnbunai t0 e3iabii3h the §ncam& of the dLaceaseLé m ’ihai‘: exient. in this: siaie cf evidence, we d0 hai find em! infirmiiy in ihe aeeeeemeni 3f the ihGOme ef Lhe deceaseii my ihe Tribuhai ei Re.3,0GQI— her month and Re.36,800[— per anniim in the yea? 2QGO. ii} Tie ciaimente’ dependency aiee has beeh iighiciy aeeeeeeci 5‘2 D{ ‘Uersanai expenses of the deeeaeed. i2) Seneidering the? deceaeed Kiehere Singh was ehown is be ?G yeare cf age in his peeimaniem reperi, muliipiiei' of ’16 seiected hy ihe Tnbunai, in cur enininni ie enpmpriate in ihe present eeee. " ”£39; For the brewing mawm, enhaaeemem’: income 9f the a33e553man’i of fhe ws do not find ow ocope for of the compeosatton either on account ot’ tho dece§a$ed (3r ihE cgaimani$ dependency by the “(mung Gr the mufcipiier aeigc’tea'. 2M3} wevmhgieaza he ?r§buna§ h s§1rec&ing 0n as oertatnty fatten into error in 3y centjii§ma§ mymam mt intere§£ a: r" R32,03i$UG/'- in the evmf of aompenwtian “t9 the ciaimanis wiihin {me manih a? éhe pagsiag cf ihg i qé ihe abevg ameunt nwrem “aimm k3 pay th$ From fim mama’s, we, gaihe‘r ihai a win at R35Qt§00k was . tnourar o’ the Tg’uok towards ‘no tautt tiabittty’ durirsg the pant§ency of Ezéfi €3£§~Q8QQQ2 In wiihin 037$ manth which waé; pagasd 0n 19437—213132. ‘ed 0f we amount 0t” interest 7mg ciaim peiiiisn. ,53;§2§3Q/— was deposifad by dageasttezj Lmdsgr ’na mutt ttabtiity rria m damar‘ztg; th: Tribunat awarded a totat oum of Rs.2,03,00f}l~ a$ A sum at R5.50,QGQI— wag '. [Kg such; the botanoo amouz‘tt of ' ‘t,53,DGG/— we$ ts be paid after paSsinG at” the aw3trd. ta we e entitte f to racetve Rat f53IOQQ/~ a The. batance amount at the tnSuranm Csmpany m 0f the gnawing at the awam) As $uch, the ctatmgnta ware an ths campengattm aw fated The interest an this amount 9f v n ’71?‘ ; Canskiarmg aéi ihe reievani aspecta; 0f the matter. we award a guaniifierj amaunt of Rs.15,QGG/— mvvamg Marxist cm the baians amcuni of R31 ,53,000X-. 18) For i'ma fofegaing reagcns: ihe gppea filed by i‘né eimaiiamiiss/ Qéaimams for wmncgmant af t'me compenasaiwn isa aiiewed in gaff. Vail iig meiintzaimng ihe findéngs fecawed by the Trkunag abcut can‘rribuimy nagiigence 9f dewased Kishore Bingh t0 thg extent or“ 5Q% and ihe amount o? compensa£§on or” Rs.2,03,§@0!~&wa?dgd by the Tri§3una3, ihg maimamg are awamed fug’iher sum a? R$ ‘g5 CQOL wwwcis qaamifiw amaunt er’ inieress? on i’na ba§ance wmuni a? §33€ .53 {EGGL 1% §espoment Nc2- ‘the O{ientai ingurance Commany Liméted §5 dWeQmd m éeposii‘ ihe tOial aim ea‘ RS.15,DDO/~ before the mnsaméng Siaima TYibunai. 2Q} NS order ass ta 605%. \ 9; Sunil Kumar Sinha Sdl- , {N ’ Judge subbu Chief Justic X ‘ \