-,-^Y tc ^ 'M '•^ l [H2GH :G©URT GF CHHATTIS©ARH|AT BIliASPU^« M,A,NO. OE* 2002 APPEI<LA)S1T CLA3 Snrt-,0 Seem^;Bai.\.@p{)ta{> - .''; W/.€>^ • S^nfci^' Pxasad^ @ai>ta>'^ R/o. Viili. Jaibel, ©|ufelpost , Karpavandj^ Disfety B^stai: (C^<3^) t V E R S U S RESPONDENTS NON-APPLICAHPS MuMesh Ruma2? Rai @ - Md.thelesh Rat» S/o» -3.at@' . B£'j.j'ki'sta©:r@'";aai» Qg^& 24: J^QX:St S^^^^^^ BhanpwtTi > P <»^ # Bhanpzxiii D.iatfel^ 'Basfea^:-:|(c,G^);4i. '. ", ' -y"- \' .-- ! -;!:": Umendra slngh C33nbuhani S/o^ Vijay Bahad^ Si^li Chouh^i > R/o^ fregarpw? Pa-ra i3"agdaipu^» Distt^ B^sfca3|» The Unilted twaio: Irisuran^e Co» I^d^ Nea^ .touga^na Cto@ma» Jag<aal.p^3?t Bzstt| Bastar (C«G.)* ^t MlSCE^I.iENEOUS APPEAL U/S., 173 OP :THE MOTOR. v|HIG&E AGT .^1 HlGrH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH : BILASPUR M.A. No. 438 of2002JJ AppeUaat Siiit. Seema Bai Grupta Vei^us Respondents Mukesli Kuiaar Rai& others APPEALUNDER 6ECTION 173 OFTHE MOTOR VBHICLESACT. 1988 DB: Hon'ble Shri I. M. Quddusi & HonT^le Shri Justtee N. K. Agarwal, JJ ^" Eli: '^-^ Shri Prafull Bharat, Advocate for tibie appellaat Shri Vikram Dixit, Advocate for the respondent No,l. None jfor fhe respondent No.2. Shn H, B.Aganval, Senior Advocate with Ms, Pragya Singh, Advocate for tfae respondent No.3. ORDBR fOra]) ( Passed on this 28th day ofAugust, 2010) Per I. M. Quddusi, J. Heard. 1. This appealanses fjrc>m fhe award dated 1.2.2002, passedby fhe Tfaird Additional Motor Accident Claims Tnbunal, Baster, Jagdalpiir in Claim Case No. 213/2001. 2. The iadispiitable brief^^ onl 1.4.2000 at about 9,00 p.in, fhe appeUanit was traveling in a vehicle, bearing registratipn No. M. P. 25-B/0747. According to fhe appellaat, said vehicle was beiag driven by the rcspondentNo.l ia a ra^h aiid negUgent ixianner, as a result of which flie appeUaot feU down firom the vehicle and rcceived injuries on her face, n^ht haad and left leg. The appellaat was hospitalized ia Maharaiu Hospital, Jagdapur fix>m 11th to 30th April, 2000. Thus, the appellant filed a claun case for award of total coiapensatfon of Rs. 5,25,OOQ/- iiader various heads. By the ioipugned award dated 1.2.2002 fhe claLm ofthe appeUaat has been disndssed. 3. We Iiave heard learaed counsel appearing for fhe parties aDd perused the papers avaUable on record. It is apparent fhat learaed Tribunal has dismissed the claun on fhe ground fhat fhere ^ 8. was no expljanation for fhe delay m lodgmg fhe FJ.R. on 15.5.2000 for the inciAent on 11.4.2000. The appeUaat did not produee fhe doctor in witaess box who had j^siied fhe certificate of permanent disabitity toi fhe appeUaat aad the appeUaaf has faUled to estabUsh fhat ia factlfhe accident was occiirrcd by fhe vehicle ia question aiid she had received injuries ia fhat accident. In the report to fhe poUce ithas been inenttoned fhat the accident was taken place. The vehicle ia question was seizedby fhe poUce and a criiniaal case is goiag on agamst fhe driver of the vehicle ia regard to the iacident m qiiestbn. The defendants No. 1 and2 m fheir written statements, filed before ffae claims Tribmial, had admitted fhe faet of accident and involveinent of fhe vehicle beariag registration No. 25-B/0747. It was not proper for fhe M.A.C.T, to come to a findiD.g that ia fact no accident had taken place aad such vehicle was not involved ia fhe accident In view of ffae above, we set aside the impugned award dated 1.2.2002, passed by the Tribunal aad remit fhe matter to fhe Tribunal to decide the same ia accordance wifh law, after graatmg opportunity to fhe pardes to led additional evidence, if aay, after restormg fhe claim petition. Accordiagly, tiie appeal is allowed in part to the above extent No order as to costs. For fhe purpose to expedite the hearing it is directed that the pardes shaU appear before fhe MACT concemed on 20th October, 2010 along wifh a copy of fhisorder.It is expected that the Tribiuaal would decide fhe matterwithm a period offhree monfhis, fhereafter, The Registry is directed to send back the papers, requisitioned from fhe Tribunal, forthwith. Sd/- LM.QUDDUSI Judge 'T"'"' Sd/- N.K. Agarwal Judge ThakuLT llffill^