snm i;. tm 'ss s?..ii Bjli: r "jll- i' ^j;: -^ iE^:: wiw^iy'y^k nij' ^' M^^ -i.i:!ll Ittiijliijdl yyiMWKS39 t'Hi<|H:iciiiiilii^ii^iiil^|^^ OJVISICMMKiMtfrl <!ORNW: AppeUant .Clamahtl jl^l^|Eil||B^|i|g||-<|Ml^^i^^ JHON^t.lli^^lNP^ >waM^»'WW<au mw»»teua»»iBCTBa»^»^wii^»»q^^ M.A.Na^a-fetrf^ilE Indrakumar S/<3j l^ ^^bi^^y^s,^:i^^l^iti^^^ •^hsit,^iuliieisiyjs|'i^i|y|^^^^^^^ ResDohd^nts Non-appliciahts •M: -Versys':'::-.,.\.,.-'.,i;:^:.;^^ It^DottiartRghS/oiRanr^si^ ^ P^ Plbn<Jel^ur(i^^ ^ •'rKSlpUr.(<^)s;,'r:;:1;j^::^^T^:;:^;^ :f;,^:;lalbin^r;,,^9tt^-;l||w^^ ^ynr^ Rl^ .^ipur.Tahsi|,and,^istt:.1||ip||||^^^ 3 Uni^ todia tnsurance^ill,^^^ .;;''':it:)':Diisi|NaS' na0lr^?ailillNI^ ^ailRQad,Rdipur,T'aiisitaBi©i^1^ip^ :';.;1'(C^-^C:?.,;--<^^ 1Wllii^in^Mjsi^Beal^u^f3.^the:Mot6r.^^iGte^^ '•!,.^;"-:.':.-^- >i»,WKteiw^u.»tCT»a»t>«i»»»tw <^sentl:ShriSCVerma9ndShriAL :appellant.;::.,::' .,''':•,.'••-..•l:,:,.;l:l.:-•'•'• Nor^fbFT^pondenteNo.1aha2thQU8hs^ ShriDasaratlT©upta,GQiunse^forresp|ridentt4Q.^^ :;l®iS^;l\'^l./:;l:~:/'•:•'.^ •-:^^uly.^OW^:::i^,:;:'^i^;l::^i-/p ,. :;|The,;-,;:^followin91:'l,order','''('of^'^ ;lRajeev':j©upta,'G^.^I'.'t;^.' ^j:^ltanij^iri(li|ikur|at^ls'-:.^ •:;<^n^$nsatiQril'award^:'^^^-S ^•«8SB!1 ^^ :s^^.~ .'c !ctaimsTril!)ynalRatpur(forsl^'theTrib|U 02 04.200^, passedinClaimCsBse No 194^2006. 02.04.200^ 2) As against the compensation of Rsi9,66,000/-, clairned by the appel larrt/clainrmnt by filing a claim jt)etition und^ Sed^ 163-A of tlne Motor Vehlcles Act for the injuries sustamed by him irr the motorj accjctent on <33.08,20QO, ^the Tribunal awardted a total if h ':. .;"'.' : : .' ' '- 1'-'. '1 ' . '. ' -1' '.'. :•• • •:: '. -' •11 ' ' ••: ^' !- •' •- • • . •i sum of Rs.43,800/" as compensation tathe clalmant along^ v^th interest @ 6% per annum from the date of the fillng of the claim petition till thedate ofactual payment. :11.:;^'\;'t^.'.[.:-.:....^< .' .;....'^'' 1'''::-'.'.1-'^-':.'1'''. '.;':- 3) Th6 fTribunal on a dose soruttny of the entire evidence led befbre It held tliaf claimant Indrakumar sustained multipte Injuries in the motor laccident on 03.08.2000; the accideait oe^urred due to rash and negligent driving of the drhwr of the offendtng vehicle Truck bearing registratlon No^VB-23/0737; as the ofTencling vehicle Tnick on the date of the accident was Ansured wtto the United India Insurance Company Limited, the Insurarrce Gompany was liable to pay compensation to the clalmant. 4) As the respondents have not filedany appeat agatn^ the award, the above findings recorded by the Trtbunal have now attainedftnaljty. 5) Th^ Tribunat Gonsidering the number arwt nature of the Ir^uries provedto have been sustained bytheGlaimarrtinthemtrtoi' accident jand the ampunt proved to have been spent^ <^ treatment, awarded Rs.15.QOQ/- towards medlGal expenses and Rs.28,8(X)/-towardslossoffutureeamin9capacity.TheTribur® thus av^rded a total sum of Rs.43,800/- as compermation to^^^^ .^=:jt=±-±±J==j ;.^.. •^ 1( c claimant. fThe Tnbynal further directed paytnent (rf intere^t on the |ibove am^yntpf Gompensation of Rs.43,6©0/-@ 6^ Trom the clate of the fjling of the Glaim petitM^n tiU ttte date |of sotual :payment. t^. ! :^..... .,: ^ -;',:,'. ,1;.' 11.'- ;'.'..,/ ,|;,': U' l.'':11,1-^ 1;J: 6) Shri 3C Verma and Shri AL Singraut, fearned couns^l tor the Amitted that ttie Trlbunal has erred in not awai'ding any sum towarcte pain and suffering and loss of incbme Which the claimantsufferedduringtheGourseofhistreatment. 7) Shrl Das>arath Gupta, learned counsel for respondent No.3 r the United; jlnsurance Company Limited, on the other hand, i supported ^He award and Gontended that^^^t^^ Rs.43,800/- awarded by the Tribunal is just and proper compensaticMlinthefeKytsandcircumstancesofthepresentcase.; 8) Claimsint Indrakumarwas aged about 28 years on the date of the acciderrt. He used to earn his Ih/elihood as pnofessional ; Photographer. Thedaimant remained admtttedintheGovemment 1-lospitat artd then in a private hospital for a period of about three weeks. As the injuries systained by the claimant in the motor accident were of serious nature, itwould not have been pbssible for him to attend for hjs professfon as photographer fbr a peripct of abouttwo months. 9) On due consideration of the submissions of leamed counsel for the parties and all the relevant factore including tMe abc^^ mentioned broad featuresof the case, we are of theopjhion that further award of Rs.21 ,QQO/- inclusive of inferest component on th$ enhanced arrtount of compensation would make thecomp©nsaljon SM m^m': IBI ^^ subbu :WM;'9^VS93iii of Rs.4p,8p0/- awarded by the T^ compen^ioninthe1actsandGSix?urn8tari^ 10) Tljie appeal Tiled by the appellan^laimarrt^^^ of fhe compensation, therefbre, is!f allowed m ^rt. TMe appellar^laimanfisawardedfurthersumofRs,2t,00|Q/-j^ ;j..: :'l .;; ..•;...•; ^ J : . ^•••/. ••• ;-', ' • .;..::. ';. •/•1; V; ',• . . ••^•:;1 •: ^ij-.'"", . :..\',:;:^.' ;;.,','^'.:;';" .: •!.;. ..'^,. -' oflntei^ component ort th^ inadditiontothesumof^ 11) Rjesponderrt No.3 the Onited T^ Umitediis granted ttvee months* tlrrm ^ Rs.2t,C|00^ beforelhe<5on(^mln9^tal^ 12) No order as to costs. Sd/- Chief Justice Sd/- R.L. Jhanwar Judge 'i^ '^.•'^ 1 I ! T j j ? !,'"s -:j:"^