IN THE HON'BLE HIGH COURT OF CHHATT!SGARH ATBILASPUR c-^^ M.A.fQNo. '2-^-'^ /2010 APPELLANTS fialmants 1] Smt. Madhuri Singb, W/o. Late Kameshwar Kumar Singh, aged about 42 years, -\~p -.\/ y^ 'm^ 2]'" Ku- Arpita Singh, D/o. Late ? ;• ^ Kameshwar Kumar Singh, aged about .- i\^ VI.?7 ^6 years (now 21 years), ...-•^ ^- ^.^^ ^ ^ -••' /RESPONDENTS Non-applicants '1 ^F Ku. Harshita Singh, D/o. Late Kameshwar Kumar Singh, aged about 14years, Appellant no. 3 minor, through her natural guardian mother Smt. Madhuri Singh (appellant no.l) (the appellant no. 2 has attained aged ofmajority.) All above R/o. Kharsiya Chowk, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) VERSUS Ravindra Singh Tomar, S/o. V.S. Tomar, aged about 45 years, R/o. House No. E/3, Govt. Polytechnic College, Ambikapur, District Surguja (C.G.) 2] The Oriental Insurance Company, through: Branch Manager, Ambikapur, Ambedkar Chowk, Manindragarh Road, Ambikapur District Surguja (C.G.) ^ APPEAL UNDER SECTION 173 OF THE MOTOR VEHICLEACT :'BBB;} K-1 I'S/6 % HI<M C^UI^ DF (^HaT'FISGARH : BILASPUR M.A:(CtNo.259df2010 AppeUaiuts Smt. MadhuiiSulgh & others ' Versiis',/,..' ;,~.''^;1 . ;. ". ''••:/' : • . :••••. Respcmdents Raviailr^ APPEALUNDER SECTI0N 173 OF THE MOTOR VEMleiiES ACT. 1988 DB: HonMegIuiJt.M. Qudiiusi : & * Hon^te SIui3ustice N. K. Agarwal, AJ ShriMaaoj Parairjpe, Advooate forfhe appellaats. None fiM-fhe respohdentNo. 1. ' SItri SudliirAgarw^ Advocatefer the respoiident No^2. ORDERTOraU ( Passed on fhis 13til dasc ofSeptember, 2010) PetI.M. Qudilusi, J< 1. This appeal anses fiEoin tlie awaid dated 6& i^ passed by tlie ThiiS Additional 'Motor Acci^ Sai^uja (Ambikapu^, F.T.C. in Claim Case No.52/2006. 2. The, brief facts, iu nutsheU, are "thM the appellaats^^^l^ claim case befbre tiie Tnburi^ ori tile subiiussto legal faeirs of d^e^ed Kamesfawar Kuin^ wprlang ou the post ;ctf Br^ (3iasmi Bank, Biaach^^^D^ was gping to lus dfSce byftie vehicle - Boleio, hawmg^registi'attQ& No. C.G. 15-B/1318. At that tm near Maharalu Vidya Malulu- wheu deceased iKaiaeshwar Kuinar SIagh^ w^ aiiimals^whiGM^oaee<aatnjebn^^& coiitroUed aiid ^ Vetucle ^ acGident. The deeeased was first ;talrea^^ to Ambikapur amt thereaft^ refeii^ te Bilaspur, wherelM suGcuinbed t6^^ 3. The vehicle ni <^ (Ravmd^ su^ T011^^^^^^^'^^ real biOt&er-ia-law^^^^^^ Q^^^^ tlae dAceased (brofher of the wife of'ithe deceased).^'^^ beiug widow ahd tww nunor daugttters of the deeeased ;filiEd a^^^','.^. 3.' ?;^. 8. 10. clami case lor award of total eompensation of Rs. 57,90,000/ Undervarioy&heads. Ttie respondent^Nb.t Owmer aGcepted the veraion of tiae appeUan.t inadeinttlett^iinpetitioBandstate^ fe tliedeceasedibrhispersoaaluse.laeingclbsiei^^ Tlie respondent Nb.2 detued^ decessed was dTivBig fbe velucle ixi. the capaciQr ofaaownerofthe veliicle. TIi& accident "taken place^^^ (^^ nsgligent driving of the deceasea^ He did^^^ I^ fhird party', fhus fhe insttraiice eompauy fa not^^l^ -coinpensatjon. . ,/:1; . ; . ::';; :: ; ':;•: '^ .',:''•:'. ,. . Leamed Tnbunal liaviag exammed thfi wjtnesses^ consideriug the inaterialaffailableonrecoidreaGliedtothfiCoiicI^ appeUants/cIaimants are not entifled to any claim on accouat o^ fhe death of fhe deeeased Kainesliwar Kyinar Sii^li iu the acGMent, as tUe deceased himse^ questipii, as a owner of the ^h^ maimer. Therefbre, the clauuoffhe appeUaatsM by the uupugaedawaTd. : Wte bave Iieard learned counsel appearmg ^^^^t^ perused llie reGonl ofthe Tnbuiial. Havmg nsgard to the facts situatu^ we are of fhe opiruon fthat leat-ued Tnbuxial while^^^^^ d^ nppf^lant^r^nJTnants^ns TmtfOTnsiilRrRd the riairn aspt^^d^ of Section 140 opthe Motor yeliicles Acf, 1988, thfirefi?re, it is a fit case&friewaQS.. ' ': : .': '.•,• ; : ' 1 ',' 1 : ;:- .'«'.: In view of fhe above we^ allow fhis appeal in part. The impugued amarddated 6.2.2010 passedby^lteTnbunal^^ reinit^heuiattertotyeTribnnaltod^iaef^ . wifh law, talaug^ iaito tx^ide^^ clause 4 of Section 140 oftte Motor Ve^^ tothepai^sto-adduceevidence, iEany.No <^ The Registiy is ;dii^t^.?ta ^end back liie^^p^ fiQmtti£Tribuaal^ibi4Irwifh..i? ."' i:':' . '• '' •, ,:'. .: ',• ; 'HiateiT Sd/- I.M.Quddusi Judge .Sd/- N.K. Agarwal •^udge