Sukhlal v. Satnam Singh Hora
NAFR HIGH COURT of CHHATTISGARH, BILASPUR MAC No. 341 of 2018 Sukhlal S/o Late Devi Prasad Aged About 30 Years Caste Gond, R/o Village Chanwaridand, P.S. Khadgawan, District Koriya, Chhattisgarh.
---- Appellant
Versus
1. Satnam Singh Hora S/o Jasveer Singh Hora Aged About 32 Years R/o Shyam Nagar, Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Vehicle Owner).
2. Vanshlal Sahu S/o Shri Biran Sahu Aged About 39 Years R/o Kuchenalana, Kusmunda, District Korba, Chhattisgarh, At Present Bhanpuri, P.S. Kham Tarai, District Raipur, Chhattisgarh (Vehicle Driver).
3. New India Insurnce Company Ltd. Regional Office Korba, Transport Nagar, Sada Complex, Korba, District Korba, Chhattisgarh. ---- Respondents For Appellant :
Shri Pushkar Sinha, Advocate.
Hon'ble Shri Justice P. Sam Koshy Judgment On Board 27.02.2018.
1. The present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been filed by the claimant against the award dated 24.11.2017 passed by the 1st Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Manendragarh, Distt. Korea (in short, the Tribunal) in Claim Case No.41/2014. Vide the said impugned award, the Tribunal in a claim case for damage towards the vehicle, has awarded a compensation of Rs.15,000/- along with interest @ 7 percent per annum from the date of application.
2. The counsel for the appellant submits that the Tribunal has awarded too meager an amount towards the compensation for the damages
caused to the vehicle and that the amount of compensation deserves to be suitably enhanced.
3. However, a perusal of records would show that the claimant himself has not been able to substantiate his claim by producing cogent and sufficient material with which the damages could have been assessed. In the absence of cogent material so far as the expenses and other incidental expenses incurred by the claimant, this court does not find any strong case made out by the appellant for interference with the impugned award.
4. The appeal deserves to be and is accordingly rejected. Sd/- (P.Sam Koshy) Judge inder