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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
AMITENDRA KISHORE PRASAD
Vishwakarma Patel, S/o. Jai Prakash Patel – Appellant
Versus
Fuleshwar Rao, S/o. Thakur Ram – Respondent
Order :
Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.
1. This appeal is filed by the appellant/claimant under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “the Act”) against the award dated 8.8.2018 passed by the Fifth Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Raipur, District Raipur (CG) in Claim Case No.795/2016.
2. By the impugned award, the Tribunal partly allowed the claim petition filed by the claimant under Section 166 of the Act and awarded a total sum of Rs.16,50,209/- by way of compensation to the claimant for the injuries sustained by him in a vehicular accident.
3. So the question that arises for consideration in this appeal filed by the claimant (appellant) is whether any case for enhancement is made out in the award of compensation awarded by the Tribunal to the claimant and if so, to what extent?
4. It is an injury case. On 31.10.2016, the appellant was driving a truck bearing registration No.CG-7-A-V-7377 from Bhilai transporting a consignment of vegetables. At about 1:00 p.m., while travelling on Katghora-Ambikapur road, near Gram Chotiya, a bus bearing registration No.CG-15-A B-9693, driven rashly and negligently by respondent No.1 collided head-on with the front of the appe
Court emphasized the need for compensation to reflect permanent disability and loss of earning capacity, enhancing the award to ensure justice.
The main legal point established in the judgment is the need to assess loss of earning capacity and future medical expenses in cases of permanent disability to ensure just compensation.
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The court established that permanent disability due to amputation warrants a 100% loss of earning capacity, justifying enhanced compensation.
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Compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act must be just and reasonable, reflecting the claimant's actual loss, including permanent disability and income loss.
Compensation in personal injury cases must reflect the severity of injury and loss, considering both pecuniary and non-pecuniary damages.
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