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IN THE HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR
AMITENDRA KISHORE PRASAD
Sanni Bai W/o Shri Sai Ram Karma – Appellant
Versus
Viplov Rai S/o Shri Vinay Kumar Rai – Respondent
ORDER :
Amitendra Kishore Prasad, J.
1. Being aggrieved by the impugned judgment and award dated 30.01.2017 passed by the learned Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fast Track Court, South Bastar, Dantewada (C.G.), in Claim Case No. 156/2014, in the matter of Smt. Sanni Bai & Others vs. Viplov Rai & Others, whereby the claim petition filed by the appellants/claimants has been dismissed, the present appeal is being preferred.
2. The averment in this appeal, in brief, is that the appellants/claimants filed a claim application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensation from the respondents on account of the death of one Lachhu Karma, who met with a motor vehicle accident on 03.04.2010. The deceased Lachhu Karma was the son of appellant No. 1, the husband of appellant No. 2, and the father of appellant Nos. 3 and 4, and was thus closely related to and dependent upon the appellants/claimants. Respondent No. 1 is the driver of the offending vehicle, respondent No. 2(A) is the registered owner, respondent No. 2(B) is the actual/beneficial owner of the said vehicle, and respondent No. 3 is the insurer thereof. According to the case of the appellants/claimants, on
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