2017 Supreme(Raj) 869
IN THE HIGH COURT OF RAJASTHAN AT JAIPUR BENCH
Mahesh Chandra Sharma, J.
R.S.R.T.C. Through O.I.C – Appellant
Versus
Smt. Narbada And Others – Respondents
S.B. Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 1585 & 1568 of 2015
Decided On : 27-03-2017
For the Appellant :Mr. Virendra Agrawal, Advocate.
For the Respondent:Mr. Amit Dadhich (claimants), Advocate.
The compensation awarded by the Tribunal was inadequate and was enhanced by the High Court.
Headnote:
MOTOR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TRIBUNAL - AWARD - ENHANCEMENT - CLAIMANT - INJURY - LOSS OF EARNING CAPACITY - MEDICAL EXPENSES - PAIN AND SUFFERING - TRIBUNAL AWARDED COMPENSATION OF RS. 3,09,050/- WHICH WAS ENHANCED TO RS. 4,41,500/- BY THE HIGH COURT.
Fact of the Case:
The claimant filed a claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal seeking compensation for injuries sustained in a motor accident. The Tribunal awarded compensation of Rs. 3,09,050/-.
Finding of the Court:
The High Court found that the Tribunal had dealt with each and every aspect of the matter and had rightly passed the impugned judgment and award. The High Court also found that the compensation awarded by the Tribunal was inadequate and enhanced it to Rs. 4,41,500/-.
Issues: Whether the compensation awarded by the Tribunal was adequate.
Ratio Decidendi: The High Court held that the Tribunal had dealt with each and every aspect of the matter and had rightly passed the impugned judgment and award. However, the High Court found that the compensation awarded by the Tribunal was inadequate and enhanced it to Rs. 4,41,500/-.
Final Decision: The High Court dismissed the appeals and confirmed the judgment and award passed by the Tribunal, subject to the enhancement of compensation to Rs. 4,41,500/-.
Mahesh Chandra Sharma, J.
Defect/s is/are waived.
These appeals have been filed against the impugned judgment and award under appeal.
2. Brief facts of the case are that an accident occurred in the present case and with regard to an accident, a claim petition was filed on behalf of the claimant/s claiming compensation as mentioned therein. Notices were issued to the opposite parties. Reply to the claim petition was filed and the learned Tribunal framed the issues. After hearing all the parties, the learned Tribunal passed the aforesaid impugned judgment & award under appeal.
3. Against the impugned judgment and award under appeals, the appellant/s preferred the instant appeals for the relief as prayed for in it.
4. Learned counsel for the appellant/s has contended that the learned Tribunal has failed to appreciate each and every aspect of the matter as also the evidence available on record. The award passed by the learned Tribunal is illegal, without jurisdiction and contrary to the facts of the case. Hence impugned award deserves to be modified/enhanced.
5. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondents has opposed the submissions advanced on behalf of appellant and requested for maintaining/setting aside of award.
6. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the impugned judgment and award under appeal. I am in agreement with the findings arrived at by the learned Tribunal, which are reproduced as under:-
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