C.A.V Order

1. Appellants-claimants have filed this appeal under the provisions of Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “Act of 1988”) questioning the legality and sustainability of the award dated 20.08.2019 passed by Learned Additional Tribunal to the Upper Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Katghora, District Korba, Chhattisgarh (for short “Claims Tribunal”) in Claim Case No. 60/2018, whereby learned Claims Tribunal allowed the application filed under Section 166 of the Act of 1988 in part, awarded total sum of ₹ 50,000/- as compensation to the appellants-claimants along with interest @ 9% p.a. and fastened the liability to satisfy the amount of compensation upon Respondent No. 3/ Insurance Company.

2. Facts of the case relevant for disposal of this appeal are that on 04.12.2017 at about 05:00 pm when Ravindra Pahadi was travelling on a motor cycle and returning from Bilaspur to his house at Katghora, on the way one tanker bearing registration No. CG15AC3591 (for short “offending vehicle”) driven by Respondent No. 1/ Non-applicant No. 1 rashly and negligently dashed the motorcycle of Ravindra Pahadi and caused accident. In the accident Ravindra Pahadi suffered grie