Order on Board

09/07/2025

1. The appellants/claimants have filed this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “Act of 1988”) seeking enhancement of amount of compensation, challenging the award dated 16.07.2014 (Annexure-A/1) passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Durg, District Durg, Chhattisgarh (for short “Claims Tribunal”) in Claim Case No.21/2014, whereby the learned Claims Tribunal allowed the application filed under Section 166 of the Act, 1988 in part and awarded total sum of Rs.2,30,000/- as compensation in motor accidental death case.

2. Facts of the case relevant for disposal of this appeal are that on

18.03.2012 at about 09:00 a.m., when deceased Tarun Sahu was coming from Village Jamgaon on his motorcycle, on the way one truck bearing Registration No.CG-07-ZC/2174 (hererinafter referred as offending vehicle) driven by respondent No.1 rashly and negligently hit the motorcycle of deceased due to which deceased suffered grievous injuries, on different parts of the body, including head and died on the spot. On the basis of information of accident, Crime No.50/2012 was registered against respondent No.1/driver of Truck for alleged of