S. E. C. L. Bishrampur and Others v. Bharti Devi and Others

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2013 Supreme(Online)(Chh) 214

CHHATTISGARH HIGH COURT
Judge A, J
S. E. C. L. Bishrampur and Others v. Bharti Devi and Others

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners:Senior Advocate A
For the Respondents:Advocate B

Table of Content
1. history of the claim and facts regarding the deceased's employment. (Para 1 , 2 , 4)
2. arguments presented regarding liability and negligence. (Para 5 , 6)
3. legal definitions concerning motor vehicles and applicability to the case. (Para 7 , 10)
4. past case law supporting the judgment's legal reasoning. (Para 8 , 9)
5. conclusions regarding compensation assessment and directive for reassessment. (Para 11 , 12 , 13)

1. The present appeal under S.173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (henceforth 'the Act') has been preferred by the owner of the vehicle, who also happens to be the employer of the deceased. On account of death of the deceased Satish Kumar, a claim petition under S.166 of the Act was preferred by his legal heirs (widow, two minor sons and parents) and the Claims Tribunal has awarded compensation of Rs. 15,68,212 in their favour.

2. Brief facts of the case, as stated in the claim petition and the memo of appeal, are that the deceased Satish Kumar, son of Neelmani, was employed with appellants SECL as a dumper driver and was working in the Pokhariya Mines, Bishrampur. On 7.12.2002, at about 2.30 p.m., the dumper (haulpak) sunk in Mine No. 9, Pokhariya, as a