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2026:CGHC:23174

NAFR

HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR

MAC No. 930 of 2020

1 - Koushalya Dewangan D/o Ram Prasad Dewangan, Aged About 30

Years R/o Shiv Mandir Chowk, Patharamuda, Civil Lines, Jagdalpur,

District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

2 - Padma Dewangan D/o Ram Prasad Dewangan, Aged About 27

Digitally

SAIFAN signed Years R/o Shiv Mandir Chowk, Patharamuda, Civil Lines, Jagdalpur,

by

KHAN

SAIFAN

District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

KHAN

--- Appellants

Versus

1 - Ganesh Manikpuri S/o Sunder Nath Manikpuri, Aged About 43 Years

R/o Village Borpadar, Patelpara, Post Kachnar, Police Station Kotwali,

District Bastar Chhattisgarh. (Driver), District : Bastar(Jagdalpur),

Chhattisgarh

2 - Bhikamchand Dulhani S/o M.R. Dulhani, Aged About 40 Years

Occupation Transporting (Truck Owner), R/o Green City, Dharampura

No. 1, Jagdalpur, District Bastar Chhattisgarh. (Owner),, District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

3 - The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Branch Manager, Branch

Office, Hotel Laxman Avenue, Murti Line, Jagdalpur, District Bastar

Chhattisgarh. (Insurer), District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

--- Respondents

WITH

MAC No. 1041 of 2020

1 - The Oriental Insurance Company Limited Branch Manager , Branch

Office , Hotel Laxman Avenue, Murtiline, Jagdalpur, District Bastar

Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

---Appellant

Versus

1 - Kaushlya Dewangan D/o Ramprasad Dewangan Aged About 30

Years R/o Shivmandir Chowk, Pathraguda, Civil Line Jagdalpur ,

District Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

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2 - Padma Dewangan D/o Ramprasad Dewangan Aged About 27 Years

R/o Shivmandir Chowk , Pathraguda, Civil Line Jagdalpur , District

Bastar Chhattisgarh., District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

3 - Ganesh Manikpuri S/o Sundrnath Manikpuri Aged About 43 Years

R/o Village Borpadar , Patelpara, Post Kachnar, Police Station Kotwali,

District Bastar Chhattisgarh. (Driver Of Vehicle), District :

Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

4 - Bhikamchand Dulhani S/o M.R. Dulhani Aged About 40 Years

Occupation Transporting (Owner F Truck), R/o Green City, Dharampura

No. 01, Jagdalpur , District Bastar Chhattisgarh. (Owner Of Vehicle),

District : Bastar(Jagdalpur), Chhattisgarh

--- Respondents

[Cause-title taken from Case Information System (CIS)]

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For Claimants : Mr. Praveen K. Dhurandhar, Advocate

For Insurance Company : Mr. Raj Awasthi, Advocate

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Single Bench: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal

(Order on Board)

15.05.2026

1. Regard being had to the similitude of the question of the facts and

law involved and being arising out of a common award, on the joint

request of learned counsel for the parties, both these appeals are

clubbed together, heard together and being disposed of by this

common order.

2. MAC-930-2020 has been filed under Section 173 of the Motor

Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short the “Act of 1988”) by the Claimants

seeking enhancement of amount of compensation, challenging the

impugned award dt. 23.01.2020, whereby learned Claims Tribunal has

awarded a total sum of Rs.14,47,221/- as compensation for the death

of Manoj Dewangan, who died in a road accident took place on

19.01.2018. Whereas, MAC-1041-2020 has also been filed under

Section 173 of the Act of 1988 by the Insurance Company, challenging

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the same awarded dt. 23.01.2020, whereby liability to pay

compensation to the claimants has been fastened upon them.

3. Learned counsel for the Claimants would submit that learned

Claims Tribunal has erred in awarding less amount of compensation in

the facts of the case. Claims Tribunal erred in assessing income of

deceased as Rs.8000/- per month which should be Rs.10000/- as per

Chhattisgarh Minimum Wages Notification issued by the office of the

Labour Commissioner, Chhatti