1 (MAC No. 682 of 2023) 2025:CGHC:41617 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 682 of 2023 1 - Smt. Kamla Bai W/o Late Keval Ram Sahu Aged About 48 Years R/o Village And Post Rajoli, Police Station Ranchirai, Tahsil Gunderdelhi, District : Balod, Chhattisgarh --- Appellant(s) versus 1 - Shatruhan Lal Sahu S/o Barsan Lal Sahu Aged About 48 Years R/o Bandha Talab, Ward No. 35 Durg And Tahsil, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh 2 - Arihant Travells G.E. Road, Durg, Tahsil And, District : Durg, Chhattisgarh 3 - Branch Manager The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, M.B. Trade Centre, Near Ghadi Chowk, Dhamtari, Tahsil And, District : Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh --- Respondent(s) (Cause-title taken from the Case Information System) For Appellant :- Mr. Praveen Dhurandhar, Advocate For Respondent No.3 :- Mr. Deepak Gupta, Advocate SB - Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Judgment on Board 18.08.2025 1. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “Act of 1988”) has been preferred by the ADITI DIWAN KAIWART Digitally signed by ADITI DIWAN KAIWART Date: 2025.08.20 10:58:02 +0530 2 (MAC No. 682 of 2023) appellant/claimant seeking enhancement of the amount of compensation, challenging the impugned award dated 15.12.2022 passed by learned Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Dhamtari, District Dhamtari, Chhattisgarh in Claim Case No.217/2021, whereby an amount of Rs.25,016/- along with 6% interest rate per annum from the date of claim application has been awarded as compensation to the claimant for the injuries sustained in a motor accident. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant/claimant would submit that learned Claims Tribunal has not awarded proper compensation to the claimant for the injuries sustained and therefore, the instant appeal be allowed and the amount of compensation awarded by the learned Claims Tribunal may be suitably enhanced. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.3/insurance company would submit that the amount of compensation awarded by the learned Claims Tribunal is just and proper, which does not call for any interference. 4. After hearing learned counsel for the parties, going through the materials available on record and considering the facts and circumstances of the case, the amount of 3 (MAC No. 682 of 2023) compensation of Rs.25,016/- awarded by the Claims Tribunal is enhanced to Rs.50,016/-. Hence, after deducting the amount of Rs.25,016/-, the appellants are entitled for an additional amount of Rs.25,000/-. The concerned respondent is directed to deposit the amount of compensation as enhanced by this Court within a period of three months from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The additional amount of compensation shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from the date of filing of claim application before the Tribunal till its realization. Rest of the conditions of the impugned award shall remain intact. 5. Accordingly, this appeal is partly allowed and the impugned award is modified to the extent as indicated herein-above. 6. Let a certified copy of this order be transmitted to the concerned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for necessary information and action, if any. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge @d!t!