1 MAC No. 1388 of 2023 2025:CGHC:45320 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 1388 of 2023  Ramcharan Jangade S/o Bhaneshwar Jangade, Aged About 47 Years, R/o Imlipara, Police Station Civil Line, Tahsil & District Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh. ... Appellant versus 1. Baijoo Sahu S/o Lachchan Sahu, Aged About 37 Years, R/o Ambar Tej Singh, Police Station Sauiya, District Mujffarpur (Bihar) (Driver Of The Vehicle Truck No.- C.G./04 – G/5409). 2. Harcharan Singh Sahni S/o R.S. Sahni, R/o Through Kabarwal Petrol Pump, G.E. Road, Durg, District Durg (Chhattisgarh) (Owner Of The Vehicle Truck No.- C.G./04 – G/ 5409). 3. Branch Manager, The Oriental Insurance Company Limited, Branch Office- 1st Floor, Rama Trade Centre, In Front Of Rajiv Plaza, Old Bus Stand Road, Bilaspur, Tahsil & District Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh)........(Insurer Of The Vehicle Truck No.- C.G./04 – G/5409). ... Respondents For Appellant :- Mr. Anand Kesharwani, Advocate. For Respondent No.3 :- Mr. Deepak Gupta. Advocate. ANKIT KUMAR SINGH Digitally signed by ANKIT KUMAR SINGH Date: 2025.09.06 16:11:48 +0530 2 MAC No. 1388 of 2023 SB- Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal Judgment On Board 04.09.2025 1. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short “Act of 1988”) has been preferred by the appellants/claimants seeking enhancement in the amount of compensation, challenging the impugned award dated 26.11.2022 passed by the 8th Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh (for short “Claims Tribunal”) in Claim Case No.384/2016, whereby learned Claims Tribunal has awarded a total sum of 93,817/- ₹ as compensation along with interest to the claimant/appellant herein. 2. Learned counsel for the parties submit that an additional sum of compensation of ₹ 50,000/- over and above the compensation already awarded, would make the compensation just and proper. 3. In view of the aforesaid submission made by learned counsel for the parties, the appellant is held to be entitled to an additional amount of 50,000/- ₹ . The Insurance Company 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 @ 9% per annum from the date of filing of claim 3 MAC No. 1388 of 2023 application before the Tribunal i.e. 07.07.2016 till its realization. Rest of the conditions of the impugned award shall remain intact. 4. Accordingly, this appeal is allowed in part and the impugned award is modified to the extent as indicated herein-above. Sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge Ankit