1 2026:CGHC:14759 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 1152 of 2020 Ajay Kumar Tandon S/o Bahur Das Tandon, Aged About 32 Years R/o Village And Post Hanauda, Tahsil And District Durg Chhattisgarh..............(Claimant), District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Appellant Versus 1 - Praveen Kumar Shrivas S/o Shri Ramcharan Shrivas, Aged About 36 Years R/o Ward No. 16, Ek Batti Panch Rasta Chowk, Dongargarh, Thana Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon Chhattisgarh..............(Driver Of The Car No. Cg08-W3643), District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh 2 - Sunil Kumar Jain S/o Late Harlal Jain, Aged About 56 Years R/o Annapurna Society Manager, Near Jain Mandir, Golbazar, Dongargarh, District Rajnandgaon (Chhattisgarh).............(Owner Of The Car No. Cg08-W3643), District : Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh 3 - The New India Insurance Company Limited, Bhilai Through New India Office, Chauhan Estate, First Floor, Above The State Bank Of India, G.E.Road, Supela, Bhilai, District Durg (Chhattisgarh)............... (Insurer Of Car No. Cg08-W3643), District : Durg, Chhattisgarh ... Respondents [Cause-title taken from Case Information System (CIS)] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For Appellant : Mr. Syed Majid Ali, Advocate For Respondents No.3 : Mr. Pankaj Agrawal, Advocate and Mrs. Swati Agrawal, Advocate ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Single Bench: Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay K. Agrawal (Order on Board) 30.03.2026 1. At the very outset, learned counsel appearing for the parties jointly and fairly submit that in addition to the amount of compensation awarded by the Claims Tribunal, the appellant/claimant is further SAIFAN KHAN Digitally signed by SAIFAN KHAN 2 entitled for an amount of Rs.1,00,000/- (Rupees One Lakh Only). 2. The aforesaid submission is taken on record. 3. Accordingly, the amount of compensation of Rs.1,85,182/- awarded by the Claims Tribunal is enhanced to Rs.2,85,182/-. Hence, after deducting the amount of Rs.1,85,182/-, the claimant is held entitled for an additional amount of Rs.1,00,000/-. The concerned respondent is directed to deposit the amount of compensation as enhanced by this Court within a period of 30 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order. The additional amount of compensation shall carry interest @ 7% 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. 4. With aforesaid modification in the impugned award, this appeal stands partly allowed to the extend indicated herein above. sd/- (Sanjay K. Agrawal) Judge s@if