1 CGHC010074092025 2026:CGHC:38453 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR MAC No. 497 of 2025 1 - Chameli Bai Sahu S/o Late Shri Manharan Lal Sahu Aged About 47 Years R/o Village And Post Chhachhi, Thana- Kasdol, District- Balodabazar Bhathapara (Chhattisgarh). 2 - Amit Kumar S/o Late Shri Manharan Lal Sahu Aged About 19 Years R/o Village And Post Chhachhi, Thana- Kasdol, District- Balodabazar Bhathapara (Chhattisgarh). 3 - Aasha D/o Late Shri Manharan Lal Sahu Aged About 24 Years R/o Village And Post Chhachhi, Thana- Kasdol, District- Balodabazar Bhathapara (Chhattisgarh). ... Petitioners versus 1 - Kishore Kumar Yadav S/o Ram Singh Yadav Aged About 42 Years R/o Village- Padaghat, Thana- Kharora, District- Raipur (C.G.) (Driver Of The Offending Vehicle Truck No. C.G. 14/m.Q./9800). 2 - Pravin Kumar Bhatiya S/o Aman Deep Bhatiya R/o Pathalgaon, Tahsil And District- Pathalgaon Jashpur (C.G.) (Owner Of The Offending Vehicle Truck No. C.G. 14/m.Q./9800). 3 - Branch Manager, The United India Insurance Company Limited, Through Branch Office Bhartiya Jeevan Beema Nigam Office Magarpara- Bilaspur, District - Bilaspur (C.G.). (Insurer Of The Offending Vehicle Truck No. C.G. 14/m.Q./9800). ... Respondents For Petitioners : Mr. Arjun Lal Singroul, Advocate For Respondent No.3 : Mr. Praveen Kumar Tulsiyan, Advocate ARPAN SRIVASTAVA Digitally signed by ARPAN SRIVASTAVA Date: 2026.09.07 15:59:30 +0530 2 Hon'ble Shri Justice Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal Judgment on Board 31.08.2026 1. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short the "Act of 1988") has been preferred by the appellants/claimants seeking enhancement of the amount of compensation, challenging the impugned award dated 09.12.2024, passed in Claim Case No.1601/2022 by 8th Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bilaspur, District-Bilaspur (Chhattisgarh) whereby the learned Claims Tribunal has awarded a total sum of Rs.42,30,000/- as compensation for the death of Manharan Lal Sahu, (aged about 55 years old) who died in a road accident which took place on 05.11.2022. 2. Learned counsel for the appellant would submit that the learned Claims Tribunal has erred in awarding lesser amount of compensation in the facts of the case. The Claims Tribunal has assessed the income of the deceased on the lower side and has also awarded lesser amount under other conventional heads, which needs to be enhanced. Therefore, the instant appeal be allowed and the compensation awarded by the Claims Tribunal may suitably be enhanced. 3. Learned counsel for respondent No.3/insurance company would submit that the Claims Tribunal after appreciating oral and documentary evidence available on record rightly awarded the compensation amount. Hence, the compensation awarded by the Claims Tribunal is just and proper and requires no interference. 4. I have heard learned counsel for the parties, considered their rival submissions made herein-above and went through the records with utmost circumspection. 3 5. In the case at hand, true it is that the learned Tribunal has taken the monthly income of the deceased to be Rs.9700/-, which ought to be Rs.9960/- as per the Chhattisgarh Minimum Wages Notification issued by the office of Labour Commissioner, Chhattisgarh. Furthermore, in other conventional heads the Tribunal has rightly granted Rs.1,80,000 to that extent the impugned award needs to be modified. 6. Thus, in light of the aforesaid discussion and in light of the judgments of the Supreme Court rendered in the matters of National Insurance Company Ltd. V. Pranay Sethi1, Sarla Verma & Ors. Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation & Ors2 and Magma General Insurance Co. Ltd. v. Nanu Ram @ Chuhru Ram & Ors3, this Court is computing the compensation as below:- Sr. No. Heads Compensation awarded by the Tribunal Compensation awarded by this Court 1 Income Rs. 9,700 (Monthly) Rs. 9960 x 12 = 1,19,520/- (Annual) 2 Future Prospect -- (+)10% (i.e. Rs.11952) = 1,31,472/- 3 Deduction (-) 1/3 (i.e. 3,233) = 6,467/- (-) 1/3 (i.e. 43,824) = 87,648/- 4 Annual Income Rs.77,604/- Rs.87,648/- 5 Multiplier (x) 11 = 8,53,644 (x) 11 = 9,64,128 6 Future prospect (+)10% (i.e. Rs.85,364) = 9,39,008/- -- 7 Other conventional heads Rs. 1,80,000/-/- Rs. 1,80,000/- (18000+18000+1440 00) Total Rs. 11,19,008/- Rs. 11,44,128/- 7. In view of the aforesaid analysis, the amount of compensation of 1 (2017) 16 SCC 680 2 (2009) 6 SCC 121 3 (2018) 18 SCC 130 4 Rs.11,19,008/- awarded by the Claims Tribunal is enhanced to Rs.11,44,128/-. Hence, after deducting the amount of Rs.11,19,008/-, the appellants are held entitled for an additional amount of Rs.25,120/-. The additional amount of compensation shall carry interest @ 6% per annum from filing of the claim application before the Claims Tribunal till its realization. Rest of the conditions of the impugned award shall remain intact. 8. In the result, the appeal is partly allowed and the impugned award is modified to the extent as indicated herein-above. 9. The Registry is directed to communicate the claimants in writing “the enhanced amount” in this appeal as against the award made by the concerned Tribunal. The said communication be made in Hindi Deonagri language and the help of paralegal workers may be availed with a co-ordination of Secretary, Legal Aid of the concerned area wherein the claimants resides. Sd/- (Sanjay Kumar Jaiswal) Judge Arpan