1 CGHC010316642021 2026:CGHC:43537 NAFR HIGH COURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WP227 No. 690 of 2021 1 - Bhanu Ram Sahu S/o Lakhan Sahu Aged About 45 Years 2 - Smt. Vimla Bai W/o Bhanu Ram Sahu Aged About 44 Years 3 - Ku. Jageshwari D/o Bhanuram Sahu Aged About 16 Years Minor Through- Natural Gaurdian Petitioner No. 1 Bhanu Ram Sahu Aged About 45 Year S/o Lakhan Lal Sahu 4 - Om Prakash Sahu S/o Bhanu Ram Sahu Aged About 14 Years Minor Through- Natural Gaurdian Petitioner No. 1 Bhanu Ram Sahu Aged About 45 Year S/o Lakhan Lal Sahu All are R/o Village- Dharampura, Police Station And Tahsil Pipariya, District- Kabirdham (C.G.) ... Petitioner(s) versus 1 - Jhamman Lal Sahu S/o Mahesh Sahu Aged About 28 Years R/o Village Dharampura, Police Station And Tahsil Pipariya, District- Kabirdham (C.G.) 2 - Branch Manager Ifco Tokio General Insurance Company Ltd., 1st Floor, Gelexy High, Near I.C.I.C.I. Bank Vyapar Vihar, Sanjay Apartment, Bilaspur, District- Bilaspur (C.G.) ... Respondent(s) 2 For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Keshav Dewangan, Advocate For Respondent No.2 : Mr. Swapnil Thawaney, Advocate on behalf o Mr. P.R.Patankar, Advocate (Hon’ble Shri Justice Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Order on Board 07/10/2026 After arguing for some time, learned counsel for the petitioner seeks permission to withdraw the present petition with liberty to avail the remedy of filing a claim application under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. It is further submitted that, in such an eventuality, the order dated 23.09.2021 passed by the learned Claims Tribunal in the present claim application may not come in the way of adjudication of the application to be filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. 2. Learned counsel appearing for respondent No. 2 formally opposes the submissions advanced on behalf of the petitioner. 3. Considering the submissions made by learned counsel for the petitioner, the present petition is dismissed as withdrawn with the aforesaid liberty. 4. It is, however, made clear that in the event of such an application being filed, the learned Claims Tribunal shall consider and decide the same on its own merits, strictly in accordance with law. Sd/- (Ravindra Kumar Agrawal) Judge SUGUNA DUBEY Digitally signed by SUGUNA DUBEY Date: 2026.10.09 11:04:18 +0530