DEBOBRATA GHOSE Vs. MAHESH NIRMALKAR

JUDGEMENT

(1.) THE appellant/claimant has filed this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, against the award dated 21 /12/2000 passed by the First Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bilaspur, in Claim Case No.2/ 2000.

(2.) THE claimant filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act claiming compensation of Rs. 18,26,500/- on account of death of his mother Smt. Kalyani in the motor accident, which took place on 03/03/1999, when his motor cycle, on which the deceased was sitting as a pillion rider, was dashed from the back side by the offending vehicle Tata 407 bearing registration No.MP-26 G 4591.

(3.) THE owner and driver of the offending vehicle remained ex-parte, however, the Insurance Company contested the claim.