PRATIBHA BISHT Vs. SHANTA SAH

JUDGEMENT

(1.) J. C. S. Rawat, J. This appeal under section 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act has been filed against the award dated 19-10- 2005 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal/district Judge, Nainital (herein after referred as Tribunal') in M. A. C. P No. 38/2005 Smt. Pratibha Bisht and oth ers Vs. Smt. Shanta Shah and another, whereby the learned Tribunal had awarded a sum of Rs. 6,50,000/- as compensation alongwith the interest thereon @ 6% p. a. from the date of filing the claim petition till the date of payment. The liability to pay the com pensation was fixed upon the Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

(2.) BRIEF facts of the case are that claimants had filed a claim petition be fore the learned Tribunal for compensa tion of Rs. 25 lacs alleging therein that on 01-12-2004 deceased-Satya Prakash Singh was travelling towards Dehradun from Srinagar Garhwal in the Jeep No. UA-0/-B 2219, which was being driven rashly and negligently by its driver. When the aforesaid vehicle reached at Bachelikhal, Devprayag it fell into a gorge due to rash and negligent driving of its driver. The deceased had sustained the grievous injuries on his person and died at the spot. It had also been alleged that the deceased was working in the Winsome Laboratories Ltd; was earning Rs. 13,000/-p. m. on the date of accident; and he was aged about 34 years. Hence, the claim had been pre ferred by the dependents of the de ceased.

(3.) FEELING aggrieved by this, the ap pellants-claimants have preferred the present appeal for enhancement of com pensation.