Authority: High Court of Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur
Order Date: 05 August 2026
Case Overview
- Parties: Appellant – Ravi Kumar Lodhi (resident of Raipur); Respondents – Birbal Lodhi (owner of motor cycle C.G.-04, L.L-9935), The New India Insurance Company Limited (insurer of the same vehicle), and Smt. Durgabai (wife of appellant).
- The appeal was filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 challenging the award dated 16 December 2022 passed by the 9th Additional Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Raipur in Claim Case No. 845/2016.
- The Tribunal had allowed the claim under Section 163A of the Act, awarding compensation of Rs 5,00,000 with interest at 7.5% per annum from 24 December 2016, directing the insurer to pay and later recover the amount from the vehicle owner.
- No respondents appeared during the final hearing; counsel for the appellant argued that the compensation was inadequate.
Final Outcome
- The Bench, after hearing counsel for the appellant, held that the awarded compensation of Rs 5,00,000 is fair, reasonable and proper in accordance with the 2nd Schedule to Section 163A and the Supreme Court’s decision in New India Assurance Co. Ltd. v. Urmila Halder (2024 SCC Online SC 4983).
- The appeal is dismissed at the admission stage; the compensation award stands unchanged.
Topics: Motor Accident Compensation, Insurance Law, Judicial Review