IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
CIVIL APPEAL NO. 13357 OF 2025 (Arising out of SLP (C) No. 6226 of 2025)
SHANTI BAI SAHU & ORS. … APPELLANT(S)
VERSUS
AHMAD NIYAZI & ORS. … RESPONDENT(S)
O R D E R
Time taken for disposal of the claim petition
Time taken for disposal of appeal by the High Court
Time taken for the disposal of the
appeal in this Court
4 years 7 months 25 days
8 years 1 month 11 days
9 months
Leave granted.
2. It is the claimant-appellant(s) appeal laying challenge to
the order dated 12.02.2024 passed by the High Court of
Chhattisgarh, Bilaspur in MAC No.132 of 2016, modifying the
award dated 30.10.2015 passed by the VII Additional Motor
Accident Claims Authority, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) in Claim
Case No.277/2011 titled Smt. Shanti Bai Sahu & Ors. v.
Ahmed Niazi & Ors.
CA @ SLP (C) No. 6226/2025 Page 1 of 5
3. Certain facts are not in dispute. On 30.04.2010, the
deceased, namely Firangilal Verma, died in a motor vehicle
accident, due to the rash and negligent driving of the offending
vehicle bearing registration No.CG-10/A/2265. At the time of
the accident, the deceased was drawing a salary of Rs.21,000/-
per month being employed as a Committee Manager in the
Chauranga Committee of the District Cooperative Central Bank,...