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2024 Supreme(Cal) 1174

AJAY KUMAR GUPTA
National Insurance Company Limited – Appellant
Versus
Rupali Ojha – Respondent


Advocates Appeared:
For the Parties : Mr. P.K. Pahari, Adv., Ms. Sima Ghosh, Adv., Mr. Sanjoy Patra, Adv.

JUDGMENT :

(Ajay Kumar Gupta, J.) :

1. The First Miscellaneous Appeal has been filed by the Appellant/National Insurance Company assailing the judgment and award dated 3rd January, 2014 passed by the learned Tribunal Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, 1st Court, Suri, Birbhum in MAC Case No. 61/2011 on the following grounds:

    (i). The learned Court below erred in law and facts and awarded a compensation only against the appellant/insurer of the alleged offending vehicle No. WGD-1535 though two vehicles were involved in the said accident. Due to head on collusion of the said two vehicles and contributory negligence of the driver and rider of the motor cycle, the accident took place and ultimately victim died;

(ii). The learned Tribunal Judge erred in holding that the driver of the alleged offending vehicle No. WGD-1535 was solely responsible for the alleged accident though the evidence, brought on record, shows otherwise.

(iii). The learned Court below erred in allowing the claim application though the claimants have not made necessary parties i.e. owner and insurer of the motor cycle being Registration No. WB-54C-8565 and awarded compensation only against the present appellant to

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