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IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY
Biswanath Halder – Appellant
Versus
National Insurance Co. Ltd. – Respondent
Judgment :
Biswaroop Chowdhury, J.
The Appellants before this Court were claimants in a case under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 and is aggrieved by the Judgment and Award dated 15-07-2014 passed by Learned Additional District Judge 2nd Court Nadia at Krishnanagar in MAC Case No. 12 of 2011.
The case of the Appellants/claimants before the Learned Trial Court may be summed up thus;
On 06-12-07 at 23.00 hrs the victim Dipali Halder was travelling by the offending vehicle bearing No-WB-20G/0635 (Tata Sumo) which was proceeding along the Krishnanagar-Karimpur pucca Road and while it reached in between Bara Andulia and Sonepukur under P.S. Chapra it suddenly dashed with a road side tree and thereafter it capsized into the road side As a result the victim Dipali Halder died on spot and some other occupants of the vehicle sustained serious injuries on their persons. After the accident they were removed to Saktinagar Hospital. Rash and negligent driving on the part of the driver of the offending vehicle bearing No. WB-20G/0635 (Tata-Sumo) was solely responsible for this tragic accident. Before this accident the victim Dipali Halder had very sound health and active habit. Due to de
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