JUDGMENT :

Judgment and order, dated 18.05.2018, passed by the learned Member MACT, at Bomdila, West Kameng District in MAC Case No. 01/2017, is challenged in this appeal by National Insurance Company Ltd. It is to be noted here that vide impugned judgment and order, the learned Member MACT, Bomdila, has awarded a sum of Rs 14,24,000/-(Rupees fourteen lakhs twenty four thousand) under different heads, payable by the appellant along with interest @ 6% per annum, from the date of filing of the claim petition till actual realization.

2. The factual background, leading to filing of this present appeal is briefly stated as under :-

“On 09.05.2016, at about 9:00 PM, Bhim Pradhan, since deceased, a private driver of a Tipper, bearing Registration No. AR-04-6438, was proceeding from Bhalukpong towards Kimin, by driving the said vehicle. But, unfortunately, on the way he met with an accident and the vehicle driven by him fell into a deep gorge and he sustained severe injuries. He was evacuated to the District Hospital Bomdila, but, he succumbed to the injuries at the Hospital. Thereafter,