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BUDI HABUNG
Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd – Appellant
Versus
Smti. Niru Devi W/o Late Dimbeswar Sarmah – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
BUDI HABUNG, J.
Heard Mr. V. Devnath, learned counsel for the appellant. I have also heard Mr. B. N. Sarmah, learned counsel for the respondent nos. 1 to 5/claimants and Ms. Moajungla, learned counsel for the respondent no. 6.
2. By filing this appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988, the appellant has assailed the judgment and award dated 21.04.2022 passed by the learned Member, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Tuensang, Nagaland, in MAC case no. 16/2019.
3. The case leading to the filing of this appeal in brief is that the respondent nos. 1 to 5 as claimants filed MAC case no. 16/2019, under Section 166 read with Section 144 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 before the learned Member, Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Tuensang, Nagaland, claiming compensation on account of alleged accidental death of her son late Munna Sarmah in road traffic accident on 05.04.2019, involving the motorcycle bearing registration No. AS-07M/6831. The deceased was travelling on the said motorcycle as a pillion rider. The appellants were impleaded as party respondent nos. 3 and 4 respectively.
4. The appellant contested the
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