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IN THE HIGH COURT OF ORISSA AT CUTTACK
G.SATAPATHY
Divisional Manager, Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Goura Chandra Naik – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
G. Satapathy, J.
1. This is an appeal by the insurance company (hereinafter referred to as “the insurer”) against the impugned judgment dated 21.01.2025 passed by learned 4th Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Keonjhar (hereinafter referred to as “the learned tribunal”) in MAC case No.36/186 of 2017-16 directing the insurer to pay a sum of Rs. 6,35,000/- together with simple interest @ 6% per annum w.e.f 20.09.2016 till its actual realization to the claimants-R-1 to 3 for the death of the deceased Tirthabasi Naik in a motor vehicular accident.
2. Shorn of unnecessary details, the present appeal arises out of the claim preferred by R-1 to 3 for the accident that took place on 15.06.2016 at about 1PM, when deceased minor son of R-1 & 2 was dashed by an Auto Rickshaw bearing Registration No.OD-09-E- 2388 (hereinafter referred to as “the offending vehicle”) at Dhurpada, Keonjhar resulting in his death. On this accident, Keonjhar Town PS Case No. 206 of 2016 was registered which culminated in submission of charge sheet. The deceased was a minor boy and was reading in Class-IX. Accordingly, the Respondents approached the tribunal in an application U/S. 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
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