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HIGH COURT OF SIKKIM : GANGTOK
MEENAKSHI MADAN RAI
Branch Manager, The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Minor Keonsel Namgyal Bhutia – Respondent
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| 1. parties frame appeal regarding statutory compensation limits under section 164 of the motor vehicles act. (Para 1 , 2 , 3) |
| 2. factual context of accident and the lower tribunal's reliance on benevolent legislative interpretation. (Para 4 , 5) |
| 3. judicial discretion cannot exceed statutory compensation limits prescribed by section 164 of the mv act. (Para 6 , 7) |
| 4. corrective order issued to rectify compensation to match section 164 statutory limits. (Para 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 13 , 14) |
JUDGMENT :
Meenakshi Madan Rai, J.
1. The Appellant assails the Judgment and Award, both dated 26-06-2024, of the Learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gangtok, Sikkim (hereinafter, the “MACT”), in MACT Case No.25 of 2023 (Minor Keonsel Namgyal Bhutia vs. Shri Ranjeet Subba and Another), whereby the Appellant was directed to pay Rs. 5,00,000/- (Rupees five lakhs) only, with interest @ 10% per annum, in a Claim Petition filed by the Claimant, under Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter, the “MV Act”), on grounds of “injury” sustained by the minor victim.
(i) Learned Counsel for the Appellant submits that the Learned MACT erred in granting compensation of Rs. 5,00,000
Statutory limits on compensation for grievous hurt in motor vehicle accidents cannot be bypassed by a tribunal under the guise of the law being benevolent. Tribunals are bound by specific legislative....
When a tribunal misapplies repealed or non-existent legal provisions, it must rectify the error and adjudicate the claim under the correct statutory framework to ensure the grant of just compensation....
Claimants are entitled to compensation under Section 164 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, irrespective of negligence, with a fixed amount of Rs.5,00,000/- for death in a road accident.
Tribunals must correctly identify applicable legal provisions for motor accident claims despite procedural errors by litigants. Compensation must be determined using established structured formulae f....
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