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ARINDAM LODH
New India Assurance Company Ltd. – Appellant
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Bapi Debbarma S/o Sri Rabi Debbarma – Respondent
1. This appeal is directed against the judgment and award dated 20.06.2016 passed by the learned Member Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Court No. 3, West Tripura, Agartala in TS (MAC) No. 305 of 2014, whereby and whereunder the appellant has challenged the quantum of compensation awarded in favour of claimant-student, aged about 22 years, who has been suffering from 90 % disability.
2. At the very outset of hearing Ms. S. Deb (Gupta), learned counsel appearing for the appellant submits that the solitary ground which needs to be considered in this appeal is whether the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal has rightly applied the ratio of all the decisions of the Apex Court in V. Mekala vs. M. Malathi and Another, 2014 ACJ 1441 in the context of the present case.
Taking attention of this Court the learned counsel submits that in the case of Mekala (supra) the Apex Court has considered the brilliants of the injured victim while considering the multiplicand at Rs. 10,000/-.
3. Ms. Deb Gupta, learned counsel submits that in the instant case the claimant had passed
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