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S. G. CHATTOPADHYAY
Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Tarumala Debbarma – Respondent
JUDGMENT
1. This is an appeal under Section 173(1) of the MOTOR VEHICLES ACT , 1988 (M.V. Act hereunder) by the Insurance Company against the award dated 17.09.2019 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (Court No.3) in Case No. TS(MAC) 40 of 2018 whereby the Tribunal awarded a sum of compensation of Rs.15,20,000/- along with 9% annual interest thereon to the claimants on account of death of the Nripendra Debbarma in a road traffic accident on 23.03.2018.
2. The original claimants have also filed cross objection against the said award of the tribunal seeking enhancement of the compensation.
Law and facts involved in the appeal as well as in the cross objection being common, they are taken up together for disposal by a common judgment.
3. The background facts of the case are as under:
Sri Ramendra Debbarma of Bharat Sardar Para of Khowai district lodged a written ejahar with the Officer-in-Charge of Khowai police station on 23.03.2018 alleging, inter alia, that at about 5.30 p.m on the day his younger brother Nripendra Debbarma was speaking to some of his neighbours in front of the house of Nirmal Debbarma on his way back home from Padmabil Bazar. At that time, the offending truck
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