IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

FMA 447 of 2021

Parul Sutradhar

-Vs-

The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

For the Appellant/claimant : Mr. Krishanu Banik

Mr. Tathagata Banik

For the respondent No.1/insurance co. : Mr. Parimal Kumar Pahari

Heard on & Judgment on : 2nd September, 2025

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J. :-

1. The Learned Advocates representing the respective parties are

present in Court today.

2. The instant appeal had been filed against the judgment dated 7^th

February, 2019 passed by the Learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Balurghat Court, Dakshin Dinajpur in MAC Case No. 153 of 2011 under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act,

1988.

3. The Learned Advocates representing the appellant/claimant

submitted to have filed the instant appeal exclusively on the ground that in determining the application under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act. The Learned Tribunal had erroneously granted a sum of Rs. 3,26,000/- along with an interest instead of Rs.5,00,000/- as the comprehensive sum of compensation

granted in view of the notification dated 22nd May, 2018 and as also the decision of the Hon’ble High Court in