IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA

CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION

Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay

FMA 1075 of 2022 Bakul Sekh & Anr.

-Vs-

The New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

For the Appellants/claimants : Ms. Sima Ghosh

For the respondent No.1/insurance co. : Mr. Sanjay Paul

Heard on & Judgment on : 2nd September, 2025

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J. :-

1. The Learned Advocates respective parties are present in Court

today.

2. The instant appeal had been filed against the judgment dated 17^th

March, 2022 passed by the Learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, 3^rd Court, Berhampore at Murshidabad in MAC Case No. 32 of 2018 under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles

Act, 1988.

3. The Learned Advocate representing the appellants/claimants

submitted to have filed the instant appeal exclusively on the ground that the Learned Tribunal in disposing of an application under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act had granted a sum of Rs. 1,65,000/- along with an interest at the rate of 6% per

annum from the date of filing of the application as aforesaid till the date of its realization.

4. The Learned Advocate representing the respondent No.1/insurance company did not object to the contention of the