Form No.J(2)

IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present:

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay IA No.: CAN/2/2024 in FMA 1506 of 2024 The New India Assurance Company Limited Versus Radha Devi & Ors.

For the appellant/Insurance Company : Mr. Sanjay Paul For the respondents/claimants : Mr. Saikat Sen Heard & Judgment on : 11^th June, 2025 Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J:

1. The Learned Advocates representing the respective parties are present in Court.

2. The instant appeal had been filed against the judgment and award dated 17.02.2024 passed by the learned Additional District & Sessions Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fast Track, 4^th Court, Barasat, North 24-Parganas in M.A.C. Case No. 4388 of

2014 and M.A.C. Case No. 425 of 2013::40 of 2015.

3. An application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 had been filed due to the death of the victim in an accident which occurred on 03.05.2013 at about 10.05 hours on the service road near Lake Town Foot Bridge within the jurisdiction of Lake Town Police Station with the involvement of the offending vehicle being a bus bearing registration no. WB- 25B/8794 which at an exceeding speed rashly and ne