Form No. J(2)

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

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay FMA 1220 of 2022 Shakuntala Ghosh & Ors.

Versus M/s. Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd.

For the Appellant : Ms. Sima Ghosh For the Respondents : Ms. Gopa Das Mukherjee Heard & Judgment on : 19^th August, 2025.

Ananya Bandyopadhyay, J:

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

2. The instant appeal had been preferred against the impugned judgment and award dated 23.06.2022 passed by the Learned Additional District Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, 1^st Court, Murshidavad in M.V. Case No. 210 of 2008.

3. The Learned Advocate representing the appellants/claimants submitted to have filed the instant appeal solely on the ground that the Learned Tribunal in disposing of an application under Section 163A of the MV Act had pronounced the judgment on 23^rd June, 2022 without considering the consolidated amount of Rs.5,00,000/- to be paid as compensation in view of the notification dated 22^nd May, 2018 and also the observation of the Hon’ble Supreme Court in Urmila Haldar Vs. The New India Assurance Company Ltd.1.

4. The