In The High Court At Calcutta Civil Appellate Jurisdiction Appellate Side Present:-

The Hon’ble Justice Ananya Bandyopadhyay FMA 445 of 2025 Chapiya Bibi Seikh @ Chapiya Bewa & Ors.

v.

New India Assurance Co. Ltd. & Anr.

Mr. Muktakesh Das … for the appellants/claimants.

Mr. Animesh Das … for the respondent no.1/insurance company.

Heard & Judgment on: 16th July , 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 26th June, 2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, 3rd Court, Krishnanagar, Nadia in MAC Case No.156 of 2008.

3. An application under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act had been filed by the appellants/claimants seeking compensation on account of the death of the victim on 22^nd March, 2007 at about 07.00 hours on N.H. 34 at Doyarpara with the involvement of a vehicle being a Truck bearing registration no.WB-59/7719.

4. The Learned Advocate representing the appellants/claimants submitted that the Learned Tribunal had erroneously granted a sum of Rs. 1,69,500/- instead of composite amount of Rs. 5,00,000/-

under Section 163A