IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA CIRCUIT BENCH AT JALPAIGURI CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION APPELLATE SIDE Present The Hon’ble Justice Partha Sarathi Sen FMA 43 of 2025 Sourjyo Deep Basu alias Sourjyodeep Basu Vs.

Cholamandalam M/s. General Insurance Company Limited & Anr.

For the appellant : Mr. Subir Banerjee Mr. Abhijit Raha For the respondent/ : Ms. Supriya Singh Insurance Company Heard on : 19.08.2025 Judgement on : 19.08.2025 PARTHA SARATHI SEN, J.:

1. The informal paper book as filed today on behalf of the claimant/appellant in Court is taken on record.

2. In this appeal, the judgment dated, 04.07.2023 as passed by the learned Judge, MAC Tribunal, FTC 1^st Class, Jalpaiguri in MAC Case No. 180 of 2018 is assailed.

3. By the impugned judgment, the said Tribunal in an application under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as „the said Act of 1988‟ for short) passed an award to the tune of Rs. 5,50,000/- as compensation in favour of the claimant directing the respondent insurance company herein to pay the said assessed amount within a month from the date of passing of this judgment failing which the said awarded amount would carry interest at the rate of s