Suruchi Bhattacharjee and Others v. Tripti Paul and Others

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2022 Supreme(Online)(Gau) 502

TRIPURA HIGH COURT
S. G. Chattopadhyay, J.
Suruchi Bhattacharjee and Others v. Tripti Paul and Others

Advocates:
For the Appellants/Petitioners: Mr. A. Nandi
For the Respondents: Mr. P.K. Ghosh

Table of Content
1. overview of the accident and resultant claims. (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5)
2. final ruling and determination of new compensation. (Para 8 , 9)
3. court's rationale for compensation assessment and adjustments. (Para 10 , 13 , 14 , 15 , 16 , 17)
4. competing arguments regarding compensation and claim validity. (Para 11 , 12)
5. conclusion and disposition of the appeal. (Para 18)

1. This appeal under S.173 (1) of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'the MV Act'), is directed against the judgment and award dated 3.5.2019 passed by the learned Member, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal No. 3, West Tripura Judicial District, Agartala in TS (MAC) No. 260 of 2012.

2. The case, in brief, is that on 6.2.2012 at about 7 o'clock in the evening, the deceased who was the son of appellant No. 1, husband of appellant No. 2 and father of appellant Nos. 3 and 4, was walking along Assam - Agartala Road at a place called Howaibari within the jurisdiction of Teliamura Police Station. At that time the offending Maruti van bearing registration No. TR 03 - C 0569 came in a rash and negligent manner and knocked him down from behind. As a result of the accident, the deceased sustained grievous in