IN THE SUPREME COURT OF INDIA CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION CIVIL APPEAL NO.44 OF 2026 (Arising out of SLP (Civil) No.715 of 2023)

NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. ... APPELLANT(S)

VERSUS.

MASTER FREWIN SEBY DE MELO & ORS. ... RESPONDENT(S)

O R D E R

1. Leave granted.

2. The appellant/Insurance Company has filed the present appeal challenging the order, Digitally signed by passed by the High Court²

3. Briefly the facts available on record are that a vehicle bearing Registration No. GA-06D-0962, which was insured with the appellant/Company, met with an accident on 28.12.2010, as a result of which one Santana De Melo died. Master Frewin Seby de Melo, being the minor son of Signature Not Verified ANITA MALHOTRA Date: 2026.01.10

12:08:20 IST Reaso1n: Dated 01.07.2022 in First Appeal No.129/2015

2 High Court of Bombay, Bench at Goa the deceased, filed the claim petition3 before the Tribunal4 which was allowed vide award dated 03.01.2015. The Tribunal assessed the compensation at ₹1,89,45,000/-. It was claimed that the deceased was working as a seaman (Assistant Waiter) with the Celebrity Cruises Inc., Caribbean Way, Miami, Florida, on a monthly salary of 3,000 USD. During the pendency of the sai