Calcutta High Court (Appellete Side)
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd vs Soma Dey And Another on 5 October, 2023
05.10.2023 IN THE HIGH COURT AT CALCUTTA
Ct. no.654 CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION
Sl. No.240 APPELLATE SIDE
KB ,,
F.M.A.T.(MV) 530 of 2023
with
IA No. CAN 1 of 2023
The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
Vs.
Soma Dey and another
,,
Mrs. Sucharita Paul
... for the appellant-Insurance Co.
In Re: F.M.A.T.(MV)530 of 2023
This appeal is preferred against the judgment and
award dated 14th June, 2023 passed by the learned
Additional District Judge cum Judge, Motor Accident
Claims Tribunal, Fast Track, 1st Court, Alipore, 24
Parganas (South), in MAC case 10 of 2015 under Section
166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
As per report of the Additional Stamp Reporter
dated 3rd October, 2023, the appeal is preferred within
the statutory period of limitation. Accordingly, the appeal
is formally admitted and registered.
Call for the lower court records.
Department is directed to take effective steps for
bringing the lower court records from the learned
Tribunal within two weeks from date.
Upon receipt of the lower court records, the Office
shall examine the same and if found to be complete and in
order, shall serve notice of arrival of the lower court
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records upon the learned advocate for appellant-
insurance company within a period of two weeks of such
arrival.
Upon receipt of notice of arrival of lower court
records, learned advocate for the appellant-insurance
company shall prepare and file requisite numbers of
informal paper books incorporating all relevant papers
and documents including the pleadings and evidence,
both oral and documentary, in printed or typewritten or
cyclostyled form, as the case may be, out of court, within
a period of four weeks from date of service of notice of
arrival of lower court records.
Appellant-insurance company is directed to deposit
talabana costs together with written up notice form for
causing service of notice of appeal upon the respondents.
In Re: CAN 1 of 2023
This is an application for stay of operation of
impugned judgment and award dated 14th June, 2023
passed by the learned Additional District Judge cum
Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fast Track, 1st
Court, Alipore, 24 Parganas (South), in MAC Case No. 10
of 2015 under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act,
1988.
By order dated 14th June, 2023, the learned
Tribunal granted compensation of Rs.66,65,546/-
together with interest in favour of the claimant under
Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.
Mrs. Sucharita Paul, learned advocate for the
appellant-insurance company submits that the Insurance
Company has already deposited the statutory amount
and is ready and willing to deposit the entire awarded
sum together with interest @ 6% per annum less
statutory deposit before the learned Registrar General,
High Court, Calcutta within such period as would be
directed by this Court. On such count, she prays for stay
of operation of impugned judgment and award.
As per report of the Computer Section, Appellate
Side, High Court, Calcutta dated 25th August, 2023 no
caveat has been lodged.
The office report dated 12.09.2023 shows that the
insurance company has deposited statutory amount of
Rs.25,000/- with the registry of this Court in terms of
Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act vide OD challan
no.1727 dated 11.09.2023.
In view of readiness and willingness on the part of
the appellant-insurance company to deposit the entire
awarded sum together with interest @ 6% per annum less
statutory amount, there shall be stay of operation of the
impugned judgment and award of the learned Tribunal till
24th November, 2023. The appellant-insurance company is
directed to deposit the entire awarded sum together with
interest @ 6% per annum less statutory deposit before the
learned Registrar General, High Court, Calcutta within
24th November, 2023.
In the event the appellant-insurance company makes
deposit of the aforesaid amount, the order of stay shall
continue till the disposal of this application. In default to
make deposit of the aforesaid amount, the order of stay
shall stand automatically vacated without reference to this
Court.
Learned Registrar General of this Court shall ensure
that the amount to be deposited by the appellant-
insurance company be invested in a short-term auto
renewable scheme of any nationalised bank, until further
orders.
Appellant-insurance company is directed to serve
copy of the application upon the respondents and file
affidavit of service on the returnable date.
Let the matter appear on 30th November, 2023 under
the heading "Application".
< (Bivas Pattanayak, J.)
