Citation : 2025 Latest Caselaw 7877 Gua
Judgement Date : 17 October, 2025
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GAHC010157072025
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THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT
(HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH)
Case No. : MACApp./472/2025
MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.
HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AT MAGMA HOUSE NO. 24, PARK
STREET, KOLKATA-700016 AND A REGIONAL OFFICE AT BLOCK 3B, B201-
202 ECOSPACE BUSINESS PARK, AMBUJA REALITY CAMPUS, ACTION
AREA 110, NORTH TWENTY FOUR PARGANA, WEST BENGAL AND
BRANCH OFFICE AT F-FORT BUILDING, 2ND FLOOR, SOUTH SARANIA,
G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI-781007.
VERSUS
SHIPRA @ SIPRA DAS AND 4 ORS.
W/O. SRI MINTU DAS, R/O. VILL.- GANDHINAGAR, P/O. NETAJI NAGAR,
P/S. RAMKRISHNAGAR, DIST. KARIMGANJ, ASSAM, PIN-788116
PRESENT ADDRESS
C/O. SRI SADHAN DAS, S/O. SRI NAGENDRA DAS, R/O. VILL.- CHOTO
DUDHPATIL, P/S. SILCHAR, PIN-788001, DIST. CACHAR, ASSAM.
2:BURHAN UDDIN BARBHUIYA
S/O. MD. ABDUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA
R/O. VILL.- CHANDPUR
P/O. CHANDPUR
P/S. HAILAKANDI
DIST. HAILAKANDI
ASSAM-788151
3:KAMRUL ISLAM BARBHUIYA
S/O. MD. ATAUR RAHMAN BARBHUIYA
R/O. VILL.- CHANDPUR
P/O. CHANDPUR
P/S. HAILAKANDI
DIST. HAILAKANDI
ASSAM-788151
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4:JAYANTA DEB
S/O. SRI. JAGADISH DEB
R/O. VILL.- GAMARIA
P/O. GAMARIA
P/S. RK NAGAR
DIST. KARIMGANJ
ASSAM-788156
5:SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.
B.R. ARCADE
3RD FLOOR
21 JANAPATH
ULUBARI
OPPOSITE HOTEL PRIYA PALACE
GUWAHATI-781007
Advocate for the Petitioner : MS. M SAIKIA, MS. P BORTHAKUR,MR. R GOSWAMI
Advocate for the Respondent : ,
BEFORE
HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE MRIDUL KUMAR KALITA
ORDER
17.10.2025
1. Heard Mr. R. Goswami, the learned counsel for the appellant/insurance company.
2. This appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been preferred by the appellant insurance company, namely, MAGMA HDI GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY, impugning the judgment and award dated 22.04.2025, passed by the learned Member, MACT, Cachar, in MAC Case No. 254/2018, whereby an amount of Rs. 14.72.112.00/- was awarded as compensation to the opposite parties/claimants.
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compensation awarded to the claimant.
4. Issue notice to the respondents.
5. The appellant shall take steps for issuance of notice upon the respondents by registered post with A/D as well as by usual mode within 7(seven) days, from the date of this order, returnable after 4(four) weeks.
6. Let also the records of MAC Case No. 254/2018 be called for from the concerned Tribunal.
7. This appeal is admitted.
8. List this case after 4(four) weeks.
JUDGE
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