GUWAHATI, India, June 17 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on May 16:
1. Heard Mr. R. Goswami, learned counsel for the appellant along with Ms. P. Baruah, learned counsel for the respondents/claimants and Mr. S. Dutta, learned counsel for respondent No 7.
2. The appeal has been filed against the Judgment & Award passed by the Learned Member, Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, Cachar in MACT Case No. 422 of 2008 on the ground that the learned member while assessing the compensation for the death of a bachelor, instead of making a deduction of 50% from the income of the deceased had made a deduction of one third only, resulting in excessive compensation to the respondent No. 1 /claimant, mother of the deceased Saugata Mazumdar. ...