GANGTOK, India, May 7 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 17:
1. The instant Appeal arises out of the grievance of the Claimant/Appellant, on account of the Learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gangtok, Sikkim (hereinafter, "MACT"), disposing of the matter as one under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter, the "MV Act"), instead of Section 166 of the MV Act, while contrarily granting compensation of rs 5,00,000/- to the Appellant/Claimant under Section 164 of the MV Act (as amended in 2019).
2. Learned Counsel for the Appellant, opening his arguments, contended that, not only was the Learned MACT in error in disposing of the Petition as mentioned above but also in observing erroneousl...