GANGTOK, India, June 5 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on May 22:
1. The Appellant-Insurance Company assails the Judgment dated 13-02-2024, of the Learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gangtok, Sikkim (hereinafter, "MACT"), in MACT Case No.32 of 2022. The Respondent No.1-Claimant, father of the deceased, in an application filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter, "MV Act") sought compensation of a sum of rs 30,38,000/- (Rupees thirty lakhs and thirty eight thousand) only, on account of the death of his twenty-seven year old son, due to a motor vehicle accident on 21-06-2022. rs 15,00,000/- (Rupees fifteen lakhs) only, was granted against the said claim by the MACT. The Appellant is ag...