GUWAHATI, India, July 26 -- Gauhati High Court issued the following order on June 25:
1. Heard Mr. A. J. Saikia, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the appellant and Dr. P. Agarwal, the learned legal-aid-counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.1 and Mr. B. Baruah, the learned counsel appearing on behalf of the respondent No.2.
2. This is an appeal filed under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short 'the Act of 1988') challenging the judgment and award dated 28.09.2021 passed in MAC Case No.05/2019 whereby the learned Tribunal awarded an amount of Rs.3,55,000/- as a compensation to the claimant along with interest @8% per annum from 05.03.2019 i.e. the date of filing of the claim petition till payment. The ...