GANGTOK, India, May 11 -- Sikkim High Court issued the following judgment/order on April 6:
1. The Appellant impugns the Judgment, dated 30-09-2023, of the Learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Namchi, Sikkim (hereinafter, "MACT"), in MACT Case No.11 of 2020 (Dal Bahadur Thapa and Others vs. The Branch Manager, Cholamandalam MS General Insurance Co. Ltd. and Others), whereby the Appellant was directed to pay a sum of Rs. 48,10,000/- (Rupees forty-eight lakhs and ten thousand) only, with interest @ 9% to the Claimants, from the date of filing of the Claim Petition, i.e., 28-12-2020.
2. In brief, the case of the Claimants (Respondents No.1, 2, 3, 4 and 5 herein) is that the deceased Sagar Thapa, son of the Respondents No.1 and 2 and the...