DHANADA DAS AND 5 ORS vs THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Advocate - SC, REVENUE, ,GA, ASSAM — WA/170/2026
Case under Gauhati High Court Rules Section CHAPTER V-A. Disposed: Contested--Disposed Of on 03rd June 2026.
CNR: GAHC010051502026
e-Filing Number
10-03-2026
Filing Number
WA/2891/2026
Filing Date
10-03-2026
Registration No
WA/170/2026
Registration Date
30-05-2026
Judge
HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE , HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
Coram
HONOURABLE THE CHIEF JUSTICE , HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ARUN DEV CHOUDHURY
Bench Type
Division Bench
Category
10237 - Writ Appeals under the Gauhati High Court Rules. ( 204 )
Judicial Branch
Civil Section
Decision Date
03rd June 2026
Nature of Disposal
Contested--Disposed Of
Acts & Sections
Petitioner(s)
DHANADA DAS AND 5 ORS
Adv. MR. R Deka,S I AKAND,S I AKAND, ,S KHATOON,S I AKAND
PURNIMA DAS
JANMONI DAS
DISHA DAS
PRABHAT DAS
SUCHILA DAS
Respondent(s)
THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 3 ORS Advocate - SC, REVENUE, ,GA, ASSAM
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OF BAKSA DISTRICT
THE CIRCLE OFFICER, JALAH REVENUE CIRCLE
THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, GOBARDHANA POLICE STATION
Orders
Case Summary: WA/170/2026 The Gauhati High Court dismissed the appeal of Dhanjit Das's family seeking ₹2,00,000 ex-gratia relief for his death in a road accident (November 27, 2019). While acknowledging their financial hardship, the court upheld the lower court's decision that ex-gratia relief was inappropriate since the offending vehicle was identified and a case registered, making the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) the proper forum. The court advised the family to approach MACT for interim relief under the Motor Vehicles Act's No-Fault Liability provisions, which could grant a larger amount than requested. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
Case Summary: WA/170/2026 The Gauhati High Court dismissed the appeal of Dhanjit Das's family seeking ₹2,00,000 ex-gratia relief for his death in a road accident (November 27, 2019). While acknowledging their financial hardship, the court upheld the lower court's decision that ex-gratia relief was inappropriate since the offending vehicle was identified and a case registered, making the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal (MACT) the proper forum. The court advised the family to approach MACT for interim relief under the Motor Vehicles Act's No-Fault Liability provisions, which could grant a larger amount than requested. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.
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