TRIPATI ROY AND ORS. SANDIP BANDHYOPADHYAY vs NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANR. — FMA/26/2024

Case under Motor Vehicles Act ,1988 Section NA. Disposed: Contested--DISPOSED on 27th March 2026.

CNR: WBCHCJ0024812024

CASE DISPOSED

Next Hearing

24th May 2024

Filing Number

FMAT(MV) /34/2024

Filing Date

21-05-2024

Registration No

FMA /26/2024

Registration Date

21-05-2024

Judge

HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY

Coram

HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY

Bench Type

Single Bench

Category

GROUP B (CIVIL MATTERS) ( 2 )

Sub-Category

Motor Accident Claim ( 36 )

Judicial Branch

FIRST MISCELLANEOUS APPEAL (FMA) SECTION

Decision Date

27th March 2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISPOSED

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act ,1988 Section NA

Petitioner(s)

TRIPATI ROY AND ORS. SANDIP BANDHYOPADHYAY

Respondent(s)

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. AND ANR.

Hearing History

Judge: HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY

24-05-2024

FOR ADMISSION

27-03-2026

APPLICATION (CIVIL)

25-03-2026

APPLICATION (CIVIL)

24-03-2026

APPLICATION (CIVIL)

19-03-2026

CIVIL APPEALS

Orders

27-03-2026
HON'BLE JUSTICE BISWAROOP CHOWDHURY

The High Court at Calcutta modified the trial court's Motor Vehicles Act compensation award, increasing it from Rs. 8,50,000 to Rs. 11,00,000 for the dependents of Atul Chandra Roy, who died in a 2017 bus accident caused by rash and negligent driving. The court accepted that the victim earned Rs. 9,000/month (not the Rs. 6,000 assumed below) based on witness testimony and minimum wage standards, recalculating the dependency loss with appropriate multipliers and additional heads of compensation including funeral expenses and loss of consortium, with 6% interest from the claim filing date. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

casestatus.in Summary

The High Court at Calcutta modified the trial court's Motor Vehicles Act compensation award, increasing it from Rs. 8,50,000 to Rs. 11,00,000 for the dependents of Atul Chandra Roy, who died in a 2017 bus accident caused by rash and negligent driving. The court accepted that the victim earned Rs. 9,000/month (not the Rs. 6,000 assumed below) based on witness testimony and minimum wage standards, recalculating the dependency loss with appropriate multipliers and additional heads of compensation including funeral expenses and loss of consortium, with 6% interest from the claim filing date. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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