Page No.# 1/3 GAHC010065512024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : WP(C)/1804/2024 AMIRUL HOQUE S/O- LATE ADAL ALI, RESIDENT OF VILL- TENGA GAON, P.O. AMGURI, P.S. SORBHOG, DIST.- BARPETA, ASSAM, PIN- 781317 VERSUS THE STATE OF ASSAM AND 6 ORS REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM, REVENUE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENT, (RELIEF AND REHABILITATION BRANCH), DISPUR, GUWAHATI- 781006 2:THE COMMISSIONER AND SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM FINANCE DEPARTMENT DISPUR GUWAHATI- 781006 3:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OF BONGAIGAON DISTRICT ASSAM BORO BAZAR BORPARA MAYAPURI BONGAIGAON PIN- 783380 4:THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONER OF BARPETA DISTRICT ASSAM P.O. AND P.S.- BARPETA PIN- 781314 5:THE CIRCLE OFFICER Page No.# 2/3 BIJNI REVENUE CIRCLE DIST.- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN- 783390 6:THE CIRCLE OFFICER BARNAGAR REVENUE CIRCLE SORBHOG DIST.- BARPETA ASSAM PIN- 781317 7:THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF MANIKPUR POLICE STATION DIST.- BONGAIGAON ASSAM PIN- 78339 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R Deka, S I AKAND Advocate for the Respondent : GA, ASSAM, SC, REVENUE,SC, FINANCE DEPTT. BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE SANJAY KUMAR MEDHI ORDER 24.04.2026 Heard Shri S.I. Akand, learned counsel for the petitioner. Also heard Shri A. Bhattacharjee, learned Standing Counsel, Revenue Department as well as Ms. M. Barman, learned State Counsel. The claim is for ex-gratia for an accidental death involving a motor vehicle. Both the learned counsel has however fairly submitted that this Court in WP(C)/2700/2023 has passed an order dated 21.06.2024 that since the Motor Vehicles Act provides for an appropriate forum for claiming compensation, such compensation would not be covered by the notifications which are relied upon in the instant case. Page No.# 3/3 Following the said judgment, the instant petition is closed, however, with liberty to the petitioner to approach the concerned MACT, if not done in the meantime. JUDGE Comparing Assistant