Page No.# 1/4 GAHC010195422023 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./110/2025 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT 3, MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD, BHANGAGARH, GUWAHATI. VERSUS BABITA NATH AND 2 ORS H W/O LATE PROMUD NATH, VILL.- HOWLY GAON, P.S.- BARPETA, DIST.- BARPETA, PIN- 781301, ASSAM. 2:RAM CHANDRA MUKHI S/O SRI MUSARA MUKHI VILL.- KHATALBARI P.S.- NALBARI DIST.- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 3:KMC CONSTRUCTION LTD. SUJATA APARTMENT F BLOCK FIRST FLOOR CHRISTIAN BASTI GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781005 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR. R GOSWAMI, MS. P BORTHAKUR,MS. M SAIKIA Advocate for the Respondent : , MR. S BORUAH (r-1) Page No.# 2/4 Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/915/2025 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT 3 MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI. VERSUS BABITA NATH AND 2 ORS H W/O LATE PROMUD NATH VILL.- HOWLY GAON P.S.- BARPETA DIST.- BARPETA PIN- 781301 ASSAM. 2:RAM CHANDRA MUKHI S/O SRI MUSARA MUKHI VILL.- KHATALBARI P.S.- NALBARI DIST.- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 3:KMC CONSTRUCTION LTD. SUJATA APARTMENT F BLOCK FIRST FLOOR CHRISTIAN BASTI GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781005. ------------ Advocate for : MR. R GOSWAMI Advocate for : appearing for BABITA NATH AND 2 ORS H Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/281/2024 Page No.# 3/4 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT 3 MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT G.S. ROAD BHANGAGARH GUWAHATI. VERSUS BABITA NATH AND 2 ORS. W/O LATE PROMUD NATH VILL.- HOWLY GAON P.S.- BARPETA DIST.- BARPETA PIN- 781301 ASSAM. 2:RAM CHANDRA MUKHI S/O SRI MUSARA MUKHI VILL.- KHATALBARI P.S.- NALBARI DIST.- NALBARI ASSAM PIN- 781335. 3:KMC CONSTRUCTION LTD. SUJATA APARTMENT F BLOCK FIRST FLOOR CHRISTIAN BASTI GUWAHATI DIST.- KAMRUP (M) ASSAM PIN- 781005. ------------ Advocate for : MR. R GOSWAMI Advocate for : MR. K SARMA (r-1) appearing for BABITA NATH AND 2 ORS. Page No.# 4/4 BEFORE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE BUDI HABUNG ORDER Date : 08.04.2025 Heard Mr.R. Goswami, learned counsel for the appellant. This is an application filed under section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the judgment and order dated 09.04.2018 passed by the learned Member, MACT, Barpeta, in MAC Case No.51/2013 and order dated 20.06.2023 passed in Misc(J) Case No.03/2023. Call for the record. Issue notice. The notice is made returnable by 4(four) weeks. Mr. R. Goswami, learned counsel for the appellant submits that the respondent No.2, driver of the offending vehicle is not a necessary party in the present appeal therefore, prays for striking out the name of the respondent no.2 from the cause title. Prayer is allowed. Let the name of the respondent no.2 Sri ram Chandra Mukhi be stuck off from the cause title. The appellant shall take steps for service of notice on the remaining respondent by registered post with A/D within a week from today. List the matter after 4(four) weeks. JUDGE Comparing Assistant