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NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD v. JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A

I.A.(Civil)/1911/2026 · 2026-06-07

Yarenjungla Longkumer

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Page No.# 1/5 GAHC010081472024 undefined THE GAUHATI HIGH COURT (HIGH COURT OF ASSAM, NAGALAND, MIZORAM AND ARUNACHAL PRADESH) Case No. : MACApp./303/2026 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT 3, MIDDLETON STREET, KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT BHANGAGARH, G.S. ROAD, GUWAHATI- 781005 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF REGIONAL MANAGER, GUWAHATI REGIONAL OFFICE. VERSUS JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A W/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD, VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI, P.O.- DEJOO, P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR, DIST.- LAKHIMPUR, ASSAM, PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS, NAOJAN ROAD, UZANBAZAR, GUWAHATI, KAMRUP (M), ASSAM. 2:ISMAIL HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 3:ANIMA BEGUM D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 4:DAUD HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 5:NAJIMA BEGUM D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 6:SALEHA KHATUN D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 7:KHAIRUL HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD Page No.# 2/5 8:ACHIMAN NESSA W/O LATE DOULAT ALI M/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD ALL ARE THE R/O VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI P.O.- DEJOO P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS NAOJAN ROAD UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. pin -787031 9:SADIK AHMED S/O MD. IMAM R/O DIGPUKHURI P.O.- DOOLAHAT P.S.- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031 10:ROFIKUL HUSSAIN S/O MD. SOFIKUL HUSSAIN VILL.- LOKAMPUR P.O.- SINGRA P.S.- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031 Advocate for the Petitioner : MR T KALITA, Advocate for the Respondent : Mr. N I CHOUDHURY, Linked Case : I.A.(Civil)/1911/2026 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD HAVING ITS REGISTERED OFFICE AND HEAD OFFICE AT 3 MIDDLETON STREET KOLKATA AND ITS REGIONAL OFFICE AT BHANGAGARH Page No.# 3/5 G.S. ROAD GUWAHATI- 781005 REPRESENTED BY THE CHIEF REGIONAL MANAGER GUWAHATI REGIONAL OFFICE. VERSUS JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A W/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI P.O.- DEJOO P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS NAOJAN ROAD UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. 2:ISMAIL HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 3:ANIMA BEGUM D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 4:DAUD HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 5:NAJIMA BEGUM D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 6:SALEHA KHATUN D/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 7:KHAIRUL HUSSAIN S/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD 8:ACHIMAN NESSA W/O LATE DOULAT ALI M/O LATE NUR MAHAMMAD ALL ARE THE R/O VILL.- 2 NO. URANG BASTI P.O.- DEJOO P.S.- NORTH LAKHIMPUR DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. CORRESPONDING ADDRESS- C/O MINTU DAS Page No.# 4/5 NAOJAN ROAD UZANBAZAR GUWAHATI KAMRUP (M) ASSAM. pin -787031 9:SADIK AHMED S/O MD. IMAM R/O DIGPUKHURI P.O.- DOOLAHAT P.S.- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031 10:ROFIKUL HUSSAIN S/O MD. SOFIKUL HUSSAIN VILL.- LOKAMPUR P.O.- SINGRA P.S.- LALUK DIST.- LAKHIMPUR ASSAM PIN- 787031. ------------ Advocate for : MR T KALITA Advocate for : Mr. N I CHOUDHURY appearing for JAHURA KHATUN AND 9 ORS A BEFORE HONOURABLE MRS. JUSTICE YARENJUNGLA LONGKUMER ORDER 08/06/2026 The instant appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act has been preferred against the Judgment and Order dated 29.08.2023 passed by the learned MACT No.3, Kamrup(M) at Guwahati in MAC Case No.1767/2017. 2. Heard learned counsel for the appellant, Mr. T. Kalita. 3. The instant appeal has been preferred by the National Insurance Company Page No.# 5/5 mainly on the ground that the claimant/ respondents have been receiving full salary as pension under the CFP as promulgated by the Government of Assam w.e.f, 01.04.2017. The learned counsel submits that even in the evidence before the Trial Court, the claimant respondent had also admitted that the wife of the deceased has been drawing full salary as per notification dated 14th September, 2017. However, it is submitted that this fact was not taken into account by the learned Tribunal while calculating the award. Being aggrieved the appellant is before this Court. 4. Admit the appeal, call for the records. 5. Learned counsel, Mr. D. Mandal appearing on behalf of Mr. N.I Choudhury, learned counsel for the respondent Nos.1 to 8. 6. The appellant shall take steps for service on the respondent Nos. 9 & 10 by usual process within 1 (one) week from today. 7. List after 4 (four) weeks. JUDGE Comparing Assistant