JUDGMENT :

V.B. Gupta, J.

1. Present appeal u/s 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short as 'Act') has been filed by the appellant-Insurance Company against the award dated 23rd December, 2006 passed by Shri D.K. Sharma, Judge, MACT, Delhi (for short as 'Tribunal').

2. The brief facts of this case are that deceased Shri Jagjit Singh aged about 34 years died in road accident on 8th December, 1996 while driving two wheeler scooter bearing No. DL-4SL-5468. The accident took place as the offending vehicle bearing No. HR-47-3727 was parked on the wrong side with head lights off. The deceased was taken to the hospital where he was declared dead.

3. The offending vehicle is owned by Respondent No. 7 whereas, Respondent No. 6 was the driver of the offending vehicle. This vehicle was insured with the appellant-insurance company.

4. Vide impugned judgment the tribunal passed an award for a sum of Rs. 20,50,000/- in favour of claimants and against appellant and respondent No. 6 and 7.

5. It has been contended by learned Counsel for appellant that the compensation awarded by Tribunal is on very much higher side. It has wrongly taken into consideration that the deceased was receiving Rs. 4,000/