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NAVIN CHAWLA
Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Mamta – Respondent
JUDGMENT
Navin Chawla, J. (Oral)
1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant challenging the Award dated 26.10.2015 (hereinafter referred to as the `Impugned Award') passed by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, West-01, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the `Tribunal') in Suit No.19/09, titled as Smt. Mamta & Ors. v. Sh. Rahul Khanna & Ors..
2. The appellant has challenged the Impugned Award on the following grounds:
a) That the claimants had failed to prove that the accident occurred due to the offending vehicle being driven in a rash and negligent manner;
b) That the future loss of income has been granted at 50% of the income of the deceased instead of 40% payable in terms of the decision of the Supreme Court in National Insurance Company Ltd. v. Pranay Sethi & Ors., (2017)16 SCC 680;
c) That the father of the deceased has been taken as a dependent though there was no such evidence led by the claimants, and as a result thereof, 1/4th of the income has been deducted towards personal expenses of the deceased instead of and in place of 1/3rd as provided in the judgment of Pranay Sethi (supra); and,
d) That the compensation awarded on account of non-pecuniary heads is in ex
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