Navin Chawla, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant, who was the Claimant in Claim Petition bearing No. 261/2016 titled Raghav Singh v. Dinesh Kumar & Anr. before the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi (hereinafter referred to as the `Tribunal'), challenging the Award dated 31.03.2018 (hereinafter referred to as the `Impugned Award') passed by the learned Tribunal.

2. The wife of the appellant/claimant, that is, Smt. Prem Lata, aged 27 years (hereinafter referred to as the `deceased') was employed as a Constable with the Uttar Pradesh Police. She died as a result of the injuries suffered by her in the motor vehicle accident that occurred on 27.07.2013 on the road leading to Shastri Nagar in front of PS Kavi Nagar, Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, while she was riding pillion on the motorcycle being driven by her colleague, Constable Prashant Kumar, and while being on her way to the Traffic Police Office, Police Line, from PS Kavi Nagar. The accident was with a truck bearing No. UP- 14AH9578 (hereinafter referred to as the `Offending Vehicle') that came at a high speed from Hapur Chungi side and hit the motorcycle f