JUDGMENT :

Tarlok Singh Chauhan, J.

Aggrieved by the award passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-II, Sirmaur District at Nahan, H.P., whereby the appellant has been directed to pay a sum of Rs.12,53,200/- with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of petition, to the date of realization, the appellant-Insurance Company has filed the instant appeal.

2. Mr. T. C. Massey (deceased) husband of claimant/respondent No. 1 and father of the claimants/respondents No. 2 and 3 died in a motor vehicle accident on 06.04.2009. The vehicle involved in the accident was a car bearing registration No. HP-17A-7598 owned by respondent No. 4 Gurdeep Singh and was being driven by respondent No. 5 Sangeet Singh and was duly insured with the appellant company. The case of the claimants was that while deceased was coming towards Paonta Sahib in the aforesaid vehicle, it met with an accident in which deceased succumb to injuries and the claimants being dependent on him, are entitled to compensation on account of his death. It was averred that the accident occurred due to ras