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IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA
VIVEK SINGH THAKUR
National Insurance Company Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Madhu Bala(deceased) – Respondent
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| 1. deceased driver died in motor accident; claimants claim under section 163a (Para 1 , 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. owner amends reply admitting employment; insurer denies coverage and liability (Para 5 , 6 , 7 , 8) |
| 3. mact evidence leads to award using section 166 parameters (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. insurer contests maintainability and quantum; claimants invoke section 167 (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. deceased confirmed as owner's employee by preponderance of evidence (Para 15) |
| 6. section 163a claim maintainable under section 167 without negligence proof (Para 16 , 17 , 18 , 19 , 20) |
| 7. compensation strictly per second schedule formula with deductions (Para 21 , 22 , 23 , 24) |
| 8. award modified to rs.4,31,900 with 7.5% interest and apportionment (Para 25 , 26 , 27) |
Judgment :
Vivek Singh Thakur, J.
This appeal has been preferred by the Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘the MV Act) against award dated 31st March, 2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-II, Shimla (in short ‘the MACT) in MAC Petition No. 14-R/2 of 2009 titled Madhu Bala and others vs. National Insurance Company and another , whereby claimants have been held entitled for compensa
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