Judgment

Vinod Chatterji Koul, J.—United India Insurance Company Limited – appellant herein, is aggrieved of and seeks quashment of Award dated 25th September 2009, given by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Leh (for brevity “Tribunal”) on a claim petition, being File no.13/claim, titled Union of India v. Reyaz Ahmad Tabedar and others, saddling appellant Insurance Company with liability to indemnify insured and pay compensation of Rs.16,96,333/- with interest @ 7.5% from the date of filing of claim petition till its realization, on the grounds mentioned in the Appeal.

2. A claim petition was filed by respondent no.1 before the Tribunal on 26th August 2005, in which it was averred that an accident took place on 13th June 2002 at 1805 hours near TCP Budkharbu AWD 852 Field Workshop Company, due to rash and negligent driving by driver of offending vehicle (Truck bearing Registration no.JK03/4718). The vehicle is stated to have broken boundary pillars and fencing wire of Army workshop and hit two army vehicles, which were parked there and caused damage to vehicles for an amount of Rs.1,96,333/-. FIR is stated to have been lodged with police station Kargil and challan was produced before