Mr. Jitendra Chauhan, J.: - CM No. 7950 CII of 2011 in FAO No. 2304 of 2011

1. For the reasons mentioned in the application, delay of 82 days in filing the appeal is hereby condoned.

2. Application stands disposed of.

Main appeals

3. The present bunch of Appeals has thrown up an interesting but complex proposition of law. This judgment shall dispose of the present bunch of First Appeals (FAO’s) preferred by the Insurance Companies against the awards passed by the Ld. MACT’s in different claim petitions arising out of respective motor vehicular accidents. It needs to be highlighted that though the awards are separate, having been passed by various MACT’s, a common question of law was raised before this Court. Accordingly, the Court deemed it appropriate to dispose off all the FAO’s raising a similar question of law, through a common judgment. However, the judgment is being delivered in FAO No. 589 of 2010 (Oriental Insurance Company Limited vs. Saroj Devi and others). Before proceeding with the discussion, a brief resume of the FAO’s being disposed off by this common judgment would be relevant.

FAO No.589 of 2010

4. The Insurance Company has preferred the present appeal aga