Amol Rattan Singh, J.

By this appeal, the insurance company that had insured the vehicle (a TATA-1109 four-wheeler), that was stated to have been involved in an accident in which unfortunately one Gopal died, has challenged the Award of the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon, dated 31.07.2014, awarding Rs.9,35,000/- to his parents, i.e. respondents no.1 and 2 herein.

Respondent no.3 was the driver of the aforesaid vehicle bearing registration No.HR-55-K-2326 and respondent no.4 was the owner of the said vehicle.

2. As per the claim petition filed by respondents no.1 and 2 herein (hereinafter to be referred to as the claimants), their son, Gopal, who was working as a labourer with a labour contractor by the name of Kailash Mandal, had loaded cement slabs of the Shri Balaji Prefel Company, Jhajjar, in the aforesaid vehicle, with the slabs to be unloaded at the Water Treatment Plant at Chandu Budhera. When the vehicle, carrying the deceased Gopal and his colleagues, Laxman Sada, Ram Kumar and the aforesaid Kailash Mandal, reached at the Water Treatment Plant at about 8:00 am on 08.04.2012, respondent no.3 herein, i.e. the driver of the vehicle, namely Jad Nath, was in the pr

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