JUDGMENT :

Amol Rattan Singh, J.

This is an appeal filed by the insurance company as has been held liable to pay compensation to respondents no. 1 to 4 herein by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh, vide its Award dated 18.10.2016, such compensation being of an amount of Rs. 18,89,640/- + interest @ 6% per annum on the aforesaid amount, running from the date of the filing of the claim petition, till the realization of the amount.

Such interest was however ordered to be increased to 12% per annum, starting from the date of the filing of the claim petition till realization, if the amount was not paid within two months of the date of the Award.

Other than that, costs of Rs. 2,000/- have also been awarded to the said respondents, who were the claimants before the Tribunal.

The claimants had sought compensation on account of the unfortunate death of Pawan Kumar, husband of the first respondent, father of respondents no. 2 and 3 and son of respondent no. 4.

2. The facts giving rise to the institution of the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, are that (as per the respondent-claimants), Pawan Kumar was going from Mullanpur Garibdass to village N