JUDGMENT

Sukhvinder Kaur, J.

By way of this appeal, the appellant-Insurance Company has challenged the award dated 03.08.2023 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul, vide which the claim petition titled as Prem Devi and another Vs. Devender and others, filed under Sections 166 and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act was partly allowed and compensation of Rs. 10,10,000/- alongwith interest @ 6% per annum was awarded.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 18.03.2021 Sandeep (since deceased) was coming to his house after taking household articles and at about 7.00 P.M., when he reached in front of Housing Board Colony on Kacha Path, a tractor bearing registration No.HR-82/9454 came at a very fast speed being driven by respondent No.1 in rash and negligent manner and hit Sandeep from the backside. Resultantly, he fell down and sustained grievous injuries. He was taken to Civil Hospital, Narnaul, where doctors declared him as dead. After reporting of the matter to the police, a criminal case under Sections 279 and 304-A IPC was registered vide FIR No.221 dated 18.03.2021 at Police Station, City Narnaul. The claimants claimed Rs. 50,00,000/- as compensation alongwith interest