SUKHVINDER KAUR
Royal Sunderam Alliance Insurance Company Ltd. – Appellant
Versus
Manjit Kaur – Respondent
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| 1. appellant seeks modification of compensation award. (Para 1 , 2 , 4 , 5) |
| 2. tribunal awarded compensation based on evidence. (Para 3 , 6 , 8) |
| 3. dispute over validity of salary certificate. (Para 9 , 10 , 11) |
| 4. calculation of compensation and conventional heads. (Para 12 , 13 , 14) |
| 5. court draws adverse inference from non-compliance. (Para 15 , 18 , 19) |
JUDGMENT
Mrs. Sukhvinder Kaur, J.
By way of this appeal, appellant-Insurance Company seeks setting aside/modification of the award dated 06.09.2016 passed in CIS No.MACP/0000170/2013 - MACT Case No.5 dated 18.05.2013 vide which the Tribunal has granted a total compensation of Rs.32,59,664/- on account of death of Satnam Singh in the accident along with interest @ 6% per annum from the date of the award till realization.
2. Manjit Kaur widow of deceased Satnam Singh along with her sons Arundeep Singh and Jashandeep Singh jointly filed a petition invoking the provisions of Section 166 of the MOTOR VEHICLES ACT , 1988 (for short 'the 1988 Act') claiming compensation with the averments that on 03.12.2012 deceased Satnam Singh and his son Arundeep Singh were heading towards their village Chohla Sahib from village Sarhali on
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