JUDGMENT :

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

FAO-1952-2015 (O&M)

1. The present appeal has been preferred against award dated 18.03.2014 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra (for short 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166/140/141 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, on the ground that the appellant/ insurance company was wrongly held liable to pay the compensation to claimant/Gobind Ram (since deceased) to the tune of Rs.3,75,478/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum.

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2. The present cross-objections have been preferred by cross-objector/legal heirs of claimant-Gobind Ram (respondent No. 1 to 11 herein) against the 18.03.2014 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra in the claim petition filed under Section 166/140/141 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for enhancement of compensation, granted to Gobind Ram (since deceased) to the tune of Rs.3,75,478/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of injuries suffered by him in the accident.

3. Since the appeal filed by the Insurance Company and the cross-objections filed by the cross-objectors/legal heirs of the claimant are arising out of the same award dat