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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
CHOLAMANDALAM MS GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED – Appellant
Versus
SURENDER AND ORS – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.
FAO-8506-2017 (O&M)
1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant- Insurance Company for setting aside the award dated 28.02.2017 passed by the learned Tribunal under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, whereby, the claimants/respondents No.1 and 2 were awarded a compensation of Rs.10,22,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of death of Rohan Kumar and the appellant-Insurance Company was held liable to pay the compensation.
XOBJC-48-2023
2. The present cross-objections have been preferred against the award dated 28.02.2017 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Tribunal, for enhancement of compensation, granted to the cross-objectors/claimants to the tune of Rs.10,22,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of death of Rohan Kumar.
3. Since the appeal filed by the Insurance Company and the cross- objections filed by the claimants/cross-objectors are arising out of the same award dated 28.02.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jhajjar (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), therefore, FAO-8506-2017 and XOBJC-48-2023 are decided vide this
Tribunals may rely on unrebutted testimony for income and age in accident claims; compensation calculated using one-third deduction, age-based multiplier per Sarla Verma and Pranay Sethi, without fut....
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