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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
ICICI LOMBARD GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. – Appellant
Versus
SANDEEP SINGH AND OTHERS – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.
1. The aforesaid appeal filed by the appellant-Insurance Company and the Cross-Objections filed by respondent No.1/claimant against the same award dated 03.02.2025 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) are being decided by way of this common judgment. For brevity, facts have been taken from
FAO-2438-2025.
2. The present appeal has been preferred by appellant-Insurance Company for setting aside the award dated 03.02.2025 passed by the learned Tribunal under Sections 166 and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, whereby, respondent No.1/claimant was awarded a compensation of Rs.62,89,480/- along with interest @ 6% per annum on account of injuries sustained by respondent No.1/claimant and the appellant-Insurance Company was held liable to pay the compensation.
FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE
3. Brief facts of the case are that on 07.04.2021, the claimant was proceeding from his residence to his agricultural fields on his motorcycle bearing registration No. HR-34K-5326. At about 9:00 PM, when he reached near PNB, the offending vehicle bearing registration No. HR-19Q-5357, being driven by respondent No.1 at a high speed a
The court re-evaluated the compensation for injury based on realistic socio-economic conditions and established that compensation must adequately reflect the loss and suffering sustained by the claim....
Compensation under the Motor Vehicle Act must be just and reasonable, reflecting the claimant's actual loss, including permanent disability and income loss.
The judgment establishes that compensation for personal injury must reflect actual income, future prospects, and the extent of disability, ensuring just compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act.
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