JUDGMENT :

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

FAO-891-2008 (O&M)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant- Insurance Company for setting aside the award dated 22.01.2008 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Panipat, (for short, ‘Tribunal’) under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, whereby, the claimants/respondents No.1 to 4 were awarded a compensation of Rs.36,91,665/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of death of Sanjeev Kumar Chhabra and the appellant-Insurance Company and respondent No.5-owner and driver of the offending vehicle) were held liable to pay the compensation, jointly and severally.

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2. The present cross-objections have been preferred by cross- objectors/claimants (respondents No.1 to 4 herein) against the award dated 22.01.2008 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.36,91,665/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of death of Sanjeev Kumar Chhabra.

3. Since the appeal filed by the Insurance Company and the cross- objections filed by the claimants