* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Judgment reserved on : 19^th January 2024 Judgment pronounced on : 5th March, 2024 + MAC. APP. 156/2018 THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD. ..... Appellants Through: Mr. Anshum Jain, Advocate.

versus DHARAM PAL & ORS. ..... Respondent Through: Mr. Mukul Kumar, Advocate for R-5.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DHARMESH SHARMA

J U D G M E N T

1. This judgment shall decide the present appeal preferred by the appellant Insurance Company under Section 173¹ of the Motor Vehicle Act 1988, [MV Act], assailing the Impugned judgment-cum-order dated 03.11.2017 passed by the learned Presiding Officer, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, [MACT], Dwarka Court, New Delhi, in Dharam Pal & Ors. v. 1 173. Appeals. - (1) Subject to the provisions of sub-section (2), any person aggrieved by an award of a Claims Tribunal may, within ninety days from the date of the award, prefer an appeal to

the High Court:

Provided that no appeal by the person who is required to pay any amount in terms of such award shall be entertained by the High Court, unless he has deposited with it twenty-five thousand rupees or fifty per cent. of the amount so awarded, whichever is less, in the manner dir