$~33 & 34 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 3^rd February 2026 Date of uploading : 13^th February 2026 + MAC.APP. 196/2025, CM APPL. 17513/2025 & CM APPL.

49482/2025

34 + MAC.APP. 197/2025 & CM APPL. 17577/2025 ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. R K Tripathi, Adv.

versus VISHNUDEV SAH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Ms Priyanka S.

Aneja & Ms Amita, Mr. Aakash Singh, Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advs.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

JUDGMENT

ANISH DAYAL, J: (ORAL)

1. The above captioned appeals have been filed challenging impugned judgements dated 9^th January 2025 and 10^th January 2025 passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal [‘MACT’], (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi in 221/2021 and 223/2021, respectively, whereby Rs.8,67,000 was awarded at an interest of 7% p.a.

2. Briefly, the facts are that on 18.05.2019, respondent nos. 1 and 2 (hereinafter, ‘claimants’) were travelling from Gurugram to Madhubani, Bihar in a bus bearing registration no. UP-83-BT-4106 driven by respondent no.3/driver at very high speed. While driving the bus, respondent no.3/driver hit one tractor trolley loaded with watermelons from behind at about 4:30 a.m. w