$~13 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 19^thFebruary 2026 + MAC.APP. 624/2015 NEERU DEVI & ORS .....Appellants Through: Mr. Pankaj Gupta & Mr. Vikas Kumar, Advs.

versus NARENDER YADAV & ORS (NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD) .....Respondents Through: Ms. Archana Gaur, Adv. for Insurance Co.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

JUDGMENT

ANISH DAYAL, J (ORAL)

1. This appeal has been filed seeking enhancement of the impugned award dated 9^th April 2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karkadooma Courts, East District, Delhi [“Tribunal”] in MACP No. 249/2012, whereby compensation of Rs.14,18,100/- was awarded along with the interest of 9% per annum to the representative of the deceased, Ms. Payal Srivastava [appellant nos. 1 to 3 herein]

Incident

2. Accident occurred on 19^th September 2012, at about 10 p.m. near red light signal of Ashok Niketan, Anand Vihar, when Ms. Payal Srivastava and Mr. Dushyant Kumar [deceased] were travelling on a scooter. An HGV container, make Ashok Leyland, bearing registration no. HR- 38J-6095 [offending vehicle] driven by respondent no.1 [driver] at a high speed in a zigzag manner, hit the scooter. Both sustained injuries and were