* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 15^th January 2026 Pronounced on : 1st April 2026 Uploaded on : 2nd April 2026 + MAC.APP. 173/2016 USHA DEVI & ORS .....Appellants Through: Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Advocate.

versus MOHAN LAL & ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Shadab Khan, Advocate for Respondent no.2.

+ MAC.APP. 725/2015 & CM APPL. 44495/2025 MOHAN LAL & ANR .....Appellants Through: Mr. Shadab Khan, Advocate.

versus USHA DEVI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Advocate for Respondent nos.1 & 2.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

JUDGMENT

ANISH DAYAL, J.

1. This appeal has been filed assailing the impugned award dated 2^nd July 2015 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohini Courts, (North-West), Delhi (‘MACT/Tribunal’) in MACT No.433/2008. The cross-appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation.

The Incident

2. On 27^th February 2008 at about 12:15 P.M., Sh. Prem Lal (since deceased), along with his brother-in-law Sh. Amardeep Singh, father-in-law Sh. Kripal Singh and some other relatives were going to Agra, Uttar Pradesh from Delhi by Indica car bearing registration No. DL-8CJ-2670, driven by the deceased. When they