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12711/2026 IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD .....Appellant Through: Ms. Suman Bagga and Ms. Mouli Sharma, Advocates versus REKHA DEVI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jatinder Kamra & Mr. Brijesh Kumar, Advs. for claimants CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

JUDGMENT

ANISH DAYAL, J.

1. This appeal filed by the Insurance Company assails the award dated 30^th April 2019 passed by MACT, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi in MACT No.50441/2016.

2. The Insurance Company effectively questions the compensation granted by the MACT on the basis that the negligence and, therefore, liability was fastened on the driver/owner of the TSR in which the deceased claimant was travelling, which was involved in an accident where a truck dashed into it and then ran away from the spot. Being a hit-and-run case, the Insurance Company asserts that the claim should fall under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (‘MV Act’), on the principle of no fault liability, since there was no negligence on the part of the