Appearance:

Mr. Ved Vyas Tripathi, Advocate with Mr. Vaibhav Verma, Advocates for appellant in item nos. 1,23,24,25,41,46 & 48 and for respondent in item no.24, 42 & 53.

Mr. Ajay Satija, Advocate for respondent in item no.31.

Mr. Sunil Satija, Adv with Mr. Pradeep Awasthi, Advocate in item No.23 for respondent no. 1-5.

Mr. Avinash Suri, Advocate in Item no. 25 for respondent no. 3 & 4 and for appellant in item no. 53.

Ms. Priyanka Sethia, Advocate for respondents in item no. 33.

Mr. A.K. Soni, Advocate (through VC) in item no. 32.

Mr. Satyajit Kumar Singh, Adv with Mr. Ajay Kumar, Adv Mr. Sourabh Kumar, Advocates for R-1 to R-3 in item No. 34.

Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Advocate for respondent no. 1 & 2 in item no. 41 and 48 (for respondent no.1 in item no.54 and for respondent nos. 1-3 in item no.59) and for appellant in item no.42.

Ms. Suman Bagga, Advocate in item no. 35 & 36.

Mr. S. N. Parashar, Advocate with Mr. Ritik Singh, Advocate for respondent no.1.

Mr. Rajeev M. Roy, Mr. P. Srinivasan, Advocate for appellant in item no.s 56,57 and 58.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL

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MAC.APP. 232/2025 & CM APPL. 20656/2025, MAC.APP. 255/2025 &CM APPL. 23120/2025, MAC.APP. 479/2025 & CM APPL. 46476/2025, MAC.APP. 170/2026& CM APPL. 15628/2026 CM APPL. 26437/2026, MAC.APP. 177/2026&CM APPL. 16090/2026, MAC.APP. 192/2026&CM APPL. 17446/2026 MAC.APP. 194/2026& CM APPL. 17505/2026, MAC.APP. 428/2024, MAC.APP. 350/2025& CM APPL. 33773/2025 CM APPL. 33774/2025, MAC.APP. 357/2025& CM APPL. 34247/2025 CM APPL. 34249/2025 CM APPL. 4786/2026, MAC.APP. 307/2025& CM APPL. 29157/2025 CM APPL. 29158/2025, MAC.APP. 347/2025& CM APPL. 33519/2025, MAC.APP. 353/2025& CM APPL. 34041/2025 CM APPL. 34044/2025, MAC.APP. 424/2025& CM APPL. 40595/2025, MAC.APP. 442/2025&CM APPL. 42573/2025, MAC.APP. 468/2025&CM APPL. 45133/2025, MAC.APP. 471/2025&CM APPL. 45691/2025, MAC.APP. 489/2025&CM APPL. 47964/2025, MAC.APP. 492/2025&CM APPL. 48287/2025, MAC.APP. 500/2025&CM APPL. 49297/2025, MAC.APP. 543/2025&CM APPL. 53146/2025, MAC.APP. 599/2025&CM APPL. 58579/2025, MAC.APP. 619/2025& CM APPL. 59683/2025, MAC.APP. 626/2025&CM APPL. 60547/2025 & MAC.APP. 24/2026&CM APPL. 1752/2026.

1. It is informed by counsel for parties that the issue regarding applicability of the principle of ‘pay and recover’ by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (‘MACT’) post the amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (‘MV Act’) effective from 2022, introducing Section 150 of MV Act without the proviso in the previous Section 149 (4) of the MV Act, is pending adjudication in a batch of petitions before the Supreme Court, which are tentatively listed on 28th April 2026.

2. It is the common plea of the counsel to await the determination of the Supreme Court on this issue.

3. Accordingly, list on 16th September 2026.

CM APPL. 26437/2026 in MAC.APP. 170/2026

1. This application has been filed on behalf of Insurance Company for the extension of time to deposit the compensation amount as directed in paragraph 4 of the order dated 13th March 2026.

2. Mr. A.K. Soni, counsel for Insurance Company, states that the amount is ready and will be deposited within this week.

3. Accordingly, application is disposed of

MAC.APP. 219/2026 & CM APPL. 19838/2026

1. This appeal has been filed by Insurance Company assailing the impugned award dated 21st November 2025, awarding compensation of Rs. 6,34,500/- to the claimant along with interest @ 9% per annum.

2. The Insurance Company challenges the directions to ‘pay and recover’, which were passed by the MACT in paragraph 31 of the Award.

3. In the context, the Insurance Company’s claim that the driver of the offending vehicle did not have a valid driving license at the time of the accident.

4. Considering that this legal issue is still to be determined in proceedings, which are pending before the Supreme Court, in the meantime, the Insurance Company shall deposit the entire compensation along with accrued interest, before the MACT, within