1. The appellant National Insurance Co. Ltd., represented by its Branch Manager, Dimapur Branch, Nagaland has preferred this appeal under S.173 of the Motor Vehicles Act , 1988 ('the MV Act', in short) against the judgment and award dated 25.5.2011 passed by the learned Member, Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal ('M.A.C.T.', in short), Dimapur in M.A.C. Case No. 83 of 2008 allowing the claim petition of the claimants - respondent Nos. 1 to 4 herein, awarding Rs. 5,53,500 as total compensation, directing the appellant insurance company to deposit the said awarded amount by cheque within 30 days from the date of passing the said judgment and award, in default further directed the said appellant insurance company to pay interest at the rate of 9 per cent per annum on the said awarded amount of Rs. 5,53,500 from the date of filing of the claim application by the claimants - respondent Nos. 1 to 4 before the Tribunal, i.e., from 24.4.2008 till such payment is made.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the respondent No. 5 is the owner of a Tata Indica vehicle bearing registration No. AS 01 - AE 3777 insured with the appellant insurance company. On 29.11.2007 at about 4 p.m., she sent h