IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA FAO(MVA) No.133 of 2013 Reserved on: 02.03.2026 Date of decision: 09.03.2026 _______________________________________________________

Jaswinder Singh ...Appellant Versus Nirmala Devi and others …Respondents ________________________________________________________

Coram Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge

1 Whether approved for reporting?

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For the appellant: Mr. B.S. Thakur, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Ashok K. Tyagi & Ms. Divya Rajta, Advocates, respondents No.1 to 5.

Mr. Deepak Bhasin, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sambhav Bhasin and Ms.Shruti Dubey, Advocates, for respondent No.6.

Sushil Kukreja, Judge The instant appeal is maintained by the appellant/ Owner H(hereinafter referred to as “the appellant”), under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act (for short “MV Act”), against the award dated 29.09.2012, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-I, Sirmaur District at Nahan, H.P., in MAC Petition No.87-MAC/2 of 2008, with a prayer to quash and set aside the impugned award.

2. Brief facts of the case, giving rise to present appeal, are that the petitioners/respondents No.1