IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH AT SHIMLA FAO (MV) No. 150 of 2025 Decided on: 06.04.2026 Virender Kumar Walia (deceased) through LRs …..Appellants Versus Sheela Devi & Ors. .…Respondents ____________________________________________________

Coram o The Hon'ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

1 Whether approved for reporting?

For the appellants: Ms. Shalini Thakur, Advocate.

For the respondentsu: Mr. Upasna Thakur, Advocate, vice Mr. Karan Singh Kanwar, o Advocate, for respondents No. 1 to 4.

Mr. Munish Kumar and Ms. Raksha Thakur, Advocates, vice Mr. Jagdish Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No. 6.

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Sushil Kukreja, Judge (oral)

i By way of instant appeal, the appellants, who were respondents No. 1(A) and 1(B) before the learned Tribunal below, are laying challenge to the award, dated 20.12.2024, passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-II, Nahan, District Sirmaur, H.P., in Petition No. 105-N/2 of 2019, whereby the claim petition filed by the claimants was allowed.

2. The perusal of the record reveals that respondent No. 5, Sahi Ram, has expired on 13.11.2020, i.e. during the

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allow