IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA

FAO No. 134 of 2015 Reserved on: 21.04.2026 Decided o n: 23.04.2026 ________________________________________________

Amit Kumar ....Appellant Versus Rajinder Kumar & Ors. t …Respondents _

Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Sushil Kukreja, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?1 For the appCellant : Mr. Balvinder Singh, Advocate. For the respondents : Mr. Ankur Negi, Advocate, vice Mr. Ramesh Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No. 1.

g None for respondent No.2.

i Mr. J.S. Bagga, Advocate, for H respondents No. 3.

Sushil Kukreja, Judge The present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act (for short “Act”) has been filed by the appellant, against the award dated 31.01.2014, passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-II, Hamirpur, H.P., in MAC Petition No. 17 of 2012, whereby the claim petition filed

1 Whether reporters of Local Papers may be allowed to see the judgment?

by the petitioner was allowed against respondents No. 1 & 2 and they were held liable to pay compensation amou.nt to the tune of Rs. 1,38,532/- to the petitioner, alongwith interest @ 7.5% per annum, from the date of filingf the petition, till its realization/deposit of the