IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH, SHIMLA.

FAO (MV) No. 107 of 2014 Reserved on : 18.04.2026 Decided on : 08.05.2026 Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. ...Appellant Versus Smt. Reena and otherus ...Respondents Coram The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Virender Singh, Judge.

Whether approved for reporting?¹ Yes.

For the appellant: Mr. Ashwani Sharma, Senior Advocate, assisted by Mr. Ishan Sharma, Advocate.

For the respondents: Mr. Surender K. Sharma, Advocate, for respondents No.

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Mr. Vinod Kumar, Advocate, vice Mr. Nimish Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No. 4. Mr. Vinod Thakur, Advocate, for respondent No. 5.

Mr. Vijay Mokta, Advocate, vice Mr. Vijay Chaudhary, Advocate, for respondent No. 6.

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

Virender Singh, Judge Appellant-Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. has filed the present appeal, under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter referred to as ‘the M.V. Act’), against the award dated 16.01.2014, passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal-II, Chamba, District Chamba, H.P. (hereinafter referred to as ‘the learned Tribunal’), in MAC No. 50/2012, (Regd. No. 403/2013), titled as ‘Smt. Reena &

Others Versus