IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on:- 19.12.2025

Pronounced on:- 23.12.2025

Date of Uploading:-23.12.2025

UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD .....Appellant

vs.

SACHIN DEV AND ORS ......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present: Ms. Mallika Dhillon, Advocate for

Mr. S.S. Sidhu, Advocate

for the appellant.

Mr. Akash Patyal, Advocate for

Mr. Wazir Singh, Advocaet

for respondent No. 1 to 4.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 30.11.2023 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166/140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, wherein, the appellant insurance company was held liable to pay the compensation to the claimants/respondents to the tune of Rs.39,04,500/- along with interest @ 6% per annum, on the ground of

quantum of compensation to be on higher side.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced here for the sake of brevity.

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