IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Date of Decision : 23.12.2025

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

VERSUS

KRISHNA DEVI & ORS .... Respondents

CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN

Present : Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Rajiv Kumar Saini, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 4.

None for respondent No.5.

ALKA SARIN, J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant challenging the award dated 18.01.2024 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’) on the limited ground that the deceased was a Haryana Government employee and that the dependents of the deceased were entitled to receive the amount under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependents of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006. Though it has been noted in the impugned award that the dependents of the deceased would be entitled to receive an amount of ₹32,59,008/-, however, while calculating the compensation to be awarded to the dependents, only 50% of the said amount

i.e. ₹16,29,504 has been deducted from the compensation awarded.

2. The Tribunal in the present case had awar