IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on: 04.12.2025

Pronounced on: 18.12.2025

Uploaded on:- 18.12.2025

SHRIRAM GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. ….Appellant

Vs.

NIRAMALA DEVI AND OTHERS …..Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA

Present: Mr. Punit Jain, Advocate

for the appellant.

Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate for respondents No. 1 to 3.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company against the Award dated 03.04.2019 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), in MACT Petition No. 131 of 2017 dated 27.11.2017 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”), whereby the claim petition of the claimants/respondents No. 1 to 3 herein, was allowed and compensation of Rs. 29,47,366/- has been awarded to them. The 3 claimants are the widow and 2 minor children of

deceased Braham Parkash.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the learned Tribunal on the basis of the pleadings as well as oral and documentary evidence adduced before it concluded

that Braham Parkash died due to injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident which took place o