IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision.:30.01.2026 United India Insurance Co. Ltd. …..Appellant Vs.

Charanjit Kaur and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Varun Mi(cid:16)al, Advocate for the appellant.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

Naib Singh lost his life in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 19.10.2023. His widow and children filed a claim pe))on under Sec)on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 seeking compensa)on from the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle. The learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, a0er apprecia)ng the pleadings and evidence, vide award dated 08.04.2025, allowed compensa)on to the tune of ₹13,43,144/-, payable jointly and severally by all the three respondents, along with interest.

2. Aggrieved against the said award, it is the insurer of the offending vehicle, which has preferred the present appeal.

3. The appeal is accompanied by an applica)on bearing CM-1553- CII-2025 under Sec)on 5 of the Limita)on Act, seeking condona)on of delay of 200 days in filing the appeal.

4. In the applica)on, it is pleaded that a0er obtaining the cer)fied copy of the award, legal advi