IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH XOBJC-60-2022 (O&M)

THE NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. ......Appellant vs.

RADHA RANI AND ORS. ......Respondents Reserved on:- 11.12.2025 Pronounced on:- 10.02.2026 Uploaded on:- 10.02.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced?NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Ms. Sandeep Suri, Advocate for the appellant-Insurance Company.

Mr. Ajay Jain, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 3/cross-objectors.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. Vide this common judgment, this Court, shall dispose of the appeal filed by the appellant-Insurance Company as well as cross-objections filed by the cross-objectors/claimants.

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2. The present appeal has been preferred by Insurance Company against award dated 11.01.2022 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sirsa, Haryana (in short ‘Tribunal’), whereby, the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 filed by respondents No.1 to 3 has been allowed.

3. The present cross-objections has been preferred by respondent No.1 to 3/cross-objectors/claimants against the award dated 11.01.2022 passed in the cla