IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

XOBJC-56-CII-2017 Reliance General Insurance Company Ltd. ....Appellant Vs.

Pooja Devi and others ....Respondents Reserved on : 20.02.2026 Date of Pronouncement:23.02.2026 Uploaded on : 24.02.2026 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 : Mr. Sanjeev Kodan, Advocate, for the appellant-Insurance Company (in FAO No. 3408-2016).

Mr. Pratham Bali, Advocate, for respondent No. 5 and for cross-objector (in X Objection No. 56-CII-2017)

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

FAO-3408-2016 (O&M)

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 11.04.2016 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurugram (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, wherein, the appellant/insurance company was held liable to pay the compensation at the first instance to the claimants/respondent Nos. 1 to 3 to the tune of Rs.25,29,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum with liberty to recover the same from respondent Nos. 4 and 5, on the ground of quantum of comp