IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

......Appellant vs.

SARLA DEVI AND ORS.

......Respondents Reserved on:- 30.01.2026 Pronounced on:- 25.02.2026 Uploaded on:- 06.03.2026 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. D.P. Gupta, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Manjit Singh Gahlawat, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 01.12.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, wherein the appellant-Insurance company was fastened with the liability to pay the compensation of Rs.41,65,432/- to the claimants along with interest @ 7.5 % per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till recovery.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 08.12.2015 deceased Mahavir Singh son of Chanda Ram, who after retirement from Army was serving as Laboratory Technician in Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar accompanie