IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

219-2 CR No.415-2007 Date of Decision: January 29, 2025 The Oriental Insurance Company Limited ......petitioner(s)

Vs.

Raj Kumar and others ......Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Shubham Gupta, Advocate for the petitioner.

Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2 ----

S UDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL)

The Insurance Company by way of the present revision petition has challenged the award dated 05.10.2006 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul in MACT case No.12 of 2005, whereby the Ld. Tribunal allowed the claim petition No.128 of 2005 and the claimant- respondent No.1 was held entitled compensation to the tune of Rs.1,40,000/- alongwith the interest @ 7% per annum. Further, Insurance company was held liable to pay the compensation at the first instance and the recovery rights were granted to the Insurance Company to recover the said amount from respondents No.2 and 3 (driver and owner of the offending vehicle).

2. Learned counsel for the appellant-Insurance Company contends that the Ld. Tribunal has wrongly held the Insurance Company to pay the compensa