115 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 10.02.2025

1 CM-12084-CII-2016 CM-1550-CII-2017 in/and FAO-3335-2016 Shri Jagdeep Singh ...... Appellant Versus Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. And ors. …... Respondents

2 CM-12085-CII-2016 CM-1556-CII-2017 in/and FAO-3336-2016 Shri Jagdeep Singh ...... Appellant Versus Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. And ors. …... Respondents

3 FAO-5187-2016 Smt. Dhan Kumari & anr. ...... Appellants Versus Shri Samarpreet Singh and ors. …... Respondents

4 CM-18053-CII-2016 CM-18052-CII-2016 CM-18054-CII-2016 in/and FAO-5306-2016 Samarpreet Singh & anr. ...... Appellants Versus Smt. Dhan Kumari and ors. …... Respondents

5 CM-381-CII-2017 in/and FAO-76-2017 National Insurance Co. Ltd. ...... Appellant Versus Hardeep Kaur and ors. …... Respondents

6 CM-4342-CII-2017, CM-4343-CII-2017 CM-7673-CII-2018, CM-7670-CII-2018 CM-7671-CII-2018, CM-7672-CII-2018 XOBJC-80-CII-2018 in/and FAO-1366-2017 National Insurance Co. Ltd. ...... Appellant Versus Smt. Pratima Tyagi and ors. …... Respondents

7 CM-763-CII-2017 in/and FAO-229-2017 Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. ...... Appellant Versus Smt. Pratima Tyagi and ors. …... Respondents

8 CM-1819-CII-2017, XOBJC-205-CII-2017 CM-23099-CII-2017 in/and FAO-590-2017 Reliance General Insurance Co. Ltd. ...... Appellant Versus Smt. Neetu and ors. …... Respondents

9 CM-4332-CII-2017 in/and FAO-1362-2017 National Insurance Co. Ltd. ...... Appellant Versus Smt. Neetu and ors. …... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN ***

Present :- Mr. Ashwani Arora, Advocate for the appellant (FAO-3335-2016 & FAO-3336-2016)

for respondent No.4. (FAO-5187-2016) for respondent No.4 (FAO-5306-2016) for respondent No.6. (FAO-1366-2017)

for respondent No.7 (FAO-229-2017)

for respondent No.6 (FAO-590-2017) and for respondent No.5 (FAO-1362-2017)

Mr. Satpal Dhamija, Advocate for respondent No.1-Reliance Gen. Ins.

(FAO-3335-2016 & FAO-3336-2016)

for respondent No.5-Reliance Gen. Ins. (FAO-5187-2016) for respondent No.5-Reliance Gen. Ins. (FAO-5306-2016) for respondent No.7-Reliance Gen. Ins. (FAO-1366-2017)

for respondent No.6-Reliance General Ins. (FAO-1362-2017)

Mr. Rajesh Punj, Advocate for respondents No.2 & 3 (FAO-3335-2016 & FAO-3336-2016)

for respondents No.1 & 2 (FAO-5187-2016)

for the appellants (FAO-5306-2016)

for respondents No.3 & 4. (FAO-76-2017) for respondents No.4 & 5/cross-objectors.

(FAO-1366-2017)

for respondents No.4 and 5 (FAO-229-2017) for respondents No.3 and 4 (FAO-590-2017). for respondents No.3 and 4 (FAO-1362-2017)

Mr. Paul S.Saini, Advocate for respondent No.4-Ins. Co.

(FAO-3335-2016 & FAO-3336-2016)

For respondent No.3- Ins. Co. (FAO-5187-2016) For respondent No.3-Ins. Co., (FAO-5306-2016)

For the appellant (FAO-76-2017)

For the appellant (FAO-1366-2017)

for respondent No.6 (FAO-229-2017 for respondent No.5 (FAO-590-2017)

for the appellant (FAO-1362-2017)

Mr. Dheeraj Nirola, Advocate for the appellants (FAO-5187-2016)

for respondents No.1 & 2 (FAO-5306-2016)

Ms. Tarranum Madan, Advocate for Mr. Subhash Goyal, Advocate for the appellant(s) (FAO-229-2017 & FAO-590-2017)

Mr. Sanjeev Patiyal, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2/claimants (FAO-590-2017)

for respondents No. 1 and 2/claimants (FAO-1362-2017)

None for respondents No.5 & 6 (FAO-3335-2016).

None for respondent No.5 (FAO-3336-2016)

None for respondents No.1 & 2 (FAO-76-2017)

None for respondents No.1 to 3 and 8 (FAO-1366-2017)

None for respondents No.1 to 3 (FAO-229-2017)

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

CM-18053-CII-2016 in FAO-5306-2016 This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 21 days in filing the present appeal.

For the reasons recorded in the application, this Court is satisfied that the applicant-appellant has shown sufficient cause to condone the delay in filing the appeal.

Application is allowed. Delay of 21 days in filing the appeal is condoned.

CM-18054-CII-2016 in FAO-5306-2016 Exemption application is allowed, as prayed for.

CM-4342-CII-2017 in FAO-1366-2017

This is an application see