IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 29.08.2025 United India Insurance Company Limited ......Appellant Vs.

Krishna Devi and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Rajneesh Malhotra, Advocate, for the appellant-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 31.03.2018 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 163-A and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kaithal (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), whereby the respondents/claimants were granted compensation to the tune of Rs.4,13,200/- along with interest at the rate of 7% per annum on account of death of deceased-Rampal and the appellant-Insurance Company as well as respondent No.5 (driver and owner of offending vehicle) were held liable to pay the aforesaid amount of compensation, jointly and severely.

FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 16.06.2017, deceased- Rampal was engaged as a labourer on truck bearing registration No.HR-64- 7390. Respondent No.1 was driving the said truck. He parked it near the office of the Electr