IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

222 FAO-4377-2006 (O&M)

Reserved on: 27.08.2025 Date of Decision: 05.09.2025 NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD.

......Appellant Vs.

SEEMA AND ORS.

......Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Deepak Suri, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Arsh Bir, Advocate for Mr. Abhinav Sood, Advocate for respondent No.1 to 3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant- Insurance company against the Award dated 18.01.2006 passed in the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the appellant-Insurance company was fastened with the liability to pay the compensation to the claimant to the tune of Rs.14,40,000 along with interest @

9% per annum.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced and is skipped herein for the sake of brevity.

SUBMISSIONS OF THE LEARNED COUNSELS FOR THE PARTIES

3. Learned counsel for the appellant/Ins