IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on : 17.09.2025 Date of Pronouncement: 22.09.2025 New India Assurance Company Limited ......Appellant Vs.

Jasvir (since deceased) through his legal representatives and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present : Mr. Rajneesh Malhotra, Advocate, for the appellant-Insurance Company.

Mr. Sarbjit Singh Khaira, Advocate, for respondents No.1 to 3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 13.08.2008 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurdaspur (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), whereby the claimants/respondents No.1 to 3 were granted compensation to the tune of Rs.1,52,000/- along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum on account of death of Rajiv Kumar and the appellant-Insurance Company as well as respondents No.4 & 5 (owner and driver 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 03.06.2004, appellant No.1 along with her husban