IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 10.09.2025 Date of decision: 09.10.2025 NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD ..Appellant Versus HARPREET KAUR AND ORS ..Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Aseem Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Sandeep Kotla, Advocate for respondent No.6.

Mr. Harlove Singh Rajput, Advocate for respondent No.7.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA , J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the Insurance Company against the award dated 17.11.2001 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fatehabad (for short, “the Tribunal”), whereby the ₹

claimants were granted compensation of 17,71,000/- along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. The appellant–Insurance Company, being aggrieved thereby, has preferred the present appeal, assailing the award both on the quantum of compensation as determined as well as on the liability fastened upon it to satisfy the same.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 29.04.2016 at about 8:50 A.M. Narender Singh (deceased) along with his friend Bharat Jindal son of Ramesh, resident of Bhikhi, District Mansa was going to petrol pump at Rattang