IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

249 Date of decision: 27.10.2025 FAO-2987-2020(O&M)

Bajaj Allianz General Insurance Company Ltd.

...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Nirmala Devi & Others ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Sandeep Suri, Advocate Mr. Divyam Suri, Advocate Mr. Samarth Suri, Advocate for the appellant/Insurance Company.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company against the Award dated 29.01.2020 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kapurthala (hereinafter referred to as ‘the learned Tribunal’) whereby Claim Petition No.64 dated 18.09.2017 filed by the claimant/respondent No.1, under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’), has been allowed and compensation of Rs.10,77,040/- has been awarded. The sole claimant/respondent No.1 is the 68-year-old widow of deceased Bhagwan Dass. Proforma Respondents No.4 to 8 herein were the pro-forma respondents before the Tribunal who are the major married children of the deceased. As such, the said respondents were held not entitled to compensation, but were awarded Rs.50,000/- each.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the