IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Reserve: November 21, 2025 Date of Pronouncement:-18.12.2025 Date of Uploading:-19.12.2025 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. ......Appellant(s)

vs.

Raju Singh and others ......Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Naresh Kaushik, Advocate (Through VC)

for respondent No.1.

Mr. Tarun Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Saurabh Chawla, Advocate for respondent No. 2.

Mr. R.S. Khushwaha, Advocate for respondent No. 3.

Mr. Nigam K. Bhardwaj, Advocate for respondent No. 5.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant-Insurance Company against the award dated 13.09.2021 passed in the claim petition bearing CNR No. HRPK01-003348-2017 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Panchkula (Haryana) (for short, 'the Tribunal’) whereby the claimant was granted compensation to the tune of Rs.3,96,000/- and the Insurance Company was held liable to pay the compensation but no recovery rights were granted to the appellant-Insurance Company FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE

2. Brief facts of the case are th