IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH XOBJC-19-2019 (O&M)

NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

..Appellant Versus GEETA DEVI AND ORS.

..Respondents Reserved on: 20.03.2026 Pronounced on : 07.05.2026 Uploaded on : 08.05.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Sandeep Suri, Advocate for the appellant-Insurance Company.

Mr. Pawan Attri, Advocate Mr. Nitin K. Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 3/cross-objectors.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

FAO-7335-2018

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant- Insurance Company against award dated 07.07.2018 passed in a claim petition filed under Section 166 & 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jind (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the claim petition filed by respondents No.1 to 3 was allowed and liability to pay the compensation was fastened upon the appellant-Insurance Company on the ground that issue No.1 is not rightly decided by the learned Tribunal and compensation awarded by learned Tribunal is on higher side.

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2. The present cross-objection has be