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2026 Supreme(Online)(P&H) 80559

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
RELIANCE GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD – Appellant
Versus
AMANDEEP KAUR AND ORS – Respondent


Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO

Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 09.03.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fatehabad (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, wherein the appellant-Insurance company was fastened with the liability to pay the compensation of Rs.84,25,000/- to the claimants along with interest @7.5% per annum as well as on the ground of quantum of compensation to be on higher side.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 23.10.2014 Jagsir Singh (since deceased) had started from Jakhal Mandi for going to Rajasthan in Bolero Jeep bearing registration No.HR-71A-5646 where the work of over-bridge was going on of Zanders Engineers Ltd and the said vehicle, belongs to the company and which was being driven by Harvinder Singh at a very high speed and in a rash and negligent manner and when the jeep reached 7-8 acres towards village Diwana from Shakarpura T-point then on account of its fast speed, the driver lost control over the

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