1. The present appeals have been preferred by Insurance Company against the award dated 02.11.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 on quantum of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.43,49,301/- along with interest @ 6 % per annum, on account of death of Rajinder Sharma in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 03.09.2015 on the ground that compensation awarded is on higher side.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced here for the sake of brevity.

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3. The learned counsel appearing for the appellant–Insurance Company contends that the learned Tribunal has erred in law by failing to deduct the amount received by the dependants of the deceased under the Haryana Compassionate Assistance to the Dependants of Deceased Government Employees Rules, 2006. He further contends that in view of the settled legal po