IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 22.04.2026 The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

…Petitioner Versus Permanent Lok Adalat, Public Utility Services, Kurukshetra & others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present: - Mr. Arun Chander Sharma, Advocate, for the petitioner.

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JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (Oral)

1. The petitioner through instant petition under Articles 226/227 of the Constitution of India is seeking setting aside of Award dated 15.12.2025 (Annexure P-4) whereby learned Permanent Lok Adalat (for short ‘PLA’) has allowed private respondents’ application filed under Section 22C of the Legal Services Authorities Act, 1987 (for short ‘1987 Act’).

2. The insured purchased an insurance policy from petitioner-insurer with respect to his vehicle bearing registration number HR-02-AB-5687. He paid additional premium of Rs.320/- for compulsory Personal Accident cover for owner-driver. Insured car met with an accident on 11.09.2021 and driver- Harpreet Singh suffered injuries. He died during treatment on 01.10.2021. FIR No.217 dated 12.09.2021 under Sections 279, 337, 427, 304A IPC was registered at Police Station Derabassi, District SAS