IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-845-2023(O&M)

Date of decision: 17.04.2026 United India Insurance Company Ltd.

...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Kanta Devi & Others ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate for the appellant (on VC).

Mr. Anil Kumar Spehia, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 3.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company laying challenge to the Award dated 18.10.2022 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jalandhar (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) in MACP 188 dated 07.08.2018 filed by the claimants/respondents No.1 to 3 herein under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”); whereby compensation of ₹22,98,000/- has been awarded to the claimants. The 3 claimants are the 40-year-old mother, 21-year-old brother, and 19-year-old sister of deceased Sanjiv Kumar, who was 24-25 years old at time of accident.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the ld. Tribunal on the basis of pleadings and oral & documentary evidence adduced by the parties, concluded that deceased Sanjiv Kumar had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that took place on