HIGH COURT OF UTTARAKHAND AT NAINITAL

Appeal From Order No. 366 of 2014

30 October, 2025

United India Insurance Co.

--Appellant

Versus

Smt. Bhawna Devi & others

--Respondents

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Presence:-

Mr. Prabhat Pande, learned counsel for the appellant.

Mr. Zafar Ulla Siddiqui, learned counsel for the respondents/

claimants.

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Hon'ble Pankaj Purohit, J.

This appeal has been preferred by the

appellant Insurance Company under section 173 of Motor Vehicle Act,1988 against the judgment and order dated 13.06.2014, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/1st Additional District Judge, Haldwani in MACP No. 36 of 2011 (Smt. Bhawani Devi & others vs. Ganesh Dutt Joshi & another), whereby the learned Tribunal allowed the claim petition and awarded compensation of Rs. 6,38,000/- in favour of the claimant- Smt. Bhawani Devi , along with interest at 7% per annum from the date of filing of the petition till actual realization, holding the appellant–United India

Insurance Company Ltd. liable to satisfy the award.

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 3 November 2010, at ab