2023:PHHC:159056

FAO-6984-2015(O&M)

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

FAO-6984-2015(O&M)

Date of Decision: 08.12.2023

Oriental Insurance Company Ltd.

....Appellant

Versus

Usha Rani and Ors.

...Respondents

CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE AMARJOT BHATTI

Present:-

Mr. R.C.Gupta, Advocate

for the appellant-insurance company.

Mr. Amarjit Singh Virk, Advocate for the respondents.

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AMARJOT BHATTI, J.

1.

The appellant-insurance company has filed the present appeal

against impugned award dated 16.07.2015 passed by learned Motor

Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra vide which the claim petition filed

by the claimants/respondents No.1 to 3 seeking compensation on account

of death of Surinder Kumar in a motor vehicular accident under Section

163-A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was allowed and the claimants were

granted compensation to the tune of Rs.4,05,000/-.

2.

The facts of the case are that Usha Rani, her minor sons

namely Jitender Kumar and Parmod Kumar through their mother being

their next friend and natural guardian filed claim petition under Section

163-A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. As per the facts, Surinder Kumar was

44 years old at the time of