IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. vs RAMWATI & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on 09.12.2025 MAC.APP. 920/2013 IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Seth, Advocate. versus RAMWATI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. S.N. Parashar & Mr. Ritik Singh, Advocates for R-1 to 4. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellant – IFFCO Tokio General Insurance Co. Ltd. [“the Insurance Company”] has preferred the present appeal against an award dated 07.08.2013, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal [“the Tribunal”] in MACT No. 307/09/13/11. The proceedings arose from a fatal accident which led to the death of one Mr. Vijay Pal. By the impugned award, his wife and children [hereinafter, “the claimants”] have been awarded Rs.9,29,389/-, alongwith interest at the rate of 9% per annum. 2. The facts of the case, as stated in the award, are that on 02.02.2009, at about 8:30 PM, the deceased was travelling from the Nangloi Subji Mandi to his house on a bicycle, when a tractor [bearing No. UP-82K- 0558] [“the insured vehicle”] hit the deceased’s bicycle from the front, leading to the deceased falling and sustaining grievous injuries. The deceased was th