ROYAL SUNDARAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED vs RUPESH JHA & ANR.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Decided on: 01.12.2025 MAC.APP. 770/2025, CM APPLs. 75455/2025 & CM APPL. 75456/2025 ROYAL SUNDARAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED .....Appellant Through: Ms. Mouli Sharma & Ms. Suman Bagga, Advocates. versus RUPESH JHA & ANR. .....Respondents Through: None. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellant – Royal Sundaram General Insurance Company Limited [“Insurance Company”], has preferred the present appeal against the award dated 24.09.2025, whereby the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal [“Tribunal”] has awarded a sum of Rs. 23,84,524/- to the claimant [respondent No. 1 herein], alongwith interest at the rate of 9% per annum. 2. Respondent No. 1 sustained injuries in a motor accident that occurred on 04.09.2020 at about 04:45 AM on the Noida Express Highway. He was travelling in his car bearing registration No. DL-1ZB- 9500 from Burari, Delhi to Bihar, when another car, bearing registration 3. The case of respondent No. 1 is that he was self-employed as a driver and was operating his car as a cab registered with OLA Cabs, and as a private taxi. He claimed that he was earning approximately Rs. 45,000/– t