SUSHMA SHARMA @ SUSHMA KUMARI SHARMA & ORS. vs VIJAY SINGH & ORS.

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$~6 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Decided on: 20.12.2025 + MAC.APP. 929/2013 SUSHMA SHARMA @ SUSHMA KUMARI SHARMA & ORS. .....Appellants Through: Mr. Santosh, Advocate. versus VIJAY SINGH & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Ms. Suman Bagga, Ms. Mouli Sharma, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PRATEEK JALAN PRATEEK JALAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The appellants, who were the claimants before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal [“the Tribunal”], have preferred the present appeal, assailing an award dated 19.12.2012, passed by the Tribunal in MACT No. 225/08/10. The proceedings arose from a fatal accident which led to the death of one Mr. Yogesh Chand Sharma. By the impugned award, the appellants have been awarded compensation of Rs. 9,98,160/-, alongwith interest at the rate of 9% per annum. They seek enhancement of the said compensation. A. FACTS & IMPUGNED AWARD 2. The facts of the case, as narrated in the award, are that on 30.11.2007, the deceased, Mr. Yogesh Chand Sharma, was travelling on a motorcycle bearing registration No. DL-8S-AK-3094. At about 12:30 Signature Not Verified Signed By:DAMINI YADAV MAC.APP. 929/2013 Page 1 of 9 Signing Date:22.12.2025 20:58:20 A.M., when he reached S-Block Chowk, Mangol Puri, his motorcycle was hit by a truck bearing registration No. HR-55E-7497 (“offending vehicle”) coming from the side of Machhali Market, Sultan Puri. The offending vehicle struck the motorcycle of the deceased with great force, as a result of which the deceased was thrown onto the road, and the truck came to a halt only after dragging the motorcycle for a considerable distance. The deceased sustained grievous injuries in the accident. He was first taken to Sanjay Gandhi Memorial Hospital and was thereafter shifted to Lok Nayak Jai Prakash Narain Hospital,