UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO LTD vs KUSUM DEVI & ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Pronounced on: 20th January, 2025 MAC.APP. 83/2015 & CM APPL. 1380/2015 (stay), CM APPL.12689/2015 (under Order 41 Rule 22 CPC) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. .....Appellant Through: Ms. Neerja Sachdeva, Advocate through VC. versus 1. KUSUM DEVI W/o Dinesh Kumar .....Respondent No.1 2. DINESH KUMAR S/o Ram ....Respondent No. 2 3. SHAHID ALI S/o I. Ali ....Respondent No. 3 4. DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION ...Respondent No. 4 Through: Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Advocate for R-1 & 2. MAC.APP. 232/2016 1. KUSUM DEVI W/o Sh. Dinesh Kumar .....Appellant No.1 2. DINESH KUMAR S/o Sh. Ram ....Appellant No. 2 3. SHAHID ALI S/o Sh. I Ali ....Appellant No. 3 4. DELHI TRANSPORT CORPORATION .....Appellant No.4 Through: Mr. Pankaj Gupta, Advocate. versus UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. .....Respondent Through: Ms. Neerja Sachdeva, Advocate for R-1 through VC. CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA J U D G M E N T NEENA BANSAL KRISHNA, J. MAC.APP. 83/2015 & MAC.APP. 232/2016 1. By this Order, the aforesaid two Cross-Appeals bearing MAC. APP. 83/2015 under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicle Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘M.V. Act’) and MAC. APP. 232/