RAHUL SINGH vs ROYAL SUNDARAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND ANR

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$~62 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of Decision: 16.07.2025 + MAC.APP. 432/2025, CM APPLs. 41473-75/2025 RAHUL SINGH .....Appellant Through: Mr. Manish Maini and Ms. Aastha Chauhan, Advocates versus ROYAL SUNDARAM GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Ms. Suman Bagga, Advocate for R-1 CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) CM APPL. 41474/2025[Exemption from filing certified copies of annexures/orders] 1. Allowed, subject to the Appellant filing certified copies of the annexures/copies within three weeks from today. 2. The Application is disposed of. CM APPL. 41475/2025[Exemption from filing entire set of Trial Court record] 3. The Registry is directed to place on record the digital copy of the Trial Court Record duly paginated and book-marked in accordance with the rules of the High Court. CM APPL. 41473/2025[Condonation of delay] 4. This is an Application filed by the Appellant seeking condonation of delay of seven days in filing the Appeal. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL Signing Date:23.07.2025 MAC.APP. 432/2025 Page 1 of 4 02:08:49 5. For the reasons as stated in the Application, the delay is condoned. 6. The Application is disposed of. MAC.APP. 432/2025 7. The present Appeal has been filed on behalf of the Appellant under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 against the judgment dated 26.03.2025 [hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Award”] passed by the learned Presiding Officer, MACT, East District, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi in Petition No. 33/23 titled as Rahul Singh v. Puneet Kumar & Anr. By the Impugned Award, a sum of Rs. 4.29 lakhs have been awarded to the Appellant along with interest @ 7.5%. 8. Learned Counsel appearing on behalf of the Appellant submits t