BABY ALISHA & ORS vs AMIN AHMAD & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Reserved on: 14th January 2026 Pronounced on: 01st April 2026 Uploaded on: 02nd April 2026 + MAC.APP. 1089/2017 BABY ALISHA & ORS .....Appellants Through: Mr. Shekhar Aggarwal, Advocate. versus AMIN AHMAD & ORS .....Respondents Through: R-1 in person. Mr. Chandan Kumar Singh, Mr. Rajender Kumar, Advocates for R-2 Mr. Mayank Gupta, Mr. Ashutosh Mahendrou, Advocates for R-3. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT 1. This appeal assails impugned award dated 13th February 2017 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karkardooma Courts, Delhi [“Tribunal”], in Detailed Accident Report No.14926/2015 [“DAR”], whereby the claim petition was dismissed. The appeal has been filed by claimants namely Baby Alisha [appellant no.1] and Baby Falak [appellant no.2], who are minor Legal Representatives [“LRs”] of deceased Gulzar and are represented through their grandmother, Mrs. Ayisha Bano [appellant no.3]. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed MAC.APP. 1089/2017 1/16 By:MANISH KUMAR Signing Date:06.04.2026 12:06:24 The Incident 2. On 30th November 2011, at about 8:00 AM, near Muskan Restaurant at 65 Foot-road, Jheel Park, Welcome, Delhi, one Gulzar was injured and was removed to Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital [‘GTB Hospital’], Dilshad Garden, Delhi vide Medico- Legal Case Report [‘MLC’] No. C 6776/11. Gulzar suffered grievous injuries. The offending vehicle was a Scooter Activa Honda bearing registration bearing no. DL 8S AR 0163. The driver was noted as Amin Ahmad, respondent no.1 herein. The vehicle was uninsured and respondent no.2, Ram Avtar, was found to be owner of the offending vehicle. 3. DAR was filed and registered as claim petition. Respondent no.1/driver was found to be a juvenile. Gulzar thereafter expired and his LRs w