IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD vs PARMESHWARI & ORS

* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 11th March 2026 Pronounced on : 17th April 2026 Uploaded on : 18th April 2026 MAC.APP. 702/2019, CM APPL. 33839/2019 & CM APPL. 12711/2026 IFFCO TOKIO GENERAL INSURANCE CO LTD .....Appellant Through: Ms. Suman Bagga and Ms. Mouli Sharma, Advocates versus REKHA DEVI & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jatinder Kamra & Mr. Brijesh Kumar, Advs. for claimants CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J. 1. This appeal filed by the Insurance Company assails the award dated 30th April 2019 passed by MACT, North-West District, Rohini, Delhi in MACT No.50441/2016. 2. The Insurance Company effectively questions the compensation granted by the MACT on the basis that the negligence and, therefore, liability was fastened on the driver/owner of the TSR in which the deceased claimant was travelling, which was involved in an accident where a truck dashed into it and then ran away from the spot. Being a hit-and-run case, the Insurance Company asserts that the claim should fall under Section 140 of 3. The accident occurred on 30 th March 2009, when Sh. Ved Prakash (the deceased), a cleaner with Delhi Transport Corporation,