NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD vs NITIN SEHGAL AND ORS

$~75 & 76 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of decision: 27th April 2026 MAC.APP. 1019/2014 & CM APPL. 18428/2014 NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Seth, Ms. Shruti Jain, Advocates. versus NITIN SEHGAL AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Maini, Ms. Aastha Chauhan, Advocates for Respondent no.1. (76) MAC.APP. 1022/2014 NATIONAL INSURANCE CO LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pankaj Seth, Ms. Shruti Jain, Advocates. versus SAURABH SEHGAL AND ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Manish Maini, Ms. Aastha Chauhan, Advocates for Respondent no.1. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J (ORAL) 1. These appeals have been filed by the Insurance Company challenging the Award dated 17th September 2014 passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal [‘MACT’], Central District, Delhi in Suit No. 232/2011 and Suit No. 2. The brief facts of the case are that the accident occurred on 18 th December 2005 at about 8:00 PM when the claimants were standing near motorcycle on the roadside, a car bearing registration no. DL-6-CM-0058 driven in a rash and negligent manner at high speed hit the claimants as a result of which they both sustained i