UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs LALARAM & ORS.

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$~72 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 22nd April 2026 + MAC.APP. 206/2022 UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION .....Appellant Through: Mr. Shahbad Khan, Adv. versus LALARAM & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr. S N Parashar & Mr. Ritik Singh, Advs. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J (ORAL) 1. This appeal has been filed by appellant/Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (‘Corporation’) challenging order dated 24th May 2022 passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal [‘MACT’], Rohini in MAC Petition No.767/2018 awarding compensation of Rs. 27,06,120/- along with 6% interest to the respondents/claimants. 2. The accident occurred on 14th September 2018 at about 9:45 am, when deceased/Anandi was crushed to death due to rash and negligent driving of a bus, operated by appellant/Corporation. Claim petition was filed by her husband and children before the MACT which awarded compensation vide the impugned award. Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed MAC.APP. 206/2022 Page 1 of 7 By:MANISH KUMAR Signing Date:23.04.2026 13:48:31 3. Mr. Shahbad Khan, counsel for appellant/Corporation, has challenged the award on two grounds - firstly, that the issue of negligence was not proven; secondly, that minimum wages were wrongly considered at Rs.15,296/- instead of Rs.11,362/- as per notification dated 16th October 2018 and; thirdly, deduction of 1/4th was applied, despite there being no dependents of deceased, who was a homemaker. 4. As regards the issue of negligence, the Court has perused the impugned award, particularly paragraph nos.6 to 9 and does not find the assessment of MACT amiss on any count. Testimony of Devender Singh, RW-1, is clearly contradictory and not reliable. Paragraph nos.6 to 9 of the impugned