UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION vs RAJENDER SINGH & ORS

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* IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Reserved on : 19th February 2026 Pronounced on : 01st April 2026 Uploaded on : 02nd April 2026 + MAC.APP. 1165/2013 UTTAR PRADESH STATE ROAD TRANSPORT CORPORATION. .....Appellant Through: Mr. Shadab Khan, Advocate. versus RAJENDER SINGH & ORS .....Respondents Through: Mr. Jatinder Kumar, Advocate for R-1 to 4. + MAC.APP. 171/2014 RAJENDER SINGH YADAV & ORS .....Appellants Through: Mr. Jatinder Kumar, Advocate for A-1 to 4. versus NAWAB SINGH & ORS. .....Respondent Through: Mr. Shadab Khan, Advocate for R-2. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J. 1. These are cross appeals filed by owner of offending vehicle, Uttar Pradesh State Road Transport Corporation (‘UPSRTC’) in MAC APP 1165/2013 and by Rajender Singh & Ors, the legal representatives (‘LRs’) of deceased/Sachin Yadav (hereinafter, ‘claimants’) in MAC Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed By:RAHUL KUMAR CHOUDHARY MAC.APP. 1165/2013 & MAC. APP 171/2014 Page 1 of 23 Signing Date:02.04.2026 12:36:09 APP. 171/2014. Owner/UPSRTC seeks to assail the impugned award dated 29th October 2013 passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal (‘MACT’), Karkardooma Courts (hereinafter, ‘Tribunal’), in M.A.C. petition no. 20/2012 awarding 32,03,820/- at an interest rate of 9% p.a. Since the vehicle was not insured on the date of accident, bus driver/Nawab Singh and owner/UPSRTC were held liable to pay compensation. Claimants on the other hand seek enhancement of compensation awarded. The Incident 2. On 27th December 2011, Mr. Sachin Yadav (hereinafter, ‘deceased’) was riding on his motorcycle bearing no. DL-3SSBB-3336. When he reached NH-24 near Jal Nigam Cut, PS Vijay Vihar, Ghaziabad, a bus bearing no. UP-77N-6517 (hereinafter, ‘offending vehicle’), driven by driver