ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD vs ASHA RANI & ORS

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$~4 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI % Date of decision: 08th January 2026 + MAC.APP. 465/2015 ORIENTAL INSURANCE CO LTD .....Appellant Through: Mr. Pradeep Gaur, Advocate with Mr. Amit Gaur, Advocate. versus ASHA RANI & ORS .....Respondent Through: Mr. Ramesh Chander and Ms. Divya, Advs. for R-1 along with R-1 in person. CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE ANISH DAYAL JUDGMENT ANISH DAYAL, J: (ORAL) 1. This appeal has been filed by the appellant/Insurance Company challenging the final award dated 04th April 2015, passed by the Motor Accident Claim Tribunal [“MACT”] (North West District) Rohini Courts, Delhi in MACT Petition no. 336/2009 titled as “Asha Rani v. Sukhdev Singh & Ors”. 2. The claim petition was filed under Section 163A of the Motor Vehicles Act 1988 [‘MVAct’] by the claimant [respondent no. 1 herein], who was the mother of Sh. Mannu @ Munnu [the deceased], against Sh. Sukhdev Singh [respondent no.2 herein], the driver of the offending vehicle, and Shri Pardeep Singh [respondent no. 3 herein], the registered owner of the offending vehicle, and the Oriental Insurance Company [appellant Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed MAC.APP. 465/2015 1 of 9 By:MANISH KUMAR Signing Date:15.01.2026 16:08:20 herein], the insurer of the offending vehicle. She claimed compensation to the tune of Rs.15,00,000/- in her favour from the date of filing of the petition till realization. 3. The incident occurred on 29th June 2006 at about 2:00 P.M., when the deceased was working as a conductor on the offending vehicle along with two drivers and was on duty. The offending vehicle suffered an accident on the highway in Bangalore; the driver of the offending vehicle having driven it in a rash and negligent manner. The vehicle climbed the divider and fell on the left side, due to w