NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO LTD vs SUSHIL KUMAR & ORS

-1- FAO-5554-2017 (O&M) with XOJC-227-CII-2017 FAO-5558-2017 (O&M) with XBJC-229-CII-2017 243(cases) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 1) XOBJC-227-CII-2017 IN/AND FAO-5554-2017 (O&M) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. …APPELLANT VS. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS …RESPONDENTS 2) XOBJC-229-CII-2017 IN/AND FAO-5558-2017 (O&M) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD. …APPELLANT VS. SUSHIL KUMAR AND OTHERS …RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present: Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sagar Dangi, Advocate and Mr. R.P. Dangi, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 & 2. ASHISH 2026.05.01 17:41 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this judgment/order -2- FAO-5554-2017 (O&M) with XOJC-227-CII-2017 FAO-5558-2017 (O&M) with XBJC-229-CII-2017 PANKAJ JAIN, J. By way of this common judgment, I intend to dispose off two appeals along with two cross-objections arising out of two claim petitions bearing MACT Nos. 98 of 2015 and 99 of 2015, titled Sushil Kumar & another versus Inder Bahadur & others, which were decided by a common award dated 28.04.2017, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak (for short, “the Tribunal”). 2. Both the claim petitions arise