NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LTD vs VIVEK & ORS

FAO-3811-2014 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-3811-2014 (O&M) NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD. ..Appellant Versus VIVEK AND ANR. ..Respondents Reserved on: 04.05.2026 Pronounced on: 14.05.2026 Uploaded on : 20.05.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate and Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for appellant-Insurance Company. Mr. Sant Lal Barwala, Advocate for respondent No.1. Respondent No.2 proceeded ex parte v.o.d. 08.12.2014. SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J. 1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant-Insurance company against the award dated 21.01.2014 passed in a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the claim petition filed by the claimant was allowed and appellant-Insurance company was made liable to pay the compensation. BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE 2. Brief facts of the case are that on 24.01.2011 the petitioner was going on his Motor Cycle, bearing registration No.HR-20J/2551,from Satrod MOHD