REKHA GUPTA AND OTHERS vs TATA AIG GENERAL INSURANCE COMPANY AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** I. FAO-2714-2023 (O&M) Rekha Gupta and others . . . . Appellants Vs. TATA AIG General Insurance Company and others . . . . Respondents **** II. FAO-5427-2023 (O&M) TATA AIG General Insurance Company . . . . Appellant Vs. Rekha Gupta and others . . . . Respondents **** Reserved on:13.05.2026 Pronounced on: 15.05.2026 Pronounced Fully/Operative Part: Fully **** CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA **** Present: - Mr. Anupam Singla, Advocate, for the appellants in FAO-2714-2023 for respondents No.1 to 4 in FAO-5427-2023 Mr. Punit Jain, Advocate, for the respondent-Insurance Company. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. Both the appeals arise out of the common award dated 24.03.2023 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala, in a petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act on account of death of Raj Kumar in a motor vehicular accident. 2. Briefly stated, Raj Kumar suffered fatal injuries in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 15.01.2021 near Raji Radio, Jakhal Road, Patran, when the offending vehicle bearing registration No.PB-72A- 5940, being driven by respondent No.2 in a rash and negligent man