UNITED INDIA INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. vs RAJBALA AND ORS

FAO-6518-2017 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-6518-2017 (O&M) UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. ......Appellant vs. RAJBALA AND ORS.. ......Respondents Reserved on:- 28.04.2026 Pronounced on:- 11.05.2026 Uploaded on:- 11.05.2026 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. Harsh Aggarwal, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Dheeraj Narula, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 5. Mr. Kuljit Singh, Advocate for respondents No.6(i) to (iv). Service upon respondents No.7 and 8 were exempted vide order dated 28.09.2018. Respondent No.9 was proceeded ex parte vide order dated 30.04.2018. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 17.05.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sirsa (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the MOHD AYUB 2026.05.11 18:17 I attest to the accuracy and authenticity of this order/judgment. FAO-6518-2017 (O&M) -2- Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, wherein the appellant-Insurance company was fastened with the liability to pay the c