Oriental Insur. Co. Ltd. v. Rakesh Kumar And ORS.

CR-649-2008 (O&M) -1IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR-649-2008 (O&M) Date of Decision: 30.01.2025 Oriental Insurance Company Limited ......Petitioner Vs.

Ramesh Kumar and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present:

Mr. Deepak Goyat, Advocate, for Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate, for the petitioner.

Mr. Neeraj, Advocate, for respondent No.1.

**** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1.

The petitioner-Insurance Company has filed this revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India for setting aside the award dated 31.07.2007 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala (for short, 'the Tribunal'), whereby, the petitionerInsurance Company was held liable jointly and severally to pay the amount of Rs.5,000/- in MACT Case No.43 of 2007 to respondent No.1/claimantRamesh Kumar. 2.

Learned counsel for the petitioner-Insurance Company contends that the learned Tribunal erred in directing the petitioner-Insurance VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.02.19 11:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document

CR-649-2008 (O&M) -2Company to pay the compensation to the tune of Rs.5,000/- to the respondent No.1/claimant.

3.

Per contra, learned counsel for respondent No.1 contends that the learned Tribunal has rightly passed the award. 4.

I have heard learned counsel for the petitioner-Insurance Company as well as learned counsel for respondent No.1 and perused the whole record of this case.

5.

Upon a perusal of the award, this Court is of the view that the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is nominal. Given the meager amount involved, this Court does not find any error or infirmity in the impugned award. Accordingly, the present civil revision petition stands dismissed.

6.

Petitioner-Insurance Company is hereby directed to disburse the current scheduled fees to Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate, within a period of ten days from the date of receipt of the copy of this judgment. 7.

Pending applications, if any, stand disposed of. (SUDEEPTI SHARMA) JUDGE 30.01.2025 Virrendra Whether speaking/non-speaking : Yes Whether reportable : Yes/No VIRENDRA SINGH ADHIKARI 2025.02.19 11:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document