NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD. vs BABITA AND ORS. — FAO/1664/2001

Case under No Acts Defined. Disposed: Contested--DISMISSED on 13th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: PHHC010378432001

Filing Number

FAO/1664/2001

Filing Date

23-May-2001

Registration No

FAO/1664/2001

Registration Date

23-May-2001

Judge

Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

Coram

Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta

Bench Type

Single

Category

500.2 - NATIONAL INSURANCE COMPANY ( 885 )

Judicial Branch

CIVIL REVISION BRANCH-I

Decision Date

13-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

Contested--DISMISSED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

No Acts Defined

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NATIONAL INSURANCE CO. LTD.

    Adv. PRADEEP BEDI

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.BABITA AND ORS.

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-May-2026

    Mr. Justice Deepak GuptaView PDF

    Case Summary: FAO/1664/2001 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's finding that National Insurance Company failed to prove the truck driver's licence was invalid, rejecting the insurer's attempt to avoid liability. The Court enhanced compensation for deaths of Jagdish Lal (₹1,55,000 additional) and Rakesh Kumar (₹2,51,000 additional) by applying current principles on dependency calculation, future prospects, and consortium, while dismissing the insurance company's four appeals. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 23-May-2001

    Case filed

    Registration No. FAO/1664/2001

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: FAO/1664/2001 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana upheld the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal's finding that National Insurance Company failed to prove the truck driver's licence was invalid, rejecting the insurer's attempt to avoid liability. The Court enhanced compensation for deaths of Jagdish Lal (₹1,55,000 additional) and Rakesh Kumar (₹2,51,000 additional) by applying current principles on dependency calculation, future prospects, and consortium, while dismissing the insurance company's four appeals. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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