NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CMPANY LTD. vs SARITA DEVI AND OTHERS — FAO/2885/2019

Case under Motor Vehicles Act Section 173. Disposed: --DISMISSED on 13th May 2026.

Case disposed

CNR: PHHC010507872019

Filing Number

FAO/26849/2019

Filing Date

20-Apr-2019

Registration No

FAO/2885/2019

Registration Date

02-May-2019

Judge

Mrs. Justice Sudeepti Sharma

Coram

Mrs. Justice Sudeepti Sharma

Bench Type

Single

Category

88.1 - STATUTORY BODY SERVICE(UT/UOI) ( 125 )

Judicial Branch

CIVIL REVISION BRANCH-I

Decision Date

13-May-2026

Nature of Disposal

--DISMISSED

Last updated 01-Jun-2026

Acts & Sections

Motor Vehicles Act Section 173

Petitioner(s)

  1. 1.NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CMPANY LTD.

    Adv. R.C. KAPOOR

Respondent(s)

  1. 1.SARITA DEVI AND OTHERS

  2. 2.KUMARI PARI

  3. 3.NIKIT

  4. 4.SUSHILA DEVI

  5. 5.RAM NIWAS

  6. 6.SURESH KUMAR YADAV

Case History

  1. Case disposedDisposed

  2. 13-May-2026

    Mrs. Justice Sudeepti SharmaView PDF

    Case Summary: FAO/2885/2019 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed New India Assurance Company's appeal against a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award, upholding liability for the fatal December 2, 2016 accident. The court confirmed the accident resulted from the car driver's rash and negligent driving and recalculated compensation to Rs. 8,20,667 (after deducting government compassionate assistance), awarding 9% interest from the claim petition date, while disallowing separate compensation for "loss of love and affection" as it is subsumed within consortium. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

  3. 20-Apr-2019

    Case filed

    Registration No. FAO/2885/2019

casestatus.in Summary

Case Summary: FAO/2885/2019 The High Court of Punjab and Haryana dismissed New India Assurance Company's appeal against a Motor Accident Claims Tribunal award, upholding liability for the fatal December 2, 2016 accident. The court confirmed the accident resulted from the car driver's rash and negligent driving and recalculated compensation to Rs. 8,20,667 (after deducting government compassionate assistance), awarding 9% interest from the claim petition date, while disallowing separate compensation for "loss of love and affection" as it is subsumed within consortium. This case analysis is maintained by casestatus.in based on publicly available court records.

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