This is an Appeal under Section 173 of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, ‘M.V. Act’) by the Insurance
Company against the judgment and award dated 20/04/2016
passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhandara
(for short, ‘Tribunal’), allowing the Motor Accident Claim
Petition (MACP) No. 36/2014, which was filed by the
Respondent nos. 1 and 2-Claimants under Section 163-A of the
M.V. Act for compensation towards death of Shahzad Sheikh S/o.
Rashid Sheikh who was the son of the Claimants.
2. The Claimants had filed the aforesaid Claim Petition
with the contention that, the deceased succumbed to injuries
suffered in the motor vehicular accident dated 08/01/2014 while
he was driving the Tata Ace pickup van, which was registered in
the name of Respondent no. 3. They claimed the compensation of
Rs. 4,84,700/-. The Claim Petition was contested by the
Appellant – Insurance Company. The ground of tenability of the
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Claim Petition were raised by the Appellant in the Written
Statement. On the basis of the evidence available on record, the
learned Tribunal allowed the Claim Petition and awarded the
compensation of Rs. 5,31,000/- with interest @ 9% per annum.