IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.5644 of 2009(O&M) Date of decision: 2.12.2009 United India Insurance Co.Ltd. .....Appellant Versus Usha Rani and others ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR GARG * * * Present: Mr. Sanjiv Pabbi, Advocate for the appellant-Insurance Company. Rakesh Kumar Garg, J. This is insurer's appeal challenging the impugned award only on the ground that the compensation awarded to the claimant-respondents is excessive and on the higher side. Admittedly, the appellant-Insurance Company was not granted any permission under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 to take all those defences which are available to the owner and driver of the offending vehicle to contest the claim petition and thus, the appellant- Company could take only the defences which are available to it under Section 149(2) of the aforesaid Act. In view of the aforesaid fact that there was no permission under Section 170 of the Motor Vehicles Act, this appeal by the Insurer challenging the quantum of compensation is not maintainable. Dismissed. December 2, 2009 (RAKESH KUMAR GARG) ps JUDGE