IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.3675 of 2004 Date of decision:09.08.2010 New India Assurance Company Limited ...Appellant Versus Bhani Sahai and others ....Respondents II. FAO No.1822 of 2004 New India Assurance Company Limited ...Appellant Versus Smt. Raj Bala and others ....Respondents Present: Mr. Ashwani Talwar, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Yadvinder Paul Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.3 in FAO No.3675 of 2004 and for respondent No.9 in FAO No.1822 of 2004. ----- CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ----- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? ---- K.Kannan, J. (Oral) 1. The Insurance Company is in appeal on the issue of liability contesting the claim on the ground that the deceased persons were gratuitous passengers in a goods carriage. It was however elicited in evidence that they were persons transporting goods and travelling along with the same. Such class of persons are required to be covered under an FAO No.3675 of 2004 - 2 - Act policy under Section 147 and the accident having taken place subsequent to the amendment of the MV Act in 1994. The insurer shall be found liable. The liability therefore cast on the insurer is justified. 2. Going to the question of quantum, the amounts awarded are modest and the counsel appearing on behalf of the Insurance Company also states so. The awards are maintained and the appeals are dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 09.08.2010 sanjeev