IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 223 of 1992 Date of decision: 18th November, 2008 Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. … Appellant Versus Madan Lal and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. Sanjeev Pabbi, Advocate along with Mr. S.P. Sharma, Deputy Manager (Legal), Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. for the appellant None for the respondents. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) In the present case, Madan Lal son of Nanak Chand, on account of death of four buffalos of Murah breed, had sought compensation of Rs.5.00 lacs. It was stated that four buffalos died and he had also received injuries in the accident. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal held that accident had occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the vehicle and had assessed the price of buffalos from the postmortem report (Ex.P-1 to P-4) as Rs.12,500/-; Rs.11,500/-; Rs.12,500/- and Rs.13,000/- respectively and had awarded Rs.49,500/- as assessed price of buffalos. The Tribunal further held that under Section 147(2)(b) of the Motor Vehicles Act, liability of the Insurance Company was covered upto Rs.50,000/-. Claimant, for his injuries, was awarded consolidated compensation of Rs.20,000/-. FAO No.223 of 1992 Present appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company. They are aggrieved against the award of the Tribunal. It has been urged before this Court by the counsel for the appellant that the Tribunal had erred in making reference to Section 147(2) (b) of the Act. Counsel for the Insurance Company has failed to advance any meaningful argument to show as to why provisions of Section 147(2) (b) are not attracted. Due to half-hearted attempt made by the counsel for Insurance Company, there is no merit in the present appeal and the same is dismissed. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE November 18, 2008 rps