1. This appeal has been filed by the Insurance Company under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 challenging the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal and is pending for more than ten years.

2. At the outset, it is to be noted that the total amount of compensation awarded by the Tribunal is less than Rs.1,00,000/- or restricted to an amount which is less than Rs.1,00,000/-.

3. Having heard the learned counsels for the parties and perused the record, this Court may note that having regard to the grounds urged in the appeal and in view of the submissions made by the learned counsel for the Insurance Company, having regard to Page 1 of 2 Downloaded on : Fri Mar 01 21:35:31 IST 2024 NEUTRAL CITATION C/FA/2832/2016 ORDER DATED: 19/02/2024 undefined the smallness of the awarded amount, this Court finds that the compensation awarded is just and reasonable and no interference is called for.

4. It is clarified that this appeal has been disposed of looking to the smallness of the compensation amount, taking into consideration of the merits of the contentions of the Insurance Company.

5. The appeal is, thus, dismissed. All pending applications are, accordingly, disposed of. Record and proceedings of the Tribunal and the amount, if any, deposited in this appeal, is to be transmitted by the Registry of the High Court to the jurisdictional Court or Tribunal forthwith along with accrued interest, if any. The entire awarded amount shall be disbursed and released in favour of the claimants, after due verification by transferring the said amount(s) to the account(s) of claimant(s) by RTGS or NEFT.

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