United India Insurance Company Ltd vs Sandeep & Others

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These are a batch of Motor Accident Claims Appeals filed before the Himachal Pradesh High Court, decided by a common judgment. The lead appeal is FAO (MV) No. 136 of 2020 filed by United India Insurance Company Ltd. against Sandeep & Others, along with connected appeals arising from the same or related motor vehicle accidents involving multiple claimants and the same insurer. The appeals were heard together as the appellant United India Insurance Company Ltd. and the owner of the offending vehicle were common parties across the connected matters.

The appeals were reserved for judgment on 06.07.2026 and decided on 30.07.2026 by a Single Judge Bench of the Himachal Pradesh High Court. The matters involved claims by various claimants including Tara Devi, Tulsa Devi, Bhag Singh, Sangeeta, Subi Devi, Sarita Devi, Rohit Kumar, Santo Devi, Pinki, Anita, Kamla and others, arising out of motor vehicle accidents in which United India Insurance Company Ltd. was the insurer of the offending vehicle.

Two appeals, FAO (MV) Nos. 127 and 136 of 2025, were filed by Brij Mohan Jain as appellant against Akshay Kumar & Others as respondents, and were also decided as part of this common judgment given the connected facts and common questions arising in the batch.

Catchwords: motor accident claims · insurance company · compensation · offending vehicle · common judgment · batch appeals · Motor Vehicles Act