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HIGH COURT OF DELHI
Date of Decision: 30.04.2025
UNITED INDIA INSURANCE CO. LTD. .....Appellant
Through: Mr. Pankaj Seth, Advocate.
Through: Mr. Biswajit Das, Advocate for R-1 to R-6.
JUDGMENT
1. The present appeal has been filed against order dated 24.05.2023 passed by the learned MACT, Patiala House Courts, New Delhi [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’]. By the Impugned Order, an interim Award in the sum of Rs.50,000/- has been passed in favour of the Petitioner under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 [hereinafter referred to as ‘MV Act’].
2. There is a clear embargo on the filing of an Appeal if the amount in dispute is less than Rs.[1] lakh. It is apposite to extract, Sub-Section (2) of Section of the 173 of the MV Act, which reads as under:
MAC.APP. 446/2023
3. As stated above, clearly the present Appeal has been filed in respect of an interim Award in the sum of Rs.50,000/-. Thus, the Appeal is barred by the provisions of Section 173(2) of the MV Act.
4. The Appeal is accordingly dismissed. Pending Applications also stand closed.