4.From a perusal of the documents available before this Court, it is seen that the accident had occurred on 04.11.2001, in which, the first respondent, aged 50 years, sustained injuries. Hence, he claimed a compensation of Rs.50,000/-. The Tribunal, based on the oral and documentary evidence, awarded a compensation of Rs.15,500/- with interest at 9% p.a from the date of petition. There is no dispute with regard to the occurrence and the injuries sustained by the first respondent/claimant in the same. Though the appellant Insurance Company resisted the claim on the ground of violation of the policy condition by the insured, this Court is of the view that the Tribunal has passed the award on 30.06.2003, against which, this appeal has been preferred by the insurance company, in the year 2004 and the same was taken up for final disposal only in 2019; at this distant point of time, it may not be proper to go into the question of liability fixed on the appellant insurance company, that too, only with the copy of the decree. Further, the Tribunal has awarded only a sum of Rs.15,500/- as compensation for the injuries sustained by the first respondent/ claimant, which cannot be said to be excessive or exorbitant taking note of the price index, which prevailed by then. Hence, this Court is inclined to confirm the award so passed by the Tribunal and the same is accordingly confirmed.
