(1.) Heard Sri V.P. Mishra along with Sri J. Nagar and Manish Tandan, learned counsels for the appellant and Sri Vidya Kant Shukla, learned counsel for the respondents claimants and have gone through the record.
(2.) This First Appeal From Order has been filed by the appellant/owner against the award dated 26.2.2014, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/ Additional District Judge, Court 14, Kanpur Nagar in M.A.C.P. No. 719 of 2010 (Smt. Krishna Devi and others vs. Sushil Kumar Gupta), whereby directing the appellant to pay a sum of Rs.14,47,818/- along with interest @ 6% per annum to be payable from the date of petition.
(3.) The factual matrix of the case is as follows :