JUDGMENT :

INDU MALHOTRA, J.

Leave granted.

1. The present Civil Appeal has been filed to challenge the final Judgment and Order dated 22.05.2015 passed by the High Court of Himachal Pradesh at Shimla in FAO (MVA) No. 386 of 2014.

The Appellants herein have filed the present Civil Appeal for enhancement of the compensation granted by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Shimla (“MACT”) and the High Court.

2. The factual matrix in which the present Civil Appeal arises is briefly stated as under :–

2.1. The daughter of the Appellants viz. Ambika Thakur was a student who was undertaking an Air Hostess Training Program at the Frankfinn Institute, Chandigarh.

2.2. On 10.9.2009, Ambika Thakur was travelling in a Verna car bearing Registration No. CH-04-H-0297 from Chandigarh to Bhatinda.

The car met with an accident with a Tata Ace vehicle bearing Registration No. PB-03T-4804 which was being driven in a rash and negligent manner. The offending vehicle suddenly stopped in front of the Verna car, which led to head long collision between the two vehicles, and resulted in the death of Ambika Thak