JUDGMENT :

VIJAY BISHNOI, J.

Leave Granted.

2. The present appeal has been preferred by the Appellant-Claimant challenging the order dated 05.09.2018 (hereinafter referred to as “Impugned Order”) passed in FAO-2335-2003 (O&M) by the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh (hereinafter referred to as “the High Court”) wherein the High Court partly allowed the appeal, and modified the Award dated 19.04.2003 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hoshiarpur (hereinafter referred to as “Tribunal”) in MACT Case No. 81 of 07.08.2001/03.06.2002 (hereinafter referred to as “Award”), by enhancing the compensation awarded to the Appellant-Claimant by Rs.11,21,000/-, thereby granting the total compensation of Rs.13,44,000/- as against Rs.2,23,000/- awarded by the Tribunal.

FACTUAL MATRIX

3. On 28.05.2000, Karan Pal Singh (hereinafter referred to as “deceased”), an Engineering student aged 22 years at the time of the incident, was going on his motorcycle No. PB-21-8715 Kawasaki Bajaj towards his college, alongwith Parveen Sharma, his classmate (hereinafter referred as “pillion rider”) on Delhi-Mathura road, and when they reached at the turning of Ajahi at about 10.30 AM and were waiti