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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
HARKESH MANUJA
Harjinder Singh – Appellant
Versus
Jagdish Singh – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
HARKESH MANUJA, J.
CM-4979-CII-2019 IN FAO-1651-2019
This is an application seeking condonation of delay of 131 days in filing the appeal.
Notice of the application was issued vide order dated 09.09.2025.
Learned counsel appearing on behalf of respondent-Insurance Company did not choose to file reply to the application.
Upon hearing learned counsel for the parties and considering the averments made in the application, which is duly supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed. The delay of 131 days in filing the present appeal is hereby condoned.
MAIN CASE
1. Both the aforesaid appeals arise out of a common award dated 31.03.2018 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Fatehgarh Sahib (for brevity, “the Tribunal”), and are, therefore, being decided together by this common judgment. One appeal has been preferred by the claimant/appellant seeking enhancement of compensation awarded, whereas, the second appeal has been preferred by the Insurance Company, assailing the quantum of compensation on the ground that the amount awarded by the learned Tribunal is excessive and liable to be reduced (FAO-1651-2019 & FAO-4673-2018 respectively), on account of injuries suffered
Court confirmed that compensation in motor accident cases should consider actual earnings and future income based on permanent disabilities, emphasizing the need for judicial discretion in the interp....
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