234 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH -.-

FAO-5192-2006 (O&M) Reserved on : 20.11.2024 Pronounced on:-19.12.2024 Suresh Kumar and Others ....Appellants VERSUS Arun Kumar and Others ....Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Kapil Aggarwal, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Gurpreet Singh Ahluwalia, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against award dated 12.08.2006 passed in claim petition filed under Sections 163-A/140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants/appellants, who are legal heirs of the deceased.

FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 11.05.2005, respondent No.1 Arun Kumar was taking her sister Sudha @ Gayatri on motor cycle No.HR-35-B-6878 from Narnaul to Niyamatpur. At about 5/6:00 PM, when they reached near village Nayan, a stray dog came in front of the motorcycle. Respondent No.1 Arun Kumar tried to save his motorcycle so that it did not strike the stray dog. It lost control and resultantly Gayatri @ Sudha (since