IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-646-2007 (O&M)

Reserved on: 14.05.2025 Pronounced on 29/05/2025 Sikander Abbas Jafri @ S.A. Jafri ......Appellant Vs.

Ajit Kumar Jain and others ......Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Shivam Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for the respondent-Insurance Company.

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S UDEEPTI SHARMA J. (ORAL)

The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated

04.08.2006 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon (for short, 'the Tribunal') vide which the claim petition filed by the appellant/claimant for grant of compensation, was dismissed.

FACTS NOT IN DISPUTE

2. Brief facts of the case as mentioned in the claim petition are that on 5.10.2002, the petitioner was proceeding towards his factory situated at Rozka Meo, Sohna on foot on Kachha portion of the road. At about 4.30 p.m. when he reached near Punjab National Bank, Sohna an Indica car bearing registration No. RJ-02-C-4932 appeared from behind, which was being driven by respondent No