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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT

CHANDIGARH

Date of Decision : 22.12.2025

Amar Singh ... Appellant(s)

Versus

Manjit Singh @ Manna & Ors ... Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN

Present : Mr. C.L. Verma, Advocate for the appellant.

Ms. Veena Ashwani Talwar, Advocate and

Mr. Deepak Goyat, Advocate for respondent No.4.

ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellant aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Amritsar (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) vide the impugned award dated 01.09.2017 in a motor vehicle accident which occurred

on 30.12.2015.

2. Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts are

not being adverted to for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal in the present case had awarded the following

compensation :

Sr. No. Heads Compensation Awarded

1 Monthly notional Income ₹3,000/-

2 Annual Income ₹36,000/- [₹3,000 x 12] 3 Multiplier - 7 ₹2,52,000/- [₹36,000 x 7]

4 Funeral expenses ₹25,000/-

5 Loss of consortium ₹1,00,000/- 6 Total Compensation ₹3,77,000/

Interest 9%

4. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellant states that he does not challenge the multiplier as