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IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Date of Decision : 22.12.2025

Sukhwinder Singh and Others ... Appellants

Versus

Manjit Singh @ Manna and Others ... Respondents

CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN

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

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-appellants aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Amritsar (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) vide award dated 01.09.2017 on account of death of Sharanjit Kaur (hereinafter

referred to as the ‘deceased’).

2. Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts, as recorded in the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, are not being

adverted to herein for the sake of brevity.

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

compensation :

Sr. No. Heads Compensation Awarded

1 Monthly income ₹3,000/-

2 Annual income [₹3,000 x 12] = ₹36,000/-

3 Multiplier – 14 [₹36,000 x 14] = ₹5,04,000/-

4 Loss of love and affection ₹15,000/- 5 Funeral expenses ₹25,000/-

6 Loss of consortium ₹1,00,000/-

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