IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Date of Reserve: 14/11/2025

Date of Pronouncement:-18.12.2025

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Bhim Singh ......Appellant

Vs.

Vashishth Tiwari & ors. ......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present: Mr. Digvijay, Advocate for Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate

for the appellant.

Mr. Atul Yadav, Advocate

for respondent Nos. 1 and 2.

Mr. Gaurav, Advocate for Mr. Sanjeev Goyal, Advocate

for respondent No. 3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 15.07.2017 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurugram (Haryana) (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.20,88,000/- (i.e 60% of the awarded amount), on account of injuries suffered by him in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 06.03.2016 by holding contributory negligent and challenging the contributory negligence determined to

the ratio of 60:40.

Brief Facts

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 6.3.2016, claimant alongwith one Bijender were travelling in canter vehicle, No HR-60C-0414. At about 8.30 P.M

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