IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on: 11.11.2025

Pronounced on:- 18.12.2025

Uploaded on:-18.12.2025

RAM SINGH …..Appellant

Vs.

RAKESH AND OTHERS …..Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA

Present: Mr. Tara Chand Dhanwal, Advocate

for the appellant.

Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate

for respondent No.3- Insurance Company.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J.

1. By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award dated 23.09.2008, passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhiwani (for brevity, “the Tribunal”), whereby an amount of Rs. 1,00,000/- was awarded as compensation to the appellant/claimant along with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of institution of the claim petition till realization of the award

amount, on account of injuries suffered by him in a vehicular accident.

FACTS

2. The appellant, being injured filed a claim petition before the Ld. Tribunal praying for grant of compensation on account of injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident which took place on 27.11.2006 while alleging rash and

negligent driving of vehicle No. HR-61/1095 being driven by respondent No.1/driver.

3. After going through the claim petition and evaluating