IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on:- 11.12.2025

Pronounced on:- 18.12.2025

Uploaded On: 19.12.2025

Anju Devi and others ......Appellants

vs.

Geeta Ram and others ......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present: Mr. Arun Kumar Gupta, Advocate

for the appellants.

Mr. Radhe Shyam Sharma, Advocate

for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 04.02.2025 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Panchkula in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.19,96,572/- alongwith interest @6% per annum on account of death

of Suresh Ram in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 20.03.2024.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of

the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced here for the sake of brevity.

SUBMISSIONS OF LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES

3. The learned counsel for the claimants-appellants contends that the