IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on:- 12.12.2025

Pronounced on:-18.12.2025

Uploaded On: 19.12.2025

PISTA DEVI AND ORS. ......Appellants

vs.

BANWAR LAL AND ORS.

......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present: Mr. Maneet Kaushik, Advocate

for the appellants.

Ms. Manvi Verma, Advocate

for Mr. Rajneesh Malhotra, Advocae

for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 16.12.2024 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kaithal 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.7,23,800/- alongwith interest @7.5% per annum on account of death of

Rakesh Kumar in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 20.04.2013.

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-appella