IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on: 12.12.2025

Date of decision: 18.12.2025

Uploaded on: 19.12.2025

BHAWANA SONI ......Appellant

Vs.

UMESH RAI AND ORS. ......Respondents

CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present: Mr. Saksham Sharma, Advocate

Mr. Sushil Bhardwaj, Advocate

for the appellant.

Mr. Punit Jain, 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 06.05.2024 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166/140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhiwani (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.4,84,175/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant –

Bhawana Soni (minor) in a motor vehicular accident, occurred on 12.12.2016.

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 and is skipped herein for the

sake of brevity.

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