IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA

AT CHANDIGARH

Reserved on:- 12.12.2025

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NEELAM AND ORS ......Appellants

vs.

SANDEEP KUMAR AND ORS ......Respondents

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA

Present: Mr. Ajit Sihag, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Atul Arya, Advocate for respondent No.2.

Mr. Nitin Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 21.08.2019 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhiwani 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.22,12,000/- along with interest @ 7% per annum, on account of death of Praveen in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on

05.02.2017.

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