IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

Date of decision: 08.01.2026

FAO-5397-2025(O&M)

Sunita Rani & Others

...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Jaswinder Kumar & Others

...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA

Present:- Mr. Naveen Mandhan, Advocate

for the appellants.

Mr. Punit Jain, Advocate

for respondent No.3/Insurance Company.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

CM-18158-CII-2025

This is an application under Section 5 of Limitation Act for

condonation of delay of 87 days in filing the appeal.

After going through the contents of the application, which is

supported by affidavit of appellant No.1, the same is allowed subject to all just exceptions and delay of 87 days in filing the present appeal is condoned.

MAIN CASE

Present appeal has been filed by claimants No.1, 2 and 4

seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.79,70,000/- awarded by the

Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) vide Award dated 03.03.2025 passed in Case No.61 dated 10.02.2020 filed under Sections 140 and 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The 5 claimants are the 49-year-old widow, 26-year- old married daughter, 23-year-old son and parents of deceased Satish Chander Pancha