IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 22.01.2026 Mithilesh Devi and others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Suresh Chander and others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. S.K.Panwar, Advocate for the appellants.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.15,61,000/- awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Faridabad (hereinafter referred to as “the learned Tribunal”) vide Award dated 28.09.2022 passed in MACP Case No. 151 dated 12.04.2019 filed by the appellants under Sections 166/140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as “the Act”). The 6 claimants are the 48-year-old widow; 27-year-old son; 25-year-old son; 22- year-old son; 20-year-old daughter; and 18-year-old son of the deceased Pramod Kumar, who was approximately 50 years old at the time of accident.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the learned Tribunal on the basis of pleadings and evidence adduced before it concluded that the deceased-Pramod Kumar had died due to the injuries suffered by him a motor vehicular accident that took place on 27.02.2019 due to the rash and ne