IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-323-2025(O&M)

Date of decision: 21.01.2026 Vikas Kumar Singh & Others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Gursharan Singh & Another ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Sandeep Singh Josan, Advocate for the appellants (on VC).

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

CM-1039-CII-2025 This is an application under Section 5 of Limitation Act for condonation of delay of 336 days in filing the appeal.

After going through the contents of the application, which is supported by affidavit of the appellant No.1, the same is allowed subject to all just exceptions and delay of 336 days in filing present appeal is condoned.

MAIN CASE Present appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.40,00,926/- awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) vide Award dated 17.08.2023 passed in MACP Case No.110 of 2022 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The four claimants are the 27-year-old son, 30-year-old daughter, 23-year-old daughter and 22-year-old daughter of deceased Ram Kumar, who was 56 years old at the time of accident. Wife of