IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH XOBJC-42-2025 Reserved on:- 31.10.2025 Pronounced on:- 20.01.2026 Uploaded on:- 21.01.2026 Bala Devi ......Appellant vs.

Nand Lal @ Mangat Ram and others ......Respondents Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced?NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present : Ms. Mamta Saini, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Anil Kumar Spehia, Advocate, for respondent No.2/Cross-Objector.

Mr. Himanshu Munjal, Advocate, for respondent No.3.

Mr. Diwan S. Adlakha, Advocate, for respondent No.4.

Mr. R.C.Kapoor, Advocate, for respondent No.5-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. Vide this common judgment, this Court, shall dispose of the appeal filed by the appellant/claimant as well as cross-objections filed by the cross-objector/respondent No.2.

2. The present appeal has been preferred against the Award dated 16.08.2016 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Yamuna Nagar at Jagadhri (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) in the claim petition under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of