IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision :20.01.2026 ISHAK AND OTHERS ... APPELLANTS VERSUS JUHRU KHAN AND ORS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Kunal Phogat, Advocxate for the appellants Mr. Gopal Mittal, Advocate for the respondent-Insurance Company.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The appellants-claimants are aggrieved by the award dated 29.05.2003 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), vide which compensation amounting to Rs. 1,20,000/-, Rs. 2,000/- and Rs. 5,000/- has been awarded to all the three injured namely Ishak, Ashu @ Ash Mohd. and Nasri, respectively. Appellants-claimants have preferred the present appeal seeking enhancement of the compensation. It is the case of the appellants-claimants that on 23.04.2001, they suffered multiple and grievous injuries in a motor vehicular accident caused due to the rash and negligent driving of respondent No. 1, while driving the offending vehicle bearing registration No.

RJ-02G-3248.

2. Learned counsel for the claimants-appellants has argued that injured Ishak had suffered 40% permanent disability and despite the same, n