IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 20.01.2026 Sarabjeet Singh ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Puneet Chawla and others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Dhruv Khanna, Advocate for the appellant.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

CM-14204-CII-2023 Prayer in this application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act is for condonation of delay of 62 days in filing the accompanying appeal.

2. Heard.

3. For the reasons mentioned in the application which is duly supported by an affidavit of the applicant/appellant, the same is allowed and delay of 62 days in filing the appeal is condoned.

FAO-4302-2023 (O&M)

The present appeal has been filed by the injured-claimant seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.4,39,656/- awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar (for short “the learned Tribunal”) vide Award dated 17.12.2022 passed in MACP Case No. 29 dated

04.02.2020 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the ld. Tribunal on the basis of evidence adduced by the parties concluded that the appellant had suffered injuries in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 08.12.2019 a