IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (105) Date of Decision: 19.01.2026

1. FAO No. 2027 of 1998 (O&M)

Jitender Kumar and Others … Appellants Versus New India Assurance And Others … Respondents AND

2. FAO No. 2515 of 1998 (O&M)

Surjit Kaur And Others … Appellants Versus Jitender Kumar And Others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Himanshu Arora, Advocate and Mr. Vijay Sheoron, Advocate, for the appellants in FAO-2027-1998 and for respondent No.1 and 2 in FAO-2515-1998 Mr. Arvind Bansal, Advocate for appellants in FAO-2515-1998 Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for Respondent No.1-Insurance Company in FAO-2027-1998 ****

VIRINDER AGGARWAL,J.(Oral)

1. The present judgment shall dispose of two connected First Appeals arising out of the same award dated 29.07.1998 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kaithal in Claim Petition No. 32 of 1996. The FAO No. 2515 of 1998 has been preferred by the claimants seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal and the FAO No. 2027 of 1998 has been preferred by respondents No.1 and 2 (driver and owner) challenging the finding of the learned Tribun