IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

209 FAO-2570-2008(O&M)

Date of decision: 19.01.2026 Manjit Kaur & Others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Charan Singh & Others ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Ashwani Arora, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Prabhat Sharma, Advocate Mr. Gopal Sharma, Advocate Mr. Madan Lal Saini, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mr. Subhash Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present appeal has been filed by claimants seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.16,57,000/- awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ropar (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) vide Award dated 28.02.2008 passed in MACT Case No.88 dated 15.12.2006 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The 4 claimants are the widow, two minor children and 65-year-old father of deceased Gurcharan Singh, who was 35 years old at time of accident.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the ld. Tribunal on the basis of pleadings and oral & documentary evidence adduced by the parties, concluded that deceased Gurcharan Singh had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 09.