IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

237 FAO-5089-2018 (O&M)

Date of decision: 19.01.2026 Bimla Devi & Another ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Praveen @ Dilla & Others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Yash Goyal, Advocate for Mr. Tanmoy Gupta, Advocate for the appellants.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been filed by the claimants against the dismissal of their claim petition by the learned MACT, Palwal (hereinafter ‘the Tribunal’), vide Award dated 02.04.2018 passed in MACP Case No.29 dated 11.04.2017 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The two claimants are the 43-year-old widow and 25-year-old son of deceased Virender, who was 45 years old at the time of accident.

2. It was the pleaded case of the appellants before the learned Tribunal that deceased Virender had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicle accident that took place on 09.11.2016 due to the rash and negligent driving of the Car bearing registration No.HR-14M-7428 (hereinafter referred to as the “offending vehicle”) being driven by respondent No.1, owned by respondent No.2 and insured by responden