IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-2206-1996 i) FAO-2092-1996 Sarwan Singh ...Appellant Versus The New India Assurance Company Ltd. and others ...Respondent ii) FAO-2206-1996 Naib Kaur and others ...Appellants Versus Gianinder Kumar Jain and others ...Respondent *****

Reserved on: 27.01.2026 Pronounced on: 29.01.2026 Pronounced fully/opera4ve part: Fully CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Argued by: Mr. Ni.sh Kaushal, Advocate for the appellant(s).

Mr. Navin Kapur, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 4 (in FAO-2092-1996)

for respondent No.3 (in FAO-2206-1996)

Mr. Deepak Girotra, Advocate for respondents No.2 and 3 (in FAO-2092-1996) for respondents No.1 and 2 (in FAO-2202-1996)

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

These two appeals have been filed by the claimants against the common award dated 03.04.1995 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, whereby both claim pe..ons filed under Sec.on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act were dismissed.

2. The accident in ques.on occurred on 28.05.1991 within the revenue limits of village Shambhu Khurd on the Ambala–Rajpura road. In the said accident, Gurmail Singh sustained injuries, and tractor No. PB-11-B-

5431 was damaged.

3. Gurma