IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH SUMAN AND OTHERS ......Appellants vs.

SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS ......Respondents Reserved on:- 16.01.2026 Pronounced on:- 28.01.2026 Uploaded on :- 29.01.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Kapish Singla, Advocate for Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Nitin Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3.

****

SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 17.12.2024 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonepat in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.20,64,700/- along with interest @ 9% per annum, on account of death of Sanjeev Taliyan in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 20/21.08.2019.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced here for the s