IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 28.01.2026 Amriti Devi and others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

L/MNK Shayam Vir Singh No. 14408479 and others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Joginder Siwach, Advocate for Mr. Rajeev Dev Sharma, 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, Gurdaspur (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’), vide Award dated 14.02.2008 passed in MACT Case No. 141 dated 18.10.2006 filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The 6 claimants are the widow; 2 major sons; and 3 major daughters of the deceased Parkash Chand.

2. Memo of appearance filed on behalf of the appellants by Mr. Arjun Sharma, Advocate in Court today is taken on record. Learned counsel for the appellants undertakes to file vakalatnama in the Registry within two weeks from today.

3. It was pleaded case of the appellants that the deceased Parkash Chand had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 06.11.2000 at about 05:20 A.M