IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

207 FAO-4130-2010 (O&M)

Date of decision: 28.01.2026 Vandana Vasudeva & Others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Darpan Bali & Others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- None for the appellants.

Mr. Pual S. Saini, Advocate Ms. Gunjan Nahata, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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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, Panchkula (hereinafter ‘the Tribunal’), vide Award dated 15.09.2009 passed in Claim Petition No.13 dated 02.02.2008 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The four claimants are the widow, son, daughter, and mother of deceased Sanjay Vasudeva, who was 36 years old at the time of accident.

2. Present appeal is of the year 2010 and has been filed with a delay of 75 days. In a fire incident that took place on 30.01.2011 in the Record Section of the Civil Revision/FAO Branch of this Court, several files including file of the present case was burnt. Accordingly, vide order dated 17.02.2011, fresh notices were issued to the respondents. Vide order dated 19.05.2011, lear