223 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 28.01.2026 Munni & Ors ... Appellant(s)

Versus Veer Singh & Ors ... Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN Present : Mr. S.K. Panwar, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Tarun Yadav, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2.

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

ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellants aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Faridabad (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) vide the impugned award dated 15.10.2015 in a motor vehicle accident which occurred on 15.06.2014.

2. Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts are not being adverted to for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal in the present case had awarded the following compensation :

5 Loss of consortium ₹25,000/-

Total Compensation ₹6,49,000/

Interest 7.5%

4. It is apt to note that the appeal being FA