IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RAJ KUMAR AND ANOTHER ......... APPELLANTS VERSUS SATYAWAN AND OTHERS ..... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Argued by : Mr. Rakesh Nehra, Sr. Advocate with Mr. Rupender Singh, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Vikas Chatrath, Sr. Advocate with Ms. Priya Kanshik, Advocate and Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.2-NIC.

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YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR , J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been instituted by owner and driver of the offending vehicle against the Award dated 09.08.2001 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak vide which a sum of Rs.50,000/- has been awarded as compensation to petitioner and proforma respondents No.4 to 7 under no fault liability on account of death of their mother, namely, Chand Kaur, caused by the offending vehicle i.e. Truck bearing registration No.HR-22-8849, being driven by appellant No.1-Raj Kumar (hereinafter referred to as respondent No.1) rashly and negligently which was owned by appellant No.2-Manohar Lal (hereinafter referred to as respondent No.2) and insured with respondent No.3-NIC, whereby, respondents No.1 and 2 were held liable to pay compensat