IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 29.01.2026 Rajinder Singh & Ors.

…Appellants Versus Iqbal Singh & Ors.

…Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. A.S. Kalsy, Advocate For the appellants.

Mr. Sandeep Saini, Advocate For respondent No.3 National Insurance Company Ltd.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants assailing the award dated 22.05.2001 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala, limited to the question of inadequacy of compensation.

2. The facts are not in dispute. Surinder Pal Singh, aged about 22 years and unmarried, lost his life in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 02.07.1998 due to rash and negligent driving of truck bearing registration No. PB-11-H-7605. The mother of the deceased had predeceased him. A claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was filed by his father Rajinder Singh, brother, widowed sister-in-law (Bhabhi) and minor nephews, asserting themselves to be legal representatives and dependents of the deceased.

3. The learned Tribunal recorded a finding that there was no cogent evidence regarding the income of the de