IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 29.01.2026 Mandeep Kumar ....Appellant V/s Vijay Kumar and others .…Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKRAM AGGARWAL Present: Mr. J.P. Sharma, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Harinder Kumar, Advocate, for respondent No.3.

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VIKRAM AGGARWAL, J. (ORAL)

The instant appeal has been preferred by the appellant-claimant (Mandeep Kumar) seeking enhancement of compensation awarded vide Award dated 20.03.2024 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul (for short ‘MACT’).

2. The facts, as emanating from the paper book, are that the appellant instituted a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘MV Act’) seeking compensation of Rs.90 lakhs on account of injuries suffered by the appellant in a motor vehicular accident which took place on 18.07.2018.

3. The case of the appellant was that on 18.07.2018, he along with Samar Singh son of Babu Lal was going from village Mirzapur to Kanina on a motorcycle. The motorcycle was being driven by Samar Singh at a moderate speed in a cautious manner while the appellant was riding pillion. When they reached Village Sunderah near the Petro