IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision.:05.02.2026 Surinder …..Appellant Vs.

Suresh and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. R.S. Longia, Advocate for the appellant.

None for respondent Nos.2 and 3.

Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for respondent No.4- Insurance Company.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant–

husband seeking enhancement of compensa+on awarded by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Panipat, vide award dated 08.08.2005.

2. The claim arises out of a motor vehicular accident dated 24.12.2003, in which Smt. Suman, aged about 19 years, lost her life due to rash and negligent driving of truck No. HR-45-0607. The appellant, being the husband of the deceased, ins+tuted a pe++on under Sec+on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensa+on from the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle.

3. The learned Tribunal awarded a total compensa+on of ₹1,75,000/-, holding the respondents jointly and severally liable to pay the amount along with interest. The Insurance Company was granted recovery rights against the owner of the offending vehicle.

4. The