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

Date of Decision.:05.02.2026 Aasu and Others …..Appellants Vs.

Hurmat and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the appellants.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

The present appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking en-

hancement of compensa"on awarded by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gurugram in respect of the death of Nasra, wife of Aasu, who lost her life in a motor vehicular accident dated 21.07.2019. The claim pe""on under Sec"on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was filed by her husband and seven children against the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle.

2. The learned Tribunal, vide award dated 26.09.2024, awarded compensa"on of ₹7,92,836/-, payable jointly and severally by the respond-

ents along with interest.

3. The present appeal has been filed a5er a delay of 212 days and is accompanied by an applica"on bearing CM-16617-CII-2025 under Sec"on

5 of the Limita"on Act, 1963, seeking condona"on of the said delay.

4. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the delay oc- curred on account of lack of awareness of legal technica