233 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Decided on : 04.02.2026 Smt. Sunita ….Appellant Versus Sant Lal & ors. ….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN *****

Present :- Mr. Jayant Yadav, Advocate for Mr. P.R.Yadav, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Suvir Dewan, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

1 Challenge is to the award dated 26.11.2008 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon, whereby the claim petition filed by the injured-victim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, ‘the 1988 Act’) seeking compensation on account of the injuries suffered by her in a motor vehicular accident dated 20.01.2005, stands rejected.

2 The Tribunal dismissed the claim petition returning finding on issue No.1 against the claimant observing as under :-

“13. However, I do not find any force in the contention raised by the learned counsel for the claimant. The accident took place on 20.01.05 and as per the version of the petitioner, her husband and villagers had arrived at the spot and she was shifted to the hospital for treatment. The FIR has been registered on the next day at the instance of the petitioner but neither the regi