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

FAO-3324-2001 Date of decision: 04.02.2026 RISHPAL KAUR AND OTHERS . . . . Appellants Vs.

Gurcharan Singh and others . . . . Respondents ****

CORAM: HON’BLE MR JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA ****

Present: - Mr. Saurabh Bhardwaj, Advocate, and Mr. A.S. Virk, Advocate, for the appellants.

Mr. Sandeep Suri, Advocate, for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra. The claim arises out of a fatal motor vehicular accident dated 06.01.2000, in which Balwinder Singh lost his life on account of rash and negligent driving of car No. HR-07D-5754. His widow, minor children and parents filed a petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation from the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle.

2. The learned Tribunal, vide award dated 03.05.2001, assessed the compensation at ₹3,32,200/- and held all the respondents jointly and severally liable to pay the said amount along with interest.

3. The claimants have assailed the award only on the questi