IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 28.01.2026 Pronounced on: 04.02.2026 BHATERI AND ANOTHER ..….Appellants Vs.

SHRI BHAGWAN AND OTHERS ..….Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE HARKESH MANUJA Present: Mr. Vishal Yadav, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Diwan S. Adlakha, Advocate for respondent no.3- Insurance Company.

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HARKESH MANUJA, J.

By way of present appeal, challenge has been laid to an award dated 26.04.2023 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rewari (for brevity, “the Tribunal”), whereby an amount of Rs. 14,84,920/- was awarded as compensation to the appellants/claimants along with interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of petition till its realization on account of death of Pardeep @ Chhotiya(aged 23) in a motor vehicular accident, that occurred on 01.11.2020.

2. Since the sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to the quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is omitted herein for the sake of brevity.

ARGUMENTS ON BEHALF OF LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE APPELLANTS

3. Learned counsel for the appellants/claimants assailed the award by sub