IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH SMT. BALA AND ORS.

......Appellants Vs.

ANGREJ SINGH AND ORS.

......Respondents Reserved on: 04.02.2026 Pronounced on: 06.02.2026 Uploaded on : 06.02.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Ravi Ambawata, Advocate for Mr. Sanjay Mittal, Advocate for the appellants.

None for respondents No.1 (died).

None for respondent No.2 (despite service).

Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for respondent No.3.

Mr. Nitin Kaushal, Advocate for respondent No.4 (proforma respondent).

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 17.04.2009 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.7,60,000/- along with interest @ 8% per annum, on account of death of Subhash in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 22.12.2006.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal i