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

FAO-1931-1994 (O&M)

Date of decision: 02.02.2026 PREM SINGH AND OTHERS . . . . Appellants Vs.

Lakhan Singh and others . . . . Respondents ****

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

Present: - Mr.R.D. Gupta, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Rahul Pathania, Advocate, for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

Notice to respondent No.1 could not be served as his fresh address was not available. However, as rightly pointed out by learned counsel for the appellants, no recovery rights have been granted to the Insurance Company in the present case. In such circumstances, presence of the driver is not essential for effective adjudication of the appeal.

Consequently, service upon respondent No.1 is dispensed with.

2. Sh. Rahul Pathania, Advocate, has entered appearance on behalf of respondent No.3–Insurance Company.

3. The claimants are in appeal seeking enhancement of compensation. One Yashbir lost his life in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 12.07.1991. His parents, widow and minor daughter filed a claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, claiming compensation from the driver, own