IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision :10.02.2026 KRISHNA AND OTHERS ... APPELLANTS VERSUS RAJESH AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. U.K. Agnihotri, Advocate with Mr. Anuj Y. Attri, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Shailender Singh, Advocate for respondent No. 1.

Mr. Aseem Aggarwal, Advocate (through V.C.)

for respondent No. 3.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

1. Present appeal has been preferred by the wife, children and parents of the deceased, Sombir (hereinafter referred to as the “Deceased”), who died in motor vehicular accident which took place on 22.08.2000, on account of rash and negligent driving by Respondent No. 2 while driving dumper bearing registration No. HR-38- B/6517.

2. Being aggrieved by the impugned award dated 03.12.2002 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon (hereinafter referred to as “Tribunal”), vide which the appellants-claimants were found entitled to total compensation of Rs.6,27,000/-, the appellants-claimants are seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Tribunal as the same is not according to their entitlement.

3. Since in present appeal the only issue raised by ap