IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH SMT SUMAN AND OTHERS ..Appellants Versus SONU AND OTHERS ..Respondents Reserved on: 06.02.2026 Pronounced on : 09.02.2026 Uploaded on: 09.02.2026 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. Ajay Kadyan, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Ajay Gupta, Advocate for Mr. Gourav Verma, Advocate for respondent No.1.

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

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 04.03.2024 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jind (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.22,31,672/- along with interest @ 9% per annum, on account of death of Sunil in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on

27.04.2019.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not re