IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sudesh ......Appellant Vs.

Kuldeep and Another ......Respondents Reserved on: 09.02.2026 Pronounced on: 11.02.2026 Uploaded on: 12.02.2026 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. Sandeep Kumar Yadav , Advocate Mr. C.S.Saini, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Manish Mehta, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 04.09.2009 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Narnaul (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.1,20,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant – Sudesh in a motor vehicular accident, occurred on

23.10.2007.

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