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

SHINGARA SINGH & ORS ......Respondents Reserved on: 09.02.2026 Date of decision: 12.02.2026 Uploaded on: 13.02.2026 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. Chandan Deep Singh, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Manish Kumar Singla, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Subhash Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 29.04.2014 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, Ludhiana (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.3,00,000/- along with interest @ 7.5% per annum on account of injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant –

Manpreet Singh in a motor vehicular accident, occurred on 09.09.2011.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of com