IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

255 FAO-634-2024(O&M)

Date of decision: 11.02.2026 Ompati & Another ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Rakesh & Others ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Sansar Kundu, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. PHS Pannu, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been filed by the claimants against the dismissal of their claim petition by the learned MACT, Jind (hereinafter ‘the Tribunal’), vide Award dated 28.11.2023 passed in MACP Case No.57 dated 18.02.2021 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The two claimants are the 48-year-old mother and 27-year-old brother of deceased Ravinder.

2. It was the pleaded case of the appellants before the learned Tribunal that the deceased had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that had taken place on 19.12.2020 at about 11 pm due to the rash and negligent driving of Tractor bearing registration No.HR-

32L-8610 (hereinafter referred to as the “offending vehicle”) being driven by respondent No.1, owned by respondent No.2 and insured by respondent No.3. However, the le