IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 23.01.2026 Mohinder Kaur and others … Appellants Versus Vishal Bansal and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Hardeep Singh, Advocate for the Appellant.

Mr. Ayushi Jain, Advocate for Mr. Pardeep Goyal, Advocate for the Respondent No. 3/Insurance Company *****

VIRINDER AGGARWAL,J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation and setting aside the finding of 50% contributory negligence recorded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar, vide award dated 08.01.2001.

BACKGROUND FACTS

2. Briefly stated, on 27.07.1998, Parveen Kumar along with Balbir Singh was travelling on a scooter. When they reached near the bus stand of village Ralla Majra, a Tata mini truck bearing registration No. HR-01A-7755,, being driven by respondent No.2 in a rash and negligent manner, at a high speed and without observing traffic norms, came from behind and violently struck the scooter bearing registration No. HYH-1384. Due to the impact, both riders fell on the road and sustained serious injuries. The injured were first taken to Ci