IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 17.02.2026 SAVITA AND ORS .... Appellants VERSUS SHAMSHAD AND ORS .... Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN Present : Mr. Atul Yadav, Advocate for the appellants.

None for respondents No.1 and 2.

Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for respondent No.3.

ALKA SARIN, J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellants aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurugram (hereinafter referred to as the ‘Tribunal’) vide award dated 14.02.2018.

2. Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts, as recorded in the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, are not being adverted to herein for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal in the present case had awarded the following compensation :

4. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellants would contend that the gross monthly income of the deceased though was proved on the record to be ₹23,644 per month (₹2,83,728 per annum), however, the Tribunal has erroneously taken the same to be ₹20,000 per month being the net salary (rounded off). Learned counsel has relied upon the judgment in the case