IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (221) Reserved on:18.02.2026 Pronounced on: 20.02.2026 Uploaded on: 20.02.2026

1. FAO No. 4616 of 2005 (O&M)

Lakhwinder Singh And Others … Appellants Versus Jai Narain And Others … Respondents AND

2. FAO No. 4617 of 2005 (O&M)

Attar Singh … Appellant Versus Jai Narain And Others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Kapish Singla, Advocate, Mr. Ashit Malik, Advocate for the Appellant in both FAOs Mr. Devinder Kumar, Advocate for Respondent No. 1 to 2 in both FAOs Ms. Madhu Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3 *****

VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J

1. These two appeals have been preferred by the claimants against the common award dated 03.03.2005 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal, in two connected claim petitions arising out of the same accident. Since both the appeals emanate from a common award and involve identical questions of fact and law, they are being disposed of together by this common judgment.

B ACKGROUND FACTS

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 21.04.2003 at about 9:30 PM, Satnam Singh, aged about 35 years, was riding a bicycle on G.T. Road near village Samana Bahu. At