IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Harish Kumar ......Appellant Vs.

Hoshiar Singh and ors. ......Respondents Date of Reserve: 18.02.2026 Date of Pronouncement:19.02.2026 Uploaded on:- 20.02.2026 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. J.B. Sharma, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Sahej Mahajan, Advocate for Mr. R.K. Bashamboo, Advocate for respondent No. 3-Insurance Co.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 22.07.2010 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, Jind (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.3,43,673/- along with interest @ 9% per annum on account of injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant in a motor vehicular accident, occurred on 08.06.2008.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the fac