IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on:19.02.2026 Pronounced on: 26.02.2026 Uploaded on: 27.02.2026 Satkar Singh …Appellant Versus Gulshan Singh(since Deceased) Through LRs and another …Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present : Mr. S.P.Garg, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for the respondent No.2/Insurance Company.

VIRINDER AGGARWAL,J.

1. The present appeal under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 is directed against the award dated 03.04.2003 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh, whereby the claim petition filed by the appellant seeking compensation of ₹5,00,000/- on account of the injuries sustained by him, in a motor vehicular accident dated 20.10.1998 was dismissed.

BACKGROUND FACTS

2. On 20.10.1998 he was driving his motorcycle from Kasauli towards Chandigarh. When he reached near Timber Trail, a Maruti car bearing registration No. HR-28-0089, driven by respondent No.1, allegedly came from the opposite direction at a high speed while overtaking another vehicle and struck against the motorcycle of the claimant. Due to the impact, the claimant fel