IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 3889 of 2002(O&M) Date of decision: 25.02.2026 Baby Meenakshi …Appellant Versus Arjun & Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Ankur Kaushik, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate For respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Faridabad vide award dated 03.05.2002.

2. The facts emerging from the record are that on 27.08.1998, the appellant–claimant Meenakshi, aged about 13 years and a student of 9th class, along with others, was waiting for a bus near Rest House, Palwal, when she was struck by truck No. HRU-1170, driven rashly and negligently by respondent No.2. The accident resulted in multiple injuries to the claimant including fracture of left femur. Separate claim petitions were filed by the injured persons and were decided by a common award, whereby the learned Tribunal granted compensation of ₹30,000/- to the present claimant while fastening joint and several liability upon the respondents, to pay the same with i