IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Sarla Devi and ors. ......Appellants vs.

Manohar Lal and ors. ......Respondents Date of Reserve: 19.02.2026 Date of Pronouncement: 23.02.2026 Uploaded on:- 24.02.2026 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. Durgam, Advocate for Mr. A.K. Chahal, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. P.H.S. Pannu, Advocate for Mr. Sarthak Mehta, Advocate and Ms. Rajni Godara, Advocate for respondent No. 3-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 19.03.2021 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Palwal in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.8,96,859/- along with interest @7.5% per annum, on account of death of Desh Raj in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 25.07.2018.

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