IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Kela Devi and Others ......Appellants Vs.

Inder Singh and Another ......Respondents Reserved on: 20.02.2026 Pronounced on: 23.02.2026 Uploaded on : 25.02.2026 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. Kulvir Narwal, Advocate for the appellants.

Ms. Rajni Godara, Advocate for Mr. P.H.S.Pannu, Advocate, for respondent No.2 - Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 04.09.2012 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, Panipat (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.3,33,000/- along with interest @ 6% per annum, on account of death of Neelam in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 05.02.2011.

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 facts of the case is not requir