IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH JASBIR SINGH AND ANR.

......Appellants Vs.

GURMEET SINGH AND ANR.

......Respondents Reserved on: 23.02.2026 Pronounced on: 24.02.2026 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. S.S. Momi, Advocate for the appellants.

Respondent No.1 proceeded ex parte v.o.d. 11.09.2025.

Mr. Aseem Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 08.11.2021 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166, 140 and 141 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.8,00,000/- along with interest @ 9 % per annum, on account of death of Gurwinder Singh in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 19.10.2018.

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 o