210 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 20.02.2026 AMRIK SINGH .... Appellant VERSUS MAYA DEVI & ORS .... Respondents CORAM : HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN Present : Mr. Rajiv Sharma (Hissarwale), Advocate for the appellant.

ALKA SARIN, J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant aggrieved by the award passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon dated 18.01.2011. The only ground of challenge in the present appeal is that a second claim petition was barred by the principles of res judicata as earlier the claimants had filed a claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Allahabad which was dismissed as not pressed vide order dated 09.07.2009 and since no liberty was sought, therefore, it is pleaded that the second petition was barred by the principles of res judicata.

2. Since the factum of the accident is not in dispute, the facts, as recorded in the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, are not being adverted to herein for the sake of brevity.

3. The learned counsel for the appellant has contended that the second claim petition was barred by the principles of res judicata as no liberty was sought wh