IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH JAIDEEP @ JAGDEEP ..Appellant Versus INDRAWATI AND OTHERS ..Respondents Reserved on: 19.12.2025 Pronounced on: 13.02.2026 Uploaded on: 17.02.2026 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. Balraj Singh Rathee, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate for respondents No.1 to 3.

Ms. Manvi Verma, Advocate for Mr. Rajneesh Malhotra, Advocate for respondent No.4-Insurance Company.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant/driver-cum- owner of the offending vehicle against the award dated 27.07.2017 passed in a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonepat (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the appellant/driver of the offending vehicle was fastened with the liability to pay the compensation of Rs.11,05,000/- to the claimants/respondents No.1 to 3 along with interest @ 7% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till recovery.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 24.12