IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision:25.02.2026 Anita and others .…Appellants Versus Neeraj and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present: - Mr. Shakti Mehta, Advocate for the appellants.

NIDHI GUPTA, J. CM-4843-CII-2025

1. Prayer in this application filed under Section 5 of the Limitation Act, 1963 read with section 151 CPC is for condonation of delay of 31 days in filing the accompanying appeal.

2. Heard.

3. For the reasons mentioned in the application which is supported by an affidavit, the same is allowed and delay of 31 days in filing the present appeal is condoned.

FAO-1551-2025

1. The appellant-claimants have filed the present appeal seeking enhancement of the compensation amount of ₹25,90,500/- awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh (for short-‘the learned Tribunal) vide impugned Award dated 14.10.2024, passed in petition bearing MACP No. 352 dated 14.07.2021 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988. The 04 claimants are the: i) 41-year-old widow; ii) 17-year-old son; iii) 16-year-old son; and iv) 64-year-old mother of deceased-Vijender Kumar @ Bajender Kumar, who was aged aro