IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-4574-2004 Date of decision: 05.03.2026 Paramjit Kaur and others ...Appellants Versus Kalu Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present: Mr. Karamjit Verma, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. R.C. Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

It is an appeal filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of the compensa3on awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal. 2. The facts giving rise to the present appeal are that in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 31.03.2001, Baljit Singh lost his life due to the rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle i.e. car bearing registra3on No. PB-10-W-1117. The widow, two minor children and the parents of the deceased ins3tuted a claim pe33on under the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensa3on from the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle. Upon apprecia3on of the evidence on record, the learned Tribunal allowed the claim pe33on and awarded a sum of ₹3,00,839/- as compensa3on along with interest, holding the respondents jointly and severally liable to pay the said amount. However, sinc