IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH SATPAL ......Appellant vs.

SORABH (SINCE DECEASED) THROUGH HIS ISHWANTI &

ORS.

......Respondents Reserved on:- 23.01.2026 Pronounced on:- 26.02.2026 Uploaded on:- 06.03.2026 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. Kulvir Narwal, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Advocate Ms. Tani Aggarwal, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

SUDEEPTI SHARMA, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellant-claimant against the award dated 03.12.2018 passed in a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the claim petition filed by the claimant-appellant was allowed and respondent No.3- Insurance company was held liable to pay compensation. The award is challenged on the ground that contributory negligence was wrongly attributed at the ratio of 25% upon appellant-claimant and 75% upon respondent No.1-Sourabh (since deceased), as well as quantum of compensation which is on the lower si