IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH PARKASH AND ORS.

......Appellants Vs.

TINKU AND ORS.

......Respondents Reserved on : 15.01.2026 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: Ms. Ekta Thakur, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Varun Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 02.03.2019 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh (in short ‘Tribunal’), whereby, the claim petition filed by the appellants was dismissed on the ground that rash and negligent driving on the part of respondent No.1-Driver could not be proved by the appellants/claimants.

BRIEF FACTS OF THE CASE

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 25.01.2017 deceased was going from her home towards bank situated in Ram Darbar, Chandigarh as pillion rider upon Kinetic Scooter no. CH01-BK-7011 driven by respondent no.1 at a very high rash speed and in negligent manner. When at about 1.00 p.m. she reached near Gas Agency, Phase II, Ram Darbar, Chandigarh in the me