IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Kamlesh Kumari and others ......Appellants Vs.

Anuj and another ......Respondents Reserved on : 20.02.2026 Date of Decision: 25.02.2026 Date of Uploading : 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. Rahul Bhargava, Advocate, Mr. Ruhani Chadha, Advocate, and Mr. Tanveer Singh, Advocate, for the appellants.

Mr. Ankur Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.2-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 19.01.2023 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonipat (for short, 'the Tribunal') for enhancement of compensation granted to the appellants/claimants to the tune of Rs.22,43,000/- along with interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum, on account of death of Satpal in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 03.08.2019.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narr