IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Dipika Kumari and ors. ......Appellants vs.

Suresh Kumar and ors. ......Respondents Date of Reserve: 16.01.2026 Date of Pronouncement: 25.02.2026 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. Rajesh K. Sheoran, Advocate, for the appellants.

Mr. Sandeep Yadav, Advocate, for respondent No. 2.

Mr. P.H.S. Pannu, Advocate, for respondent No. 3.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J .

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 11.07.2019 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jhajjar in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.21,73,920/- (i.e half of Rs.43,47,840/- on account of contributory negligence of the deceased) along with interest @6% per annum, on account of death of Amit Kumar in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 15.10.2017 as well as making appellant liable for contributory negligence.

2. Brief facts of the case are that on 15.10