101 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH DATE OF DECISION: 06.03.2026 KRISHAN KUMAR MITTAL ......APPELLANT Vs.

RAJNESH ANAND AND OTHERS .........RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Present: Mr. Rahul Sharma, Advocate, for Mr. B.S. Bhalla, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Suvir Dewan, Advocate, for respondent No. 3-insurance company.

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AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL, J.

1. The appellant, Krishan Kumar Mittal, son of Sh. Kulwant Rai, has filed the present appeal against the Award dated 13.01.2003 passed by the learned Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Moga (for short, “the Tribunal”), whereby the claim petition filed by the claimant (the appellant herein) before the Tribunal was dismissed.

2. The brief facts of the case are that the appellant-claimant, Krishan Kumar Mittal, filed MACT Case No. 38 dated 10.11.2000 before the Tribunal, Moga, wherein it was submitted that on 02.10.1998 at about 11:00 a.m., the claimant (the appellant), along with one Surjit Singh, was travelling in a Maruti car bearing No. PB-29-1090 from Moga to Village Kokari Kalan. When they reached near Village Matwani, near Police Station Mehna, a ‘Swaraj Mazda’ (‘Canter’) bearing No