IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on : 30.01.2026 Date of Pronouncement : 25.02.2026 Uploaded on : 05.03.2026 Dhanpat ......Appellant Vs.

The Oriental Insurance Company Ltd. and others ......Respondents 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. Anuj Balian, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Sahej Mahajan, Advocate, for Mr. R.K.Bishamboo, Advocate, for respondent No 1-Insurance Company.

Mr. Satyam Khichi, Advocate, for Mr. P.K.Ganga, Advocate, for respondent No.2 to 6.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred by appellant-Dhanpat (owner of the offending vehicle i.e. Mahindra Bolero Pick Up bearing registration No.RJ-49-GA-0770) against the award dated 12.05.2017 passed in the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sirsa (for short, ‘the Tribunal’), wherein the claimants/respondents No.2 to 6 were held entitled for compensation to the tune of Rs.8,00,000/- along with interest at the rate of 9% per annum, on account of death of Jarnail Singh in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 19.08