IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

226 FAO-645-2013 (O&M)

Date of decision: 17.03.2026 Smt. Kamlesh & Others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Ajit Singh & Others ...Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. K.J.S. Bhullar, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Lovepreet Singh, Advocate for Mr. Sanjeev Kodan, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

The present appeal has been filed by the claimants against the dismissal of their claim petition by the learned MACT, Jhajjar (hereinafter ‘the Tribunal’), vide Award dated 03.10.2012 passed in MAC Petition No.42 dated 15.03.2011 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Act’). The four claimants are the widow, two minor children and father of deceased Sumesh, who was about 40 years old at the time of accident.

2. It was the pleaded case of the appellants before the learned Tribunal that deceased Sumesh had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicle accident that took place on 27.12.2010 due to the rash and negligent driving of the truck bearing registration No.HR-46-B-7526 (hereinafter referred to as the “offending vehicle”) being driven by respond