IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (223) Reserved on: 06.03.2026 Pronounced on: 12.03.2026 Uploaded on: 12.03.2026

1. F.A.O. No. 2068 of 2003(O&M)

Chhoti and Another ...Appellants Versus Jaswant Singh and Others ...Respondents AND

2. F.A.O. No. 2282 of 2003(O&M)

Salochna and Others ...Appellants Versus Jaswant Singh and Others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Atul Jain, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Ajay Singla, Advocate for the respondent no.3/Insurance Company.

VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J.

1. These two connected appeals have been preferred by the appellants under Section 173 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, challenging the awards dated 15.02.2003 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala. The claimants have filed the present appeals seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal and also challenging the finding of the Tribunal whereby the case was held to be one of contributory negligence to the extent of 50% each. Since both appeals arise out of the same award and arise out of the same motor vehicular accident, they are being disposed of by this common judgment.

BACKGROUND FACTS

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