224 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision : 24.01.2025 Shandhya Devi & Anr. ... Appellant(s)

Versus Sanjiv Kumar & Ors ... Respondent(s)

CORAM : HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE ALKA SARIN Present : Mr. Arshdeep Singh, Advocate for Mr. TVS Lehal, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Ashish Kaushik, Advocate for Mr. APS Sandhu, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.3.

ALKA SARIN, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant- appellants aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), vide the impugned award dated 21.01.2016.

2. Since the facts, as recorded in the impugned award passed by the Tribunal, are not in dispute, the same are not being reproduced herein for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal in the present case had awarded the following compensation :

Sr. No. Heads Compensation Awarded

1 Monthly income ₹6,000/-

2 Annual income [₹6,000 x 12] = ₹72,000/-