207 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision : 25.08.2025 TEJ SINGH ....Appellant Versus MAHEDNER SINGH & ORS. ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN Present : Mr. Amandeep Singh, Advocate for Mr. Chanderhas Yadav, Advocate for the appellant.

Respondent No.1 & 2 already proceeded ex parte vide order dated 09.05.2012.

Mr. D.R. Bansal, Advocate for respondent No.3.

PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL)

Challenge is to the award dated 26.02.2011 passed by MACT, Rewari.

2. Claimant approached Tribunal with a claim petition under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the 1988 Act’) seeking compensation for the injuries sustained by him in a motor-vehicular accident, dated 04.02.2008.

3. As per the claimant, on the fateful day while he was coming back to his house on a bicycle carrying milk, he was hit by a car bearing Registration No.HR-36J-6527 from behind. He remained confined to bed for almost about three and a half months. After he recovered, he lodged DDR No.44, dated 11.06.2008 claiming that he had to incur medical expenses of Rs.1,00,000/- approximately and has been rendered permanently disabled. The claimant claimed R