IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Reserve: 15.09.2025 Date of Pronouncement:22.09.2025 Chander Dev (minor) ......Appellant Vs.

Sahil and anr. ......Respondent(s)

CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. K.S. Dhanora, Advocate, for the appellant.

Mr. Bhupender Singh, Advocate for the respondents.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 13.11.2013 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (for short, 'the Tribunal') in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 for enhancement of compensation granted to the appellant/claimant, whereby the claimant-appellant was awarded Rs.8337/- along with interest @ 7.5 % per annum, on account of injuries suffered by the appellant in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 23.05.2010.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case are not reproduced for the sake of brevity.

SUBMISSIONS OF LEARNED COUNSEL FOR THE PARTIES

3. Learned counsel for the claimant-appellant contends that the amou