IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (106) FAO no. 3793 of 2022 Date of Decision: 23.09.2025 RITU @ RITURAJ AND OTHERS … APPELLANTS VERSUS ANIL KUMAR AND OTHERS … RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Sumit Gupta, Advocate, for the appellant.

Ms. Parminder Kaur, Advocate for the respondent *****

VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J.(Oral)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonipat, vide award dated 12.01.2022, whereby compensation of Rs 20,44,400/- along with interest rate of 7.5% per annum was awarded on account of the death of Jaideep in a motor vehicular accident.

FACTS

2. The motor vehicular accident took place on 24.10.2018 at about 12:30 PM near Grain Market, Gohana-Jind Road, District Sonipat, when Jaideep, aged about 32 years, was returning home on foot after selling paddy. A Haryana Roadways bus bearing registration No. HR-56A-3678, driven by respondent No. 1 Anil Kumar in a rash and negligent manner, struck against him, resulting in fatal injuries. The deceased was taken to PGIMS, Rohtak, where he was declared dead. The claim petition was