IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 29.09.2025 Date of Decision: 29.10.2025 AFZAL ......Appellant Vs.

YOGESH KUMAR AND ANR.

......Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Digvijay, Advocate for Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate for the appellant Mr. D.K. Prajapati, Advocate for respondent No.2.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant- claimant against the Award dated 23.12.2024 passed in the claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nuh (for short, 'the Tribunal'), wherein the respondent No.2-Insurance company was held liable to pay the compensation to the claimant to the tune of Rs.10,85,760/- along with interest @ 7% per annum.

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 is not required to be reproduced and is skipped herein for the sake of brevity.

SUBMISSIONS OF THE LEARNED COUNSELS FOR THE PARTIES

3. Learned counsel for appellant/claimant contends that the compensation awarded by learned Tribunal is on lo