IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

111 FAO-5100-2010 Date of decision :03.11.2025 MUKESH & ORS. ... APPELLANTS VERSUS PARMOD KUMAR & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS FAO-5822-2010 MAHENDER SINGH DESWAL ... APPELLANTS V/S NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY LIMITED AND ORS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Shilak Ram Hooda, Advocate for the appellants (in FAO-5100-2010).

Mr. Vikas Chaudhary, Advocate for the appellant (in FAO-5822-2010)

Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate and Mr. R.K. Bashamboo, Advocate for New India Assurance Company Limited.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

1. The present appeals have been preferred by the appellants- claimants as well as by the owner of the vehicle (respondent no. 2 before the learned Tribunal), being aggrieved by the award dated 01.05.2010 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonepat (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’).

2. The appellants-claimants have sought enhancement of compensation, whereas respondent no. 2, the owner of the offending vehicle, has challenged the finding of the learned Tribunal on Issue No. 1 on the ground that the Tribunal has erred in deciding the said issue in favour of the appellants-claimants. T