IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision: 11.11.2025 Devi Dayal ...Appellant Versus Som Nath and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS SURI Present: Mr. Ashok Kumar Khubbar, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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VIKAS SURI, J. (Oral)

1. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimant-appellant (Devi Dayal) aggrieved by the quantum of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’), vide the impugned award dated 03.09.2005, owing to a motor vehicle accident, which occurred on

20.09.2003 in which the appellant suffered injuries.

2. Since the factum of the accident and injuries suffered by the appellant are not in dispute, the facts are not being adverted to for the sake of brevity.

3. The Tribunal, in the present case, held that the claimant had not been able to prove that the accident took place due to rash and negligent driving of the driver of the offending vehicle and hence, held that the appellant was entitled to compensation on the principle of no fault under Section 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act