IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on: 10.11.2025 Pronounced on :12.11.2025 SAKINDER KAUR AND OTHERS .....APPELLANTS VERSUS SHAM SUNDER AND OTHERS .....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. H.K. Brinda, Advocate for Mr. Dharam Pal, Advocate for appellants.

Mr. Ajay S. Dhiman, Advocate for Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for respondent No.3 *****

VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J.

1. This appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ropar, vide award dated 14.02.2003 passed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 on account of the death of Jagdish Singh in a motor accident which occurred on 26.07.2000.

BACKGROUND FACTS

2. The brief facts of the case are that on 26.07.2000 at about 3:00 p.m., Jagdish Singh, who was standing near Chungi Detori, Jawahar Market, Nangal, along with his son Mohinder Singh, was struck by a Maruti Van bearing registration No. (HR-01-F-0258), which approached from the Nangal side and was allegedly being driven by respondent No.1 at a high speed and in a rash and negligent manner. The impact