IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Reserved on 28.08.2025 Pronounced on 12.11.2025 Sheela Devi and others ...Appellants Versus Ashwani Kumar and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN Present: Mr. Sanjay Majithia, Senior Advocate with Mr. Sumit Sinha, Advocate, for the appellants.

Mr. Sanjeev Sharma, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 and 2.

Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate, for Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate, for respondent No.3-United India Insurance Co. Ltd.

HARPREET KAUR JEEWAN, J.

1. The appellant-claimants have preferred the present appeal, aggrieved against the dismissal of their claim petition by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hoshiarpur (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Tribunal’), vide impugned Award dated 07.06.2000.

2. The facts, in brief, are as under:-

2.1 The claimants, who are the widow, children and mother of Sandhya Dass, sought compensation regarding the death of Sandhya Dass (since deceased), in a motor accident. As per the version of the claimants, deceased was serving as a driver of the truck bearing registration No.PB-07-C-5277 (hereinafter referred to as ‘the truck’), which is owned by Ashwani Kumar-respondent No.1. On t