IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-3802-2025(O&M)

Date of decision: 13.11.2025 Jaswinder Kaur & Others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Tejinder Singh & Others ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Dr. Sumati Jund, Advocate for the appellants.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present appeal has been filed by claimants seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.14,79,353/- awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) vide Award dated 21.02.2025 passed in MACP/254/2022 dated 16.12.2022 filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The 4 claimants are the 56-year-old widow, 37-year-old son, 34-year-old son and 36-year-old daughter of deceased Sohan Singh, who was 60 years old at the time of accident.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the ld. Tribunal on the basis of pleadings and oral & documentary evidence adduced by the parties, concluded that deceased Sohan Singh had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 29.11.2022 due to the rash and negligent driving of car bearing registration No.HP-12-E-5219 (hereinafter “the offending vehicle”)