IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH ****

Date of Decision.: 01.04.2026 Smt. Mari Devi (since deceased) thr LRs and Another …..Appellants Vs.

State of Haryana and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Anil Gahlawat, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Gaurav Garg, AAG, Haryana.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants assailing the award dated 14.09.1999 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rewari, limited to the ques)on of quantum of compensa)on.

2. The factual matrix, as emerging from the record, is that one Jagra Ram lost his life in a motor vehicular accident dated 21.08.1995, which occurred due to rash and negligent driving of bus bearing registra)on No. HR-36-624 by respondent No.3. The deceased was unmarried and issue-less. The claim pe))on was ins)tuted by his widowed mother and unmarried sister, asser)ng dependency upon the income of the deceased.

3. The learned Tribunal, upon apprecia)on of evidence, awarded a sum of ₹1,72,000/- as compensa)on, fastening joint and several liability upon the driver and owner of the offending vehicle.

4. Learned counsel for the appellants