221 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of Decision: 07.04.2026 MAHABIR SINGH ......... APPELLANT VERSUS JAI PARKASH & ORS.

.....RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present: Mr. Jitender Sherawat, Advocate for the appellant.

Ms. Maninder Kaur, Advocate for respondent No.1.

Mr. Suvir Dewan, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR , J. (Oral)

1. This appeal has been instituted against the Award dated 04.04.2005 passed by MACT, Rewari (for short “Tribunal”) for enhancement of compensation awarded in MACT Case No.45 of 2002 in a petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 vide which a sum of Rs.1,47,600/- has been awarded as compensation to the claimant/appellant along with interest at the rate of 6% per annum due to injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident on account of rash and negligent driving by respondent No.1 while driving offending vehicle bearing No.UP-14-C-1365 (for short ‘offending vehicle’), owned by respondent No.2, which was insured with respondent No.3.

2. From the pleadings of parties, following issues were framed by the learned Tribunal:-

“1. Whether the petitioner sustai