IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:08.04.2026 HARPREET KAUR AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS PARAMJIT SINGH AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Chetan Goyal, Advocate for appellants.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

Present appeal has been preferred by appellants-claimants being the wife, children and mother of deceased Vikram Singh @ Vicky Singh (hereinafter referred to as ‘deceased’), who are aggrieved by impugned award dated 13.01.2026 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) vide which appellants-claimants have been awarded compensation of Rs.13,98,000/- on account of untimely death of deceased in motor vehicular accident dated 15.01.2024 caused by respondent No.1 while driving bus bearing registration No.PB-11CL-7077 in a rash and negligent manner.

2. Learned counsel for appellants-claimants has asserted that the only issue in present case is regarding income of deceased assessed by learned Tribunal. It is asserted that the income of deceased taken by learned Tribunal is on lower side. Learned counsel for appellants-claimants fairly states that learned Tribunal h