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

Date of Decision.:16.02.2026 New India Assurance Co. Ltd. …..Appellant Vs.

Charanjit Kaur and Others .….Respondents/Caveators CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for the appellant- Insurance Company.

Mr. Shiv Kumar Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Kunal Sharma, Advocate for the caveator/claimants.

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DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL)

The insurer of the offending vehicle has preferred the present appeal assailing award dated 10.11.2025 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sangrur, confined solely to the aspect of quantum.

2. The claim pe..on arose out of a motor vehicular accident dated 16.05.2024, in which Happy Singh, aged 22 years and unmarried, lost his life due to rash and negligent driving of car bearing registra.on No. PB- 13-BQ-0028. His parents, unmarried brother and grandfather ins.tuted a pe..on under Sec.on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 seeking compensa.on against the driver-cum-owner and insurer of the offending vehicle. The learned Tribunal assessed total compensa.on at ₹35,88,000/- and directed the respondents to pay the same jointly and severally along with interest @ 9