IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH POONAM AND OTHERS ......Appellants vs.

VINOD KUMAR AND OTHERS ......Respondents Reserved on:- 15.12.2025 Pronounced on:- 16.02.2026 Uploaded on :- 17.02.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Ms. Yashasvi Rana, Advocate Mr. Vikram Singh Punia, Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. D.K. Prajapati, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 28.01.2021 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonepat in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.24,18,000/- along with interest @ 9% per annum, on account of death of Gaurav in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on

17.03.2018.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced her