IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH SAROJ DHAWAN ......Appellant Vs.

SURJIT SINGH & ORS ......Respondents Reserved on: 01.05.2026 Pronounced on: 07.05.2026 Uploaded on: 08.05.2026 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: Mr. Sandeep Jasuja, Advocate for the appellant.

None for respondents No.1 to 3.

Ms. Aayushi Jain, Advocate for Mr. Pradeep Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.4-Insurance Company.

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SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.

1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 10.11.2008 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 140 and 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mukatsar (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation, granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.5,97,055/- on account of injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant – Saroj Dhawan in a motor vehicular accident, occurred on 15.12.2003.

2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration