IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH RAM CHANDER ......... Appellant VERSUS BILLU @ BAL MUKAND AND OTHERS ..... Respondents

1. Judgment reserved on 12.02.2026 2. Judgment pronounced on 18.04.2026 3. Judgment uploaded on 20.04.2026

4. Whether only operative part of the judgment is pronounced or whether the full judgment is Full pronounced.

5. The delay, if any of the pronouncement of full judgment and reason thereof. -Nil-

CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Argued by : Mr. Sahil Gupta, Advocate for the appellant.

Mr. Vinod Gupta, 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 17.07.2002 passed by MACT, Rewari (for short “Tribunal”) for enhancement of compensation awarded in MACT Case No.253 of 08.01.2001 in a petition under Sections 163/166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 vide which a sum of Rs. 2,59,443/- has been awarded as compensation to the claimant/appellant along with interest at the rate of 9% 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 bea