IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

218 FAO-4356-2008(O&M)

Date of decision: 15.10.2025 Nisha Garg & Others ...Appellant(s)

Vs.

Suresh Kumar & Others ...Respondent(s)

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CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Ritender Rathee, Advocate Mr. Ravinder Malik (Ravi), Advocate for the appellants.

Mr. Subhash Goyal, Advocate Mr. Vipul Sharma, Advocate for respondent No.3.

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NIDHI GUPTA, J.

Present appeal has been filed by claimants seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.3,25,000/- awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) vide Award dated 03.06.2008 passed in MACT Case No.212 dated 22.12.2006 filed under Sections 166 and 140 of the Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The 5 claimants are widow, 2 children and parents of the deceased Sanjeev Garg who was 35 years old at the time of accident.

2. Brief facts of the case are that the ld. Tribunal on the basis of pleadings and oral & documentary evidence adduced by the parties, concluded that deceased Sanjeev Garg had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 09.10.2006 due to the rash and negligent driving of