IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision:22.04.2026 RAM PARKASH ...APPELLANT VERSUS RAMA RANI AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Inderjit Sharma, Advocate for appellants.

Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate for respondent No.4-Insurance Company.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

Present appeal has been preferred against impugned award dated 13.09.2002 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hoshiarpur (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), by owner being aggrieved by fixation of entire liability upon him to pay compensation of Rs.1,35,000/- along with interest, awarded to claimants in view of finding of learned Tribunal that driver was not holding a valid driving licence.

2. Claim petition was preferred by parents of deceased Vinod Kumar @ Sonu who had died in motor vehicular accident dated 08.07.1999 allegedly due to rash and negligent driving of driver Sham Lal while driving truck bearing registration No.PB-07-B-2065 (hereinafter referred to as ‘offending vehicle’).

3. In present case, no appeal has been preferred by claimants or other respondents except by owner of offending vehicle who has been found liable to pay compensa