IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH

228 FAO-3684-2003 Reserved on: 09.04.2026 Pronounced on: 21.04.2026 Uploaded on: 23.04.2026 Darshan Singh (Since deceased through Lrs) and others ……Appellants Versus Resham Singh and others ……Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL ****

Present: Ms. Shreyansi Verma, Advocate, for the appellants.

Mr. Munish Goel, Advocate, and Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for the respondent No.3 (Insurance Company)

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AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL, J.

1. The present appeal has been filed by the appellants–claimants seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bathinda (hereinafter “the Tribunal”), vide award dated 06.06.2003, whereby a sum of ₹1,51,200/- was granted on account of the death of Balbir Kaur, wife of the appellant No.1, due to rash and negligent driving of respondent No.1.

2. Learned counsel for the appellants contended that the impugned award suffers from patent illegality inasmuch as the learned Tribunal has awarded wholly inadequate compensation despite recording a categorical finding that the accident occurred due to rash and negligent driving of the offending vehicle by