IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Date of decision :17.04.2026 KELO ... APPELLANT VERSUS SURESH KUMAR AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: None.

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PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL)

CM-6784-CII-2022 This is an application for condonation of delay of 30 days in filing the present appeal.

For the reasons mentioned in the application, the same is allowed and the delay of 30 days in filing the present appeal, is hereby condoned.

Main Case

1. Despite due service having been effected on the appellant-claimant, neither the appellant-claimant nor his counsel have appeared. It appears that the appellant-claimant has lost interest in prosecuting the case. However, since the present is a first appeal against the impugned award dated 20.12.2021 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Mansa (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), vide which compensation of Rs. 3,15,200/- was awarded to appellant-claimant, it is considered appropriate to decide the case on merits without any assistance from counsels.

2. A claim petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was preferred by the mother of deceased Rampal (hereinafter referred to as ‘d