BISHNI DEVI AND ORS. vs SURINDER KHANNA AND ANR.

273 FAO-2155-2002 (O&M) Date of decision: 13.07.2026 BISHNI DEVI AND ORS. ....APPELLANTS VERSUS SURINDER KHANNA AND ANR. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present : Ms. Ekta Thakur, Advocate, Ms. Pawandeep Kaur, Advocate and Ms. Kesar Arora, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.2-Insurance Company. YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR. J.(Oral) 1. This appeal has been instituted by claimants against the Award dated 03.01.2002 passed in MACT case No.6 decided by the MACT, Chandigarh (for short “Tribunal”) for enhancement of compensation in a petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 vide which a sum of Rs.70,000/- has been awarded as compensation to the claimants alongwith interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till realization on account of death of Rattu Ram in a motor vehicular accident which took place due to rash and negligent driving on the part of respondent No.1 (owner-cum-driver) while driving the offending vehicle bearing No.CH-01-8790 (for short ‘offending vehicle’), which was insured with respondent No.2. 2. From the pleadings of parties, following issues were framed by