GURDEEP KAUR vs CHAM KAUR ETC.

257 FAO-5239-2002 (O&M) Date of decision: 14.07.2026 GURDEEP KAUR ....APPELLANT VERSUS CHAM KAUR AND ORS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present: Ms. Geetika Rani, Advocate/Amicus Curiae for the appellant. Respondents No.4 to 6 ex parte before the Tribunal. Mr. Suvir Dewan, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company. YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR. J.(Oral) 1. This appeal has been instituted by the claimants for enhancement of compensation against the Award dated 17.12.2002 passed in MACT case No.6 decided by the MACT, Ludhiana (for short “Tribunal”) in a petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘Act’) vide which a sum of Rs.2,54,000/- 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 Bakhshish Singh in a motor vehicular accident which took place due to rash and negligent driving on the part of respondent No.1 while driving the Truck bearing No.PB-04-9574 (for short ‘offending vehicle’), owned by respondent No.2, which was insured with respondent No.3. 2. From the pleadings of parties, following issues wer