GURMAIL KAUR AND ANR. vs DARSHAN SINGH AND ORS.

FAO-2034-2002 (O&M) -1- 266 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-2034-2002 (O&M) Date of Decision: 13.07.2026 GURMAIL KAUR AND ANR. ... APPELLANTS VS. DARSHAN SINGH AND ORS. ... RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: None for the appellants. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.3-Insurance Company. **** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) Present appeal has been preferred by the appellants-claimants who are the parents of Dhanwant Singh (hereinafter referred to as the ‘deceased’), who died in motor vehicular accident which took place on 20.08.1999, on account of rash and negligent driving by respondent No.1 while driving tempo bearing registration No. PB-13F-5720, being aggrieved by the insufficient compensation of Rs.1,25,000/- awarded vide impugned award dated 17.01.2002, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), being not in accordance with their entitlement. 2. Since in present appeal the only issue raised by appellants- claimants is as regards to quantum of compensation, the detailed facts as regards to manner of accident are not being noticed herein for the sake of brevity. SMRITI 3. I