MANJIT KAUR & ORS vs GABA TOURS & TRAVELS & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 105 FAO-3589-2005 (O&M) Decided on : 16.07.2026 MANJIT KAUR AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS GABA TOURS & TRAVELS & ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Abhishek Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Vishal Gupta, Advocate, for appellants. Mr. Ravinder, Advocate for respondent-Insurance Company. *** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) Present appeal has been preferred by appellants-claimants (widow, children and mother) seeking enhancement of compensation awarded vide award dated 06.05.2005 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ropar (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), whereby appellants-claimants were awarded total compensation of Rs.7,04,000/- on account of death of Gurmukh Singh (hereinafter referred to as ‘deceased’) in motor vehicular accident dated 22.06.2001 allegedly caused due to rash and negligent driving of respondent-driver while driving bus bearing registration No.DL1LPA-4751 (hereinafter referred to as ‘offending vehicle’) 2. Respondents No.1 and 2 have been duly served by way of publication but none has put in appearance on their behalf. Accordingly, they are proceeded ex parte. 3. Since t