(O&M) IQBAL KAUR ETC. vs THE ORIENTAL INS.CO.LTD.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 274 FAO-4610-2002 (O&M) Date of decision:13.07.2026 IQBAL KAUR AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS THE ORIENTAL INSURANCE COMPANY LTD. AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. V.K. Kataria, Advocate for appellants. Mr. Abhishek Goyal, Advocate and Mr. Pardeep Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.1-Insurance Company. *** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) Present appeal has been preferred by appellants-claimants seeking enhancement of compensation granted vide award dated 08.05.2001 passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Moga (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’). Appellant-claimants are wife and children of Atma Singh (hereinafter referred to as ‘deceased’), who had preferred claim petition on account of untimely death of deceased in motor vehicular accident dated 04.02.2001 on account of use of car bearing registration No.PB-29B-1740. 2. The petition was preferred under Section 163-A of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereinafter referred to as ‘1988 Act’). Learned Tribunal had allowed the petition and granted an amount of Rs.1,99,500/- as compensation. No appeal or cross-objections have been preferred by res