PARAMJIT KAUR vs LILU RAM

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 275 FAO-1177-2003 Date of decision :14.07.2026 PARAMJIT KAUR AND OTHERS ... APPELLANTS VERSUS LILU RAM AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Ms. Kritika Mandhan, Advocate and Ms. K.S. Dhanora, Advocate for the appellants. **** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) 1. Present appeal has been preferred by the appellants-claimants being aggrieved by award dated 11.12.2002 passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kurukshetra (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), whereby appellants-claimants were awarded compensation of Rs. 2,40,000/- on account of death of Mukhtiar Singh (hereinafter referred to as ‘deceased), who died in motor vehicular accident dated 08.01.2001 caused due to the rash and negligent driving of respondent No. 1 while driving truck bearing registration No. PB-10- AJ-9406. Appellants-claimants are seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal as the same is 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