RAJWINDER KAUR AND ORS. vs HRTC AND ORS.

FAO-515-2005 - 1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 297 FAO-515-2005 Date of decision: 13.07.2026 RAJWINDER KAUR AND ORS. ....Appellants Versus HRTC AND ORS ...Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present : Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate and Mr. A.S. Dhiman, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate for Mr. Ravinder Arora, Advocate for respondents No.1 and 2. YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR. J.(Oral) 1. The record of the present case was destroyed in a fire incident in the High Court Branch. Learned counsel for the appellant/claimant has placed on record copies of the grounds of appeal, memo of parties and the Award, which are taken on record. The Registry is directed to tag the same at an appropriate place in the record. 2. Since the liability of respondents No.1 to 3 has been held to be joint and several and respondents No.1 and 2 are the owners & respondent No.3 is the driver, there is no necessity to issue notice to respondent No.3-driver. 3. This appeal has been instituted by claimants against the Award dated 28.10.2004 passed in MACT case No.13 of 14.1.2004 decided by the MACT, Rupnagar (for short “Tribunal”) in a petition under Section 1