SATNAM KAUR vs HARPAL SINGH

FAO-4801-2002 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 275 FAO-4801-2002 (O&M) Date of decision: 16.07.2026 SATNAM KAUR AND ORS. ....Appellants Versus HARPAL SINGH AND ORS ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present : Mr. Daanish Mahajan, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Armaan Gagneja, Advocate for Insurance Company. YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR. J.(Oral) 1. Learned counsel for respondent No. 3 appeared. A perusal of Award shows that learned Tribunal has held the owner, driver and insurer jointly and severally liable to pay the compensation. Therefore, there is no necessity to issue notice to owner and driver. Accordingly, issuance of notice to respondents No. 1 and 2 is dispensed with. 2. This appeal has been instituted by claimants against the Award dated 02.05.2002 decided by the MACT, Amritsar (for short “Tribunal”) passed in MACT case No.73 of 1999/2000 in a petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (for short ‘Act’) vide which a sum of Rs.3,40,000/- has been awarded as compensation to the claimants along with interest at the rate of 9% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till realizati