TARA SINGH vs RAGHBIR SINGH

FAO-1289-2002 -1- 264 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-1289-2002 Date of Decision: 13.07.2026 TARA SINGH ... APPELLANT VS. RAGHBIR SINGH ... RESPONDENT CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Vineet Jain, Advocate, for the appellant. **** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) Present first appeal has been filed by the appellant who is the brother of Tarsem Singh (hereinafter referred to as ‘Deceased’), being aggrieved by the dismissal of his claim petition filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, vide award dated 4.10.2001, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rupnagar (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’) solely on the ground that he is not entitled to seek compensation as he was not dependent on the deceased, being an adult and earning member. 2. The appellant filed the claim petition under Section 163-A asserting that deceased, his elder brother aged 45 years died in motor vehicular road accident dated 05.07.2000. It is the case of the appellant that the deceased was working as a driver and earning Rs. 4,000/- per month. That on 05.07.2000 at about 1.30 A.M., the deceased was driving the tru