AMANDEEP KAUR AND ORS vs GAGANDEEP KUMAR AND ORS

FAO-5974-2024(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 130 FAO-5974-2024(O&M) Date of decision: 19.05.2026 Amandeep Kaur & ors. ….Appellants Versus Gagandeep Kumar & ors. ....Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Luvraj Dhindsa, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate and Ms. Geeka Rani, Advocate for respondent No.3. ..… NIDHI GUPTA, J. CM-22813-CII-2024 1. Prayer in this applicaon filed under 151 CPC is for condonaon of delay of 198 days in filing the appeal. 2. For the reasons menoned in the applicaon, which is supported by an affidavit of appellant No.1, the same is allowed. Delay of 198 days in filing the appeal is condoned. Main case 1. The present appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensaon of Rs.20,93,000/- awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, SAS Nagar(Mohali (for short “the learned Tribunal”) vide Award dated 09.02.2024 passed in MAC Peon No.329 of 2019 filed under Secon 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (hereina<er referred to as ‘the Act’). The four claimants before the learned Tribunal are the 31-year-old wife, 2-year-old daughter, 5-year-old daughter and 59-ye