AMINA BEGAM ADN ORS vs KAMAL MAHAJAN AND ORS

FAO-1620-2018 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-1620-2018 (O&M) AMINA BEGAM AND ORS. ......Appellants Vs. KAMAL MAHAJAN AND ORS. ......Respondents Reserved on: 04.05.2026 Pronounced on: 11.05.2026 Uploaded on : 11.05.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Naveen Sharma (Moudgil), Advocate Mr. Vijay Lath, Advocate for the appellants. None for respondent No.1 and 2. Mr. Ram Avtar, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 24.08.2017 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ropar (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.7,68,000/- along with interest @ 6 % per annum, on account of death of Lekh Mohammad @ Nek Mohammad in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 22.11.2015. 2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compens