ANITA AND ORS vs VIKRAM SINGH AND ANR

FAO No.1876 of 2020 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 137 FAO No.1876 of 2020 Date of decision: May 20th, 2026 Anita and others ...Appellants Versus Vikram Singh and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE VIKAS BAHL Present: Mr. Harinder Malik, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Punit Jain, Advocate for respondent No.2. VIKAS BAHL, J. (ORAL) 1. The widow, minor sons and parents of Sube Singh, who had died in a motor vehicular accident, have filed the present appeal for enhancement of compensation. The Tribunal vide award dated 11.09.2019 had awarded an amount of ₹15,06,584/- along with interest as compensation on account of death of said Sube Singh. The only issue that arises in the present appeal is as to whether the appellants are entitled to enhancement of the said compensation, as the other aspects have not been disputed before this Court. 2. Learned counsel for the appellants has submitted that in the present case, there are five claimants and after taking into consideration the 10% increase after every three years, the appellants are entitled to an amount of ₹48,000/- each on account of loss of consortium but only an amount of ₹40,000/- each has