AVTAR SINGH vs GURJEET SINGH AND ORS

FAO No.923 of 2004 (O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (103) FAO No.923 of 2004 (O&M) Date of decision: 11.05.2026 Avtar Singh … Appellant Versus Gurjeet Singh And Others …Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Kamal Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Vijay Kumar, advocate for Appellant. Mr. Brij Bhushan Sharma, Advocate, Mr. Deepak Suri, Advocate for respondent No.3. ***** VIRINDER AGGARWAL,J.(ORAL) 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded vide award dated 04.02.2003 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sangrur, on account of the injuries sustained by Avtar Singh, in a motor vehicular accident. BACKGROUND FACTS 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 09.01.1999, the claimant Avtar Singh was driving Motorcycle bearing registration No. HR-1618, with Maninder Singh travelling as a pillion rider. At about 6:00 PM, when they reached near Check Centre, Mehlon Road, Sangrur, the offending Maruti Zen Car bearing registration No. CH-01T-3522, driven by respondent No.1 Gurjit Singh in a rash and negligent manner, came from the side of Mehlon Road and struck agains