BIMLA AND ORS vs STATE OF GUJRAT AND ORS

FAO-1650-2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-1650-2011 (O&M) BIMLA AND ORS ......Appellants Vs. STATE OF GUJRAT AND ORS. ......Respondents Reserved on: 18.05.2026 Pronounced on: 20.05.2026 Uploaded on : 20.05.2026 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. S.S. Khurana Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Abhimanyu, Advocate Mr. Raini Godara, Advocate for respondent No.2. Mr. Jagjit Singh, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 07.09.2007 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, Rewari (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.5,85,500/- along with interest @ 9 % per annum, on account of death of Balwan @ Balwant Singh in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 06.10.2005. 2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the