BINDYA RANI AND OTHERS vs SURENDER @ SILLI AND ANOTHER

FAO-4245-2022 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 114 FAO-4245-2022(O&M) Date of decision: 07.05.2026 Bindya Rani & Others ...Appellant(s) Vs. Surender @ Silli & Another ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON’BLE MS. JUSTICE NIDHI GUPTA Present:- Mr. Sansar Kundu, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Lalit Garg, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** NIDHI GUPTA, J. Present appeal has been filed by the claimants seeking enhancement of compensation of Rs.18,98,248/- awarded by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jind (hereinafter ‘the learned Tribunal’) vide Award dated 02.07.2022 passed in CIS No.208 dated 12.07.2018 filed under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act (hereinafter “the Act”). The 5 claimants are the widow, two minor children and parents of deceased Surender, who was 38 years old at the time of accident. 2. Brief facts of the case are that the ld. Tribunal on the basis of pleadings and oral & documentary evidence adduced by the parties, concluded that the deceased Surender had died due to the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident that took place on 19.05.2018 due to the rash and negligent driving of Mahindra Bolero bearing registration No.HR-56B-1612 (herei