CHARANJIT KAUR ETC. vs LAKHWINDER SINGH ETC.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 225 FAO-3845-2003 (O&M) Date of decision:05.05.2026 CHARANJIT KAUR AND OTHERS ...APPELLANTS VERSUS LAKHWINDER SINGH AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Kushagra Mahajan, Advocate for Mr. J.S. Verka, Advocate for appellants. Mr. Vicky Sharma, Advocate and Mr. K.S. Dhaliwal, Advocate for respondent No.1 Mr. Kuldeep, Advocate for Mr. Krishna Kant, Advocate for respondent No.2 *** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) Present appeal has been preferred by appellants-claimants being the wife, children and parents of the deceased Makhan Singh (hereinafter referred to as the ‘deceased’), who died in road accident which took place on 04.10.2001, on account of rash and negligent driving by respondent No.1 while driving Mohindra tractor B275 DI bearing registration No.PB-18E- 7988 against impugned award dated 10.05.2003 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurdaspur (hereinafter referred to as ‘Tribunal’), vide which the appellants-claimants were found entitled to total compensation of Rs.3,04,400/-. The appellants-claimants are seeking enhancement of compensation awarded by the Tribunal as the same is