CHHINDER KAUR AND ORS vs UNION OF INDIA AND ORS

FAO-4614-2004 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-4614-2004 Chhinder Kaur and others ...Appellants Versus Union of India and others ...Respondents Reserved on: 29.04.2026 Pronounced on: 01.05.2026 Pronounced fully/opera0ve part: Fully CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Argued by: Mr. D.P. Gupta, Advocate and Mr. Shubham Gupta, Advocate for the appellants. Ms. Geeta Singhwal, Advocate for respondent No.1-UOI. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. The present appeal has been preferred by the claimants assailing the award dated 03.08.2004 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bathinda, whereby their claim pe55on filed under Sec5on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 came to be dismissed. 2. The case set up by the claimants is that on 01.08.2002, deceased Tarlok Singh, aged about 42 years, was proceeding on his bicycle near Gate No.4, Railway Sta5on, Bathinda. At that 5me, a military truck bearing No. 98-D-115150-X, being driven by respondent No.3—Sarup Singh, in a rash and negligent manner, without blowing any horn, suddenly turned towards the le< side and struck against the bicycle of the deceased. As a result of the impact, Tarlok Singh sustained grievo