KHRUSHID AHMAD vs FAJJU ANDORFS

FAO-5422-2003(O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (227) FAO-5422-2003 (O&M) Reserved on :- 12.05.2026 Pronounced on: 25.05.2026 Uploaded on: 26.05.2026 Khurshid Ahmed ...Appellant Versus Fajju and Ors ... Respondents CORAM :HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL Present: Ms. Priya, Advocate, with Mr. Ashish Gupta, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate, and Mr. Sanjiv Pabbi, Advocate, for respondent No.4-Insurance Company. *** AMARINDER SINGH GREWAL, J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant– claimant seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”), vide award dated 15.09.2003. In terms of the impugned award, a sum of ₹33,000/- along with interest @ 9% per annum was granted to the appellant on account of bodily injuries sustained in a motor vehicular accident that occurred on 02.09.2001, involving a tractor bearing registration No. RJ-02-1R-2406, driven rashly and negligently by respondent No. 3. 2. Briefly stated, on 02.09.2001 at about 8:00 PM, the claimant, while traveling in a Marshal Jeep, sustained multiple injuries i