KULWINDER KAUR AND ORS vs GURPAL SINGH ATWAL AND ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 105 FAO-4079-2019 (O&M) Date of Decision.:12.05.2026 Kulwinder Kaur and Others …..Appellants Vs. Gurpal Singh Atwal and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Dinesh Nagar, Advocate for the appellants. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL) One Harmesh Lal lost his life in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 25.10.2011 due to rash and negligent driving of vehicle bearing registra'on No. PB-02-BG-2424. His widow and three children ins'tuted a claim pe''on under Sec'on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensa'on from the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle. Learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Shaheed Bhagat Singh Nagar vide award dated 24.08.2016 awarded compensa'on of ₹9,95,000/- in favour of the claimants. 2. Seeking enhancement of the compensa'on amount, the present appeal has been preferred by the claimants-appellants. The appeal is accompanied by an applica'on bearing No.CM-13445-CII-2019 filed under Sec'on 5 of the Limita'on Act praying for condona'on of delay of 876 days in filing the appeal. 3. As per the averments made in the applica'on, a;er pronouncement o