NEELU SHARMA @ NEELAM AND ORS. vs ARVIND SHARMA AND ORS.

1 FAO-86-2002(O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (219) FAO-86-2002(O&M) Date of decision: 12.05.2026 Neelu sharma @ Neelam and others …Appellants Versus Arvind Sharma and Others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Jagriti Thakur, Advocate for appellants Mr. R.C. Kapoor, Advocate for the respondent no.3 - Insurance company ***** VIRINDER AGGARWAL, J.(ORAL) 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellants/claimants seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded vide award dated 11.04.2001 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Jagadhri, on account of the death of Tarun Kumar in a motor vehicular accident which occurred on 15.11.1999. BACKGROUND FACTS 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 15.11.1999, deceased Tarun Kumar had gone to Indri in connection with his business of utensils/scrap material and was returning along with Baldev Raj in Canter bearing registration No. HR-26-A-6171, which was being driven by respondent No.2-Balbir Masih. At about 11:30 P.M., when the aforesaid canter reached near village Jorian on Radaur road, it struck against Truck bearing registration No. HR-01-GA-7915 which