(O&M) SAT PAL vs VINOD AND OTHERS

FAO No.4069 of 2002(O&M) 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (215) FAO No.4069 of 2002(O&M) Date of decision:05.05.2026 SAT PAL … APPELLANT VERSUS VINOD KUMAR AND OTHERS …RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Adarsh Jain, Senior Advocate, Ms. Kamaldeep Kaur, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sahaj Mahajan, Advocate for respondent No.3/Insurance Company. ***** VIRINDER AGGARWAL,J.(ORAL 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellant seeking enhancement of the compensation awarded vide award dated 01.03.2002 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Faridabad, on account of the injuries sustained by Sat Pal in a motor vehicular accident. BACKGROUND FACTS 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 12.05.1999 at about 6:30 a.m., the appellant-claimant Sat Pal was proceeding on foot near the Railway Crossing, Bamnikhera when the offending vehicle Tata 407 bearing registration No. UP-14-H-3231, driven by respondent No.1 Vinod Kumar in a rash and negligent manner, came from behind and hit the appellant. Due to the forceful impact, the appellant fell down and sustained multiple injuries. The appellant was taken to Civi