PRIYANKA AND OTHERS vs SUNDER LAL AND ANOTHER

(O&M) 147 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (O&M) Date of decision : 25.05.2026 Smt. Priyanka & ors. ...... Appellants versus Sunder Lal & anr. ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN *** Present: Mr. M.S.Randhawa, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Raj Kumar, Advocate for respondent No.2. *** PANKAJ JAIN, J. (ORAL) 1 The claimants are in appeal seeking enhancement of compensation awarded in a claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, on account of death of Bhagmal, who died in a motor vehicular accident dated 07.03.2019 at the age of 30 years. 2 The compensation needs to be re-worked in terms of ratio of law laid down by Supreme Court in the case of Sarla Verma and others v. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009 ACJ 1298, National Insurance Company Ltd. vs. Pranay Sethi and others, 2017(4) RCR (Civil)1009 and Magma General Insurance Company Ltd., Vs. Nanu Ram POOJA SHARMA 2026.06.05 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document (O&M) @ Chuhru Ram & ors., 2018(4) RCR (Civil) 333. The award is modified as under :- 1 Age of the deceased 30 years 2 Date of accident 07.03.2019 3 Monthly income Rs.9