RAM PAL AND ANR. vs HARVINDER SINGH AND ORS.

227 FAO-1665-2005 (O&M) Date of decision: 19.05.2026 RAM PAL AND ANR. ....APPELLANTS VERSUS HARVINDER SINGH AND ORS. ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present: Mr. Deepak Kumar, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company. YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR. J.(Oral) 1. The matter is being taken up in the post lunch session. 2. This appeal has been instituted against the Award dated 17.12.2004 for enhancement of compensation awarded in MACT case No.121 of 2001 decided by the MACT, Ludhiana (for short “Tribunal”) in a petition under Section 166 of Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 vide which a sum of Rs.2,16,000/- has been awarded as compensation to the claimants alongwith interest at the rate of 6% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till realization on account of death of Sanjiv Kumar @ Babbu in a motor vehicular accident which took place due to rash and negligent driving on the part of respondent No.1 while driving the offending vehicle bearing No.HR-37-8552 (for short ‘offending vehicle’), owned by respondent No.2, which was insured with respondent No.3. 3. From the pleadings of parties, following issues were