RANJHA vs BINDER SINGH AND ORS.

(O&M) 229 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-2559-2010 (O&M) Date of decision : 07.05.2026 Ranjha & anr. ...... Appellants versus Binder Singh & ors. ..... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE PANKAJ JAIN *** Present: Ms. Shikha Yadav, Advocate for Mr. Rahul Deswal, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Sanjeev Kodan, Advocate for respondent No.3. *** 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 Amit, who died in a motor vehicular accident dated 08.05.2008 at the age of 20 years. 2 Deceased-Amit was a student of the five-year Master of Computer Applications (MCA) course. Tribunal assessed his income as Rs.1,250/- per month. 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) POOJA SHARMA 2026.06.05 16:21 I attest to the accuracy and integrity of this document (O&M) RCR (Civil)1009 and Magma General Insurance Com