SAKSHI AND OTHERS vs VIKAS AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH (123) FAO-292-2026(O&M) Date of Decision-06.05.2026 Sakshi And Others … Appellants Versus Vikas And Others … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE VIRINDER AGGARWAL Present: Mr. Vivek Suri, Advocate with Mr. Dushyant Godara, Advocate and Ms. Kritika Sharma, Advocate and Ms. Swati Bansal, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for the respondent-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 13.10.2025 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rohtak, on account of the death of Sanjay in a motor vehicular accident which occurred on 25.11.2020. BACKGROUND FACTS 2. The brief facts of the case are that on 25.11.2020, deceased Sanjay was going from village Bhalaut, District Rohtak to village Garhi Sisana, District Sonepat while driving Car bearing registration No. HR-77-6477. Vikas son of Deva Nand was following him in another car bearing registration No. HR-31N- 5609. At about 4:40 PM, when Sanjay reached near the petrol pump ahead of village Bhalaut, a Scorpio bearin