SANDEEP KUMAR AND OTHERS vs AJIT SINGH AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 107 FAO-1793-2020 Date of Decision.:12.05.2026 Sandeep Kumar and Others …..Appellants Vs. Ajit Singh and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Sandeep Kumar, Advocate for Mr. Sajjan Singh, Advocate for the appellants. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL) It is claimants’ appeal assailing the award dated 30.10.2019 passed by learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurugram, whereby the claim pe,,on filed under Sec,on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act seeking compensa,on on account of death of Smt. Pooja Devi came to be dis- missed. 2.1 The case set up by the claimants before the Tribunal was that on 29.07.2017 claimant Sandeep Kumar along with his wife Smt. Pooja Devi was standing near NSG Campus Gate, Manesar, Gurugram, when a passen- ger bus bearing registra,on No. HR-55Y-6583, being driven in a rash and negligent manner, struck against Pooja Devi. It was alleged that the driver further ran the vehicle over the deceased, causing mul,ple grievous injur- ies. She was ini,ally taken to Rockland Hospital, IMT Manesar and there- a:er referred to R.R. Hospital, where she succumbed to the injuries during