SANJAY MALIK vs MADAN LAL & ORS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 102 CM-12206-CII-2018; CM-12205-CII-2018 in/and FAO-3366-2018 (O&M) Date of Decision.:05.05.2026 Sanjay Malik …..Appellant Vs. Madan Lal and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Harish Bhardwaj, Advocate and Mr. Saurabh, Advocate for the appellant. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL) CM-12206-CII-2018; CM-12205-CII-2018: These are applica!ons for condoning the delay of 113 days in filing and 73 days in re-filing the appeal. For the reasons as men!oned in the applica!on supported by affidavit of the appellant, both the applica!ons are allowed. Delay in filing and re-filing is condoned. Main case : The present appeal has been filed by the claimant assailing the award dated 23.01.2017 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonipat, whereby the claim pe!!on ins!tuted under Sec!on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 has been dismissed. 2. The case of the appellant-claimant, in brief, is that on the intervening night of 31.12.2009/01.01.2010 at about 01:30 a.m., he was travelling in a Tata Safari bearing registra!on No. HR-11C-7777 from Rohtak to Gohana. When he reached near Hanuman Mandir