SANTOSH AND OTHERS vs AJAY KUMAR AND OTHERS

FAO-2110-2012 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-2110-2012 (O&M) SANTOSH AND ORS. ......Appellants Vs. AJAY KUMAR AND ORS. ......Respondents Reserved on: 13.05.2026 Pronounced on: 15.05.2026 Uploaded on : 19.05.2026 Whether only the operative part of the judgment is pronounced? NO Whether full judgment is pronounced? YES CORAM: HON’BLE MRS. JUSTICE SUDEEPTI SHARMA Present: Mr. Arvind Bansal, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Vinod Gupta, Advocate for respondent No.3-Insurance Company. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 07.01.2012 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kaithal (for short, 'the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.4,51,000/- along with interest @9% per annum, on account of death of Mukesh Kumar in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 18.01.2010. 2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed MOHD AYUB 2026.05.19 14:38 I attest t