SARAFAT ALIAS SARFAT ALI vs ASRAJ GURJAR AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH 116 FAO-7102-2025 (O&M) Date of decision :12.05.2026 SARAFAT ALIAS SARFAT ALI ... APPELLANT VERSUS ASRAJ GURJAR AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL Present: Mr. Arjun Atri, Advocate for the appellant. **** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (ORAL) CM-25511-CII-2025 For the reasons stated in the application for condonation of delay of 3 days in filing the present appeal, the same is allowed and the delay is hereby condoned. Main Case 1. Present appeal has been preferred by injured-appellant-claimant- Sarafat being aggrieved by the assessment of functional disability by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Nuh (hereinafter referred to as “the Tribunal”) vide award dated 20.08.2025. 2. The facts of the present case are not in dispute. Admittedly, the learned Tribunal, after taking into consideration disability certificate Ex. P-40, wherein permanent disability was assessed at 24% in respect of both legs, concluded that the functional disability due to permanent disability suffered by the appellant-injured-claimant is 30%. Keeping in view said functional MANOJ KUMAR 2026.05.14 13:07 I attest to the accuracy and in