SARITA DEVI AND OTHERS vs SURESH KUMAR YADAV AND ANR

FAO-6173-2019 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-6173-2019 (O&M) SARITA DEVI AND ORS. ......Appellants vs. SURESH KUMAR YADAV AND ANR. ......Respondents Reserved on:- 17.04.2026 Pronounced on:- 13.05.2026 Uploaded on: 14.05.2026 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: Ms. Simran Kaur Bhatti, Advocate for the appellants. None for respondent No.1. Mr. R.C. Kapoor, Advocate for respondent No.2-Insurance Company. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated 15.11.2018 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rewari (for short, 'the Tribunal’) in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, for enhancement of compensation granted to the claimants to the tune of Rs.31,56,000/- along with interest @ 9 % per annum, on account of death of Anoop Singh in a Motor Vehicular Accident, occurred on 02.12.2016. 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