SHEELA AND OTHERS vs SANJAY AND OTHERS

135 FAO-4908-2018 (O&M) Date of decision: 26.05.2026 SHEELA AND OTHERS ....APPELLANTS VERSUS SANJAY AND OTHERS ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR Present: Ms. Ankita Gupta, Advocate, Amicus Curiae for the appellants. Mr. Punit Jain, Advocate and Mr. Aalok Verma, Advocate for respondent No.2-Insurance Company. YASHVIR SINGH RATHOR. J.(Oral) 1. This appeal has been instituted against the Award dated 06.01.2018 for enhancement of compensation awarded in Claim Petition No.100 of 2015 decided by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Hisar (for short “Tribunal”) in a petition under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 vide which a sum of Rs.10,96,000/- has been awarded as compensation to the claimants alongwith interest at the rate of 7% per annum from the date of filing of claim petition till realization on account of death of Satbir in a motor vehicular accident which took place due to rash and negligent driving on the part of respondent No.1 (owner- cum-driver) while driving the offending vehicle bearing No.HR-46-D-6434 (for short ‘offending vehicle’), which was insured with respondent No.2. 2. From the pleadings of parties, following issues were frame