SURAJ MAL & ANR vs RAM DHAN & ORS

1 FAO-5002 of 2005 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-5002 of 2005 Date of decision: 05.05.2026 SURAJ MAL AND ANOTHER ……Appellants V/S RAM DHAN AND OTHERS. … Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PARMOD GOYAL, JUDGE Present: Ms. Shivani Mishra, Advocate for Mr. R.N. Lohan, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Abhinav Mahant, AAG, Haryana. **** PARMOD GOYAL, J. (Oral) 1. Present appeal has been preferred by appellants/claimants being aggrieved by the award dated 17.08.2005 passed by the Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Jind, whereby the claim petition filed under Section 163-A of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 was dismissed, holding that the claimants have failed to prove the involvement of vehicle bearing No. TP-123 in the alleged accident dated 06.09.2001. 2. It was the case of the claimants/appellants that the deceased was residing with her maternal uncle at village Datrath, Jind. On 06.09.2001, she, along with her maternal uncle Naresh Kumar, had gone for cutting of wood on the Alewa–Datrath road. While returning, a truck bearing No. TP-123, belonging to the Haryana Government and driven by respondent No.1, namely, Ram Dhan KAMAL GANDHI 2026.05.06 17:56 I attest