SURJIT SINGH vs SIMARNJIT SINGH AND ORS.

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-714-2005 (O&M) Surjit Singh ...Appellant Versus Simranjit Singh @ Tina minor through his father & Ors. ...Respondents Reserved on: 29.04.2026 Pronounced on: 1.05.2026 Pronounced fully/opera7ve part: Fully CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Argued by: None for the appellant. Ms. Palak Sharma, Advocate for Mr. Sandeep Chopra, Advocate for respondent No.1. Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Advocate and Ms. Tanvi Aggarwal, Advocate and Mr. Vineet Jain, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. The present appeal has been preferred by the owner of the offending vehicle assailing the award dated 17.09.2004 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ludhiana, whereby compensa4on of ₹1,10,000/- was awarded to the minor claimant—Simranjit Singh @ Tina, and the insurance company was granted recovery rights against the owner on account of breach of policy condi4ons. 2. The factual matrix, as emerges from the record, is that on 26.02.2002, the claimant, a minor aged about 9 years, was standing in the street along with his father, when a truck bearing registra4on No. RJ-13G- 4043, loaded with cement and driven by respondent