UMED SINGH AND ANR. vs RAVINDER KUMAR AND ORS.

FAO-5781-2009 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO-5781-2009 (O&M) UMED SINGH AND ANR. ......Appellants vs. RAVINDER KUMAR AND ORS. ......Respondents Reserved on : 07.05.2026 Pronounced on: 11.05.2026 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: Mr. Kulbhushan Sharma, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. Chandarhas Yadav, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr. Balraj Singh Dhull, Advocate and Mr. Pardeep Dhull, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** SUDEEPTI SHARMA J. 1. The present appeal has been preferred by the appellants-registered owners of the offending vehicle against the award dated 19.09.2009 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Rewari (for short, 'the Tribunal’) whereby the learned Tribunal while awarding compensation to the claimants/respondent Nos.1 and 2, fastened the liability to pay the compensation upon the appellant and respondent Nos.3 (jointly and severally), on account of death of Smt. Shanti Devi in a Motor