VIKAS RANA vs OSKAR AND OTHERS

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 116 FAO-726-2026 (O&M) Date of Decision.:11.05.2026 Vikas Rana …..Appellant Vs. Oskar and Others .….Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DEEPAK GUPTA Present:- Mr. Parvinder Singh Saini, Advocate for the appellant. **** DEEPAK GUPTA, J. (ORAL) The present appeal has been filed by the claimant-appellant seeking enhancement of compensa!on awarded by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal vide award dated 02.09.2024 on account of injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident, which occurred on 17.07.2021 due to rash and negligent driving of vehicle bearing registra!on No. HR-68A-9466. 2. The learned Tribunal, upon apprecia!on of the evidence available on record, partly allowed the claim pe!!on filed under Sec!on 166 of the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and awarded compensa!on to the tune of ₹4,78,513/- along with interest, payable jointly and severally by the driver, owner and insurer of the offending vehicle. 3. The appeal is accompanied by an applica!on bearing CM- 3024-CII-2026 filed under Sec!on 5 of the Limita!on Act seeking condona!on of delay of 428 days in filing the present appeal. 4. Learned counsel for the appe