Sajeb Ali v. Purkan and Others
Motor Accidents – Claim under Section 166 of the Motor Vehicle Act – Enhancement
Case brief
What is this about?
Sajeb Ali v. Furkan and others, FAO-1257-2024 (O&M), High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh, decided 07.11.2025 by Deepak Gupta, J. Keywords: condonation of delay 125 days; CM-5011-CII-2024 dismissed; appeal barred by limitation; enhancement of compensation under Section 166 Motor Vehicle Act; loss of income Rs.40,000/- upheld (notional income Rs.10,000/- per month, four months); claimed income Rs.30,000/- per month unsupported by evidence; 10% temporary disability (5% pain and suffering, 5% stiffness, no limb shortening) included in Rs.1,50,000/- pain and suffering award; medical expenses Rs.2,15,952/- undisputed; Tribunal award of Rs.4,88,000/- dated 27.07.2023 affirmed in effect; no enhancement granted.
What did the court decide?
The plea that the appellant remained under the shock of the accident of 17.08.2018 until filing the appeal in 2024 is absolutely not believable, particularly since he had already approached the Tribunal by filing the claim petition in 2018 itself.