SUDEEPTI SHARMA J.
1. The present appeal has been preferred against the award dated
06.08.2021 passed in the claim petition filed under Section 166 of the Motor
Vehicles Act, 1988 (in short ‘1988 Act’), by the learned Motor Accident Claims
Tribunal, Hoshiarpur (in short ‘the Tribunal’) for enhancement of compensation,
granted to the appellant/claimant to the tune of Rs.16,97,050/- along with interest
@ 6 % per annum on account of injuries sustained by the appellant/claimant –
Jaspal Singh in a motor vehicular accident, occurred on 18.09.2019.
2. As sole issue for determination in the present appeal is confined to
quantum of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal, a detailed narration of
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the facts of the case is not required to be reproduced and is skipped herein for the
sake of brevity.