The Case That Changed Everything On a November morning in 2001, in Punjab, a woman named Reshma lost her life in a road accident caused by another driver's rash and negligent driving. Reshma was a homemaker — she had no salary slip, no office to report to, and no income on paper. Her husband and three children approached the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal for compensation and were awarded just ₹2.42 lakh in 2003. Years of appeals followed. By 2024, the Punjab and Haryana High