IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND
HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH
Civil Revision No.3131 of 2008 (O&M)
Date of decision: July 30, 2009.
Smt. Sheela Devi & Ors.
...Petitioner(s)
v.
Satyawan & Ors.
...Respondent(s)
CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SURYA KANT
1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ?
2. Whether to be referred to the Reporters or not ?
3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest?
Present: Shri Harsh Garg, Advocate, for the petitioners.
Shri Surinder Dhul, Advocate, for respondents No.1 & 2.
Shri J.K. Verma, Advocate, for respondent No.3.
ORDER
Surya Kant, J. – (Oral):
This revision petition is directed against the order dated
10.5.2008 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Kaithal whereby
the petitioner’s prayer for payment of the compensation amount of
Rs.1,80,575/- lying deposited in the FDR, has been partly accepted and a
sum of Rs.1 lac has been ordered to be released in her favour.
Sandeep Kumar – husband of petitioner No.1 and father of
petitioners No.2 to 4 died in a road accident. The petitioners filed a claim
petition No.60 of 2005 which was allowed by the Motor Accident Claims
Tribunal, Kaithal vide award dated 30.10.2007 granting compensation of
Rs.4.18 lacs. Out of that, a sum of Rs.1,50,757/- has been deposited in the
FDR in the name of the petitioner No.1 whereas the balance amount has
been deposited in FDRs in the names of minor children, namely, petitioners
no.2 to 4.
The 1st petitioner moved an application for releasing a sum of
rs.1.80 lacs to enable her to construct the house. As noticed above, the
Tribunal, vide the impugned order, has permitted the release of payment of
Rs.1 lacs out of the said total amount.
Having heard learned counsel for the parties and taking into
consideration the plea taken by the petitioner that she wants to construct a
pucca house in the village, this revision petition is disposed of with liberty
to petitioner No.1 to again approach the MACT, Kaithal along with
photographs as well as a report from the Sarpanch of the Gram Panchayat to
the effect that she has already started the construction of the house.
If the application is supported with aforesaid
report/photographs and other convincing material, the Tribunal shall
consider the desirability of releasing the balance amount as well, lying in
the name of petitioner only, in her FDR.
Dasti.
July 30, 2009. [ Surya Kant ] kadyan Judge
