IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No.2202/2011 Date of decision: 30.3.2011 Smt.Najira and another ....................Petitioners v. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,Chandigarh and others .....................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr.Justice Jaswant Singh Present: Mr.Sanjeev Patiyal,Advocate for the petitioner. Jaswant Singh.J.(Oral) Claimants/petitioners have filed the instant revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution praying for a direction to learned MACT, Chandigarh to release the amount of compensation awarded to them on account of death of their son in a motor vehicular accident that took plafce on 19.3.2006. It is submitted that out of the total awarded amount of Rs.2,26,000/-, a sum of Rs.13,000/- each was ordered to be paid in cash to the petitioners and the remaining sum of Rs.2,00,000/- was ordered to be deposited in the shape of FDRs. It is further submitted that the petitioners are aged and not keeping good health and as such they are in dire need of money for their welfare and well being. After hearing the learned counsel for the claimants/petitioners I am of the opinion that the prayer made is liable to be accepted in view of the law laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in H.S.Ahammed Hussain v. Irfan Ahammed, 2002 (3) RCR (Civil)563, wherein it has been opined that the amount payable to an adult cannot be directed to be kept in fixed deposit. Keeping in view the enunciation of law as referred to above, the present revision petition is allowed and learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh is directed to release the remaining amount of compensation lying deposited in the name of petitioners in the shape of FDRs. This order is being passed without issuing any notice to the respondents as no relief has been sought against them. Disposed of. 30.3.2011 (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge