FAO No.4867 of 2007 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4867 of 2007 (O&M) Date of Decision : 22.07.2011 Parveen Rani and others .......Appellants Versus Surjit Singh and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Ms. Pooja Chpora, Advocate, for the appellants. Mr. Amit Verma, Advocate, for Mr. N.S. Sodhi, Advocate, for respondent Nos.1 and 2. Mr. D.K. Dogra, Advocate, for Mr. R.C. Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) 1. The claimants are in appeal against the Award dated 06.09.2007, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ferozepur, whereby the claim petition preferred by them has been dismissed. 2. Heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the Award. 1 FAO No.4867 of 2007 3. The learned counsel for the appellants contended that two casualties took place in the accident. The claim petition preferred by the appellants was dismissed, whereas the claim petition filed by the dependents of the other deceased, namely, Raj Kumar, was allowed. The claim petition preferred by the appellants herein has been dismissed solely on the ground that the post mortem report and the FIR were not placed on record by the claimants. It is argued that Smt. Parveen Rani, claimant-appellant No.1, is an illiterate woman and was not aware of the requirements of law, nor was advised by her counsel to furnish these documents. The learned counsel for the appellants has also filed an application for additional evidence and furnished a copy of the post mortem report and the FIR. 4. In this view of the matter, the present appeal is allowed and the Award of the Tribunal is hereby set aside. The matter is remanded back with a direction to the Tribunal to examine the case afresh, in the light of the documents furnished along with the application for leading additional evidence. 5. Keeping in view the fact that the accident occurred in the year 2004, the learned Tribunal shall make all endeavours to decide the claim petition as expeditiously as possible. 6. Parties, through their counsel, are directed to appear before the learned Tribunal on 20.08.2011. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 22.07.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2