IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2815 of 1999 (O&M) Date of decision:23.02.2011 Sheela Bai ....Appellant versus Satbir Singh and another ..Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr.Ashok Aggarwal, Advocate, for the appellant None for respondent No.1. Mr. Kunal Garg, AAG, Haryana, for respondent No.2. ---- 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest ? ---- K.Kannan, J.(Oral) The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation for injuries suffered in an accident that was said to have resulted in shortening of the limb by 3 inches. The claimant stated that she had sustained injuries on her leg and head. The claimant produced a certificate, but did not examine the doctor, who had issued that certificate. I would have no problem about the accepting a certificate if it had been assessed by a medical board, but accepting a certificate issued by any other doctor without examining him will not be an appropriate evidence before a Tribunal as laid down by the Hon'ble Supreme Court Raj Kumar Versus Ajay Kumar and another-(2010) 12 FAO No.2815 of 1999 (O&M) - 2 - SCALE 265. The certificate refers to the fact that the patient had 40% functional disability. With an injury as it has been stated to have resulted from the accident, there ought to have been some medical receipts, some prescriptions or some documents from the hospital showing that she had taken treatment in the hospital and that she had been handicapped on account of the injuries sustained in the accident. The learned counsel desires that I take a look of the photographs of the lady to ascertain that she truly suffered injuries. It may not be possible for me to accommodate extra judicial methods for ascertaining compensation. The Tribunals exercising jurisdiction for compensation shall not normally fetter themselves with rules of procedure. It is not merely an unwillingness to dilute the issue of procedure; it is, on the other hand, an issue of a complete lack of evidence that disables me from accepting a plea for enhancement of compensation on the alleged seriousness of the injuries. I will make no inference with the award passed by the Tribunal and dismiss the appeal. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 23.02.2011 sanjeev