Civil Revision No. 5937 of 2010 (O&M) [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 5937 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: 22.9.2010 Jasbir Kaur .....Petitioner Versus M/s Gian Bus Service (Regd.) Rajpura and others ….Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE HEMANT GUPTA 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? Present: Shri P.S. Punia, Advocate, for the petitioner. Hemant Gupta, J. (Oral) Challenge in the present petition is to the order dated 24.7.2010 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Patiala, declining the request of the petitioner to withdraw the amount lying deposited in the Fixed Deposit. Vide Award dated 30.9.1999, the petitioner, her minor child and her mother-in-law were awarded compensation of Rs.2,55,000/-. A sum of Rs.1.00 lac was ordered to be deposited in the name of the petitioner. Another sum of Rs.1.00 lac was ordered to be deposited in the name of the minor child and the remaining amount of Rs.55,000/- in the name of the mother of the deceased. It Civil Revision No. 5937 of 2010 (O&M) [2] is the case of the petitioner that half of the amount of the deposit was ordered to be withdrawn by the learned Tribunal on 7.9.2007. The petitioner has sought release of the balance payment. It is the said application, which has been declined by the learned Tribunal. A perusal of the facts on record would show that husband of the petitioner died in a motor vehicular accident on 6.4.1994 and that a compensation of Rs.2,55,000/- was awarded in the year 1999. After 11 years, the amount has been sought to be released to the petitioner. Keeping in view the long lapse of time between the date of award of compensation and the application, I deem it appropriate to allow the application and permit the petitioner to get released the amount of compensation lying deposited in the Fixed Deposit. Allowed in the above terms. [ HEMANT GUPTA ] JUDGE 22.9.2010 ds