C.R. No. 373 of 2008 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH Civil Revision No. 373 of 2008 (O&M) Date of decision: January 15, 2009 Arif .. Petitioner v. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon and others .. Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJESH BINDAL Present: Mr. Vipul Aggarwal, Advocate for the petitioner. Ms. Vandana Malhotra, Advocate for respondent No. 4. .. Rajesh Bindal J. Challenge in the revision petition is to the order dated 31.8.2007, passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon (for short, `the Tribunal), whereby an application filed by the petitioner-application for modification of the award dated 22.2.2007 to the extent it directed deposit of the entire compensation in a fixed deposit has been rejected. A perusal of the award shows that the petitioner filed the claim petition for compensation on account of the injuries suffered by him in a road accident. The Tribunal has awarded an amount of Rs. 22,000/- as compensation. After deposit of the awarded amount, the Tribunal directed the amount to be kept in a fixed deposit for a period of one year. The petitioner after passing of the award made an application seeking modification of the award and also release of the amount of the FDR. The Tribunal has rejected this application. The petitioner mentioned in the application that he is a poor person having no source of income and he had spent a sum of Rs. 12,000/- on medicines. I fail to understand how the Tribunal while awarding the compensation for the injuries to the petitioner directed to deposit of amount in fixed deposit. The Tribunal has no such jurisdiction in a case where the claimant is major. The condition incorporated by the Tribunal is uncalled for. The petitioner, who is major, has every right to utilize the amount in any manner, he likes in cases where the amount awarded is on account of injuries suffered. In view of the above circumstances, the impugned order is set aside C.R. No. 373 of 2008 [2] and the application of the petitioner for release of amount kept in FDR is allowed. The bank is directed to release the amount to the petitioner on premature encashment of the FDR, if approached. The revision petition is disposed of in the manner indicated above. (Rajesh Bindal) Judge 15.1.2009 mk