FAO No. 6821 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 6821 of 2010 Date of decision March 18, 2011 Barkha Ram ....... Appellant Versus Yashpal and another ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Surinder Mohan Sharma, Advocate for the appellant. **** 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the digest?No K. Kannan, J (oral). 1. The appeal is for claim of compensation for injury suffered in an accident that was assessed to have caused 10% disability. The contention was that the patient remained in the hospital from 8.11.2008 to 25.11.2008. The medical bills proof filed in Court total to `14,000/- and the Tribunal awarded `20,000/- including expenses for transportation and special diet. The Tribunal awarded `10,000/- for pain and suffering and added another sum of `40,000/- for the loss of future and present income. Learned counsel states that no amount was ordered for disability. The amount of `40,000/- which the Tribunal had assessed, I would understand as going towards inconvenience caused by the disability FAO No. 6821 of 2010 2 also for it is not very clear from the evidence as to how the disability impacted his earning skills. Over all compensation of `70,000/- awarded for an accident that had resulted in fracture in his legs appear to be just and I find no reason for making enhancement of claim for compensation. 2. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE March 18, 2011 archana