IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH C.R. No. 502 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision: 26.2.2009 Rehana ....Petitioner Versus Aarif Khan and others ...Respondents CORAM : Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present:- Mr. Rajesh Lamba, Advocate for the petitioner. RAJESH BINDAL J **** The prayer in the present petition is for seeking a direction for release of amount of compensation awarded to the petitioner on account of death of her husband in a motor accident. Vide award dated April 2, 2008, the petitioner was awarded a sum of Rs. 2,34,000/- as compensation out of which Rs. 34,000/- was directed to be paid to the petitioner in cash and rest was directed to be deposited in FDR in a nationalised bank. Subsequent thereto vide order dated 12.12.2008, learned trial Court directed to release another amount of Rs. 30,000/-. Learned counsel for the petitioner submitted that balance amount be released to the petitioner as she intends to install a tubewell in the land owned by her father-in-law. However, the claim made by the petitioner is not found to be tenable. For regular subsistence of the petitioner all what can be released is the amount of interest which is accruing on the fixed deposit lying in the bank. Accordingly, it is directed that the amount of interest which is accruing on the FDR lying with the bank be released to the petitioner every quarter. The interest which has already accrued upto March 31, 2009 shall be paid to the petitioner on April 1, 2009. Thereafter it shall be paid regularly after every quarter. The petition is disposed of. (RAJESH BINDAL) 26.2.2009 JUDGE Reema