IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH F.A.O.No.497 of 2009 (O&M) Date of Decision 11.09.2009 Sandeep Sharma ......Appellant VERSUS Sant Kumar and others ......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.J.S.Cooner, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr.Sukhwinder Singh, Advocate, for Mr.Deepak Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr.Gurmail Singh Duhan, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Mr.Pardeep Goyal, Advocate, for respondent No.4-Insurance Company. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 26.05.2008, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.52,000/- alongwith interest @ 7.5% per annum, in favour of the claimant-appellant (herein referred as 'the appellant'), on account of the injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident, and against the respondents jointly and severally. Learned counsel for the appellant has offered to settle the appeal if the compensation is enhanced to Rs.10,000/- over and above the award amount to which learned counsel for respondent No.4-insurance Company agrees. As such, with the consensus arrived at between the parties, this appeal is partly accepted and the impugned award is modified by enhancing compensation of Rs.10,000/- over and above the award amount which will be paid by the respondent-Insurance Company within 45 days on the receipt of copy of the order, failing which the appellant would be liable to receive interest on the enhanced amount at the same rate, as awarded by the Tribunal. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 11.09.2009 mamta-II