IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C.R. No. 3628 of 2011 Date of decision: 30.5.2011 Surja Ram and another … Petitioners versus Subhash and another ... Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE ARVIND KUMAR Present: Mr. Anshuman Chopra, Advocate, for the petitioner Ms. Madhu P. Singh, Advocate, for the respondents ... ARVIND KUMAR, J: The present petitioners are the father and brother of deceased Hoshiar Singh who died in a motor vehicle accident. They were awarded compensation of Rs.1,60,000/- by virtue of award dated 21.11.2009 50 per cent of the amount was paid to the claimants whereas remaining 50 per cent was deposited in fixed deposit in a nationalized bank. Petitioners filed an application seeking release of remaining 50 per cent of the amount of compensation lying in the fixed deposit. The said application has been disposed vide impugned order dated 7.5.2011 with a direction to release amount to the extent of 25 per cent each in cash against proper receipt and identification while the remaining amount has been ordered to be reinvested in the said fixed deposit for the same period. Hence, the present revision. Counsel for the petitioners has confined his argument to the release of remaining 50 per cent amount instead of 25 per cent as ordered, lying in fixed deposit only in the name of Surja Ram, petitioner No.1(father) as he is very old man and money is needed by him. In this back-drop, the revision petition is disposed of with a direction that only petitioner No.1, Surja Ram be paid the remaining 50 per cent amount lying C.R. No. 3628 of 2011 -2- in the fixed deposit instead of 25 per cent. The impugned order stands modified accordingly. May 30, 2011 ( ARVIND KUMAR ) JS JUDGE