FAO No. 806 of 1993 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 806 of 1993 Date of decision February 25, 2011 Bharti Devi and others ....... Appellant Versus TaraSingh and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Mr. Jagdish Manchanda, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Vivek Singal , Advocate for the respondent Nos.3. None for respondent Nos. 1,2,4 and 5. **** 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 filed by the appellant against an order of summary rejection of the petition for compensation for damage to the Maruti Van in a motor accident. Learned counsel for the appellant points out that the case had been referred to Lok Adalat when the matter was still pending before the Motor Accident Tribunal, on the absence of the party for one time, it was summarily rejected. Learned counsel relies on a statement of a motor mechanic given to the police that the vehicle who had been completely damaged and it was unfit to being driven or to be put in a working condition. I cannot undertake an adjudication on the quantum of FAO No. 806 of 1993 2 compensation when no evidence was being placed on the file of the Tribunal. I set aside the order of the Tribunal and remit the matter to the Tribunal for consideration and for disposal in accordance with law. The Tribunal may consider the fact that the case relates to an accident that occurred in the year 1991 and accord to it priority for disposal. 2. Parties shall appear before the Tribunal at Kurukshetra on 26.3.2011. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE February 25 , 2011 archana