IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CR NO.1050/2009 Date of Decision:9.3.2009. Varun Grover ..........Petitioner. Versus Sat Pal and another ..........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JASWANT SINGH. Present: Mr. Surinder Singh Walia,Advocate for the petitioner. JASWANT SINGH,J(Oral). Present revision petition under Article 227 of the Constitution of India has been filed by the petitioner for setting aside the order dated 16.1.2009 (Annexure P/1) passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Karnal (hereinafter referred to as the Tribunal), whereby the request of the petitioner for withdrawing the remaining amount of compensation, lying deposited in his name in the FDRs with Oriental Bank of Commerce, Karnal, has been declined. It is apparent from the record that the petitioner had been awarded a sum of Rs.2,72,612/- alongwith interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the claim petition till realisation of the amount, by the learned Tribunal vide award dated 15.10.2007 on account of injuries suffered by him in a motor vehicular accident. Out of the said amount of Rs.2,72,612/- deposited in the Court, half of the amount was ordered to be released in cash to the petitioner while the remaining amount of Rs.1,36,306/- has been ordered to CR NO.1050/2009 2 be deposited in the shape of FDRs with Oriental Bank of Commerce, Karnal. Since the petitioner required the remaining amount urgently, for the purpose of marriage of his younger brother, he moved an application for withdrawing the remaining 50% amount, which request has been declined by the learned Tribunal vide impugned order dated 16.1.2009 (Annexure P/1). It is case of the petitioner that he is 29 years of age and needs to contribute some funds towards the marriage of his younger brother. Reliance has been placed upon H.S.Ahammed Hussain v. Irfan Ahammed, 2002(34) RCR (Civil) 563. The Hon'ble Supreme Court in H.S.Ahammed Hussain's case (supra) has observed that deposit of compensation in Fixed Deposit Schemes is not proper in the case of adults and if invested in Fixed Deposit, it has to be withdrawn prematurely. In view of the aforesaid facts of the case and the legal position, this revision petition is allowed and the impugned order dated 16.1.2009(Annexure P1) passed by the learned Tribunal is quashed and the remaining amount of compensation lying deposited in the FDRs alongwith interest is directed to be released to be petitioner-claimant. Disposed of. 9.3.2009. (Jaswant Singh) joshi Judge