In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh CWP No. 6964 of 2008 Date of decision: 29.4.2008 National Insurance Company Ltd. ......Petitioner Versus Ravi Kumar .......Respondent CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE M.M.KUMAR HON'BLE MRS. JUSTICE SABINA Present: Mr.R.C.Gupta, Advocate, for the petitioner. **** JUDGMENT M.M.KUMAR, J. The instant petition is directed against the order dated 24.9.2007 (Annexure P-4) passed by Permanent Lok Adalat (Public Utility Services) Patiala awarding the consumer-respondent a sum of Rs.1.25 lacs under Section 22-C (8) of the Legal Services Authorities Act. A sum of Rs. One lac has been awarded on account of loss of sight of one eye and Rs. 25,000/- on account of interest on delayed payment/harassment and inconvenience caused to the consumer- respondent. Costs have been imposed on the petitioner-company with a direction to make the payment at the earliest or in any case within a period of two months. We have heard the learned counsel at some length and find that there is no legal infirmity warranting interference of this Court CWP No. 6964 of 2008 -2- because the consumer-respondent is stated to have suffered disability by almost loosing his one eye. For the complete loss of vision of the right eye, Rs.One lac has been awarded which by no standard can be considered to be excessive. Another sum of Rs. 25,000/- has been awarded for harassment/ inconvenience or interest etc. There is, thus, no merit in this petition and the same is hereby dismissed. (M.M.KUMAR) JUDGE (SABINA) April 29, 2008 JUDGE anita