FAO No. 382 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA, CHANDIGARH FAO No. 382 of 2011 Date of decision April 18, 2011 Ravi ....... Appellant Versus Balbir and others ........Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN Present:- Ms. Shivani Verma , Advocate with Mr. Mani Ram Verma, Advocate for the appellant. **** 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 for enhancement of claim for compensation for injuries suffered in a motor accident. The Tribunal has assessed the compensation providing for `12,000/- for hospitalization, `23,000/- for medical expenses, `50,000/- for disability caused, `2,000/- for transportation and `10,000/- for pain and suffering. The claimant was a student and the fracture was said to have resulted in impairment in movement of his knee and he had superficial complications and had inability to walk and sit cross legged. Learned counsel appearing for the appellant vehemently argues that right through his life he will have difficulty to walk. A fracture that has united with superficial complications cannot result in gloomy future for a young student aged 20 years in the manner FAO No. 382 of 2011 2 projected by the counsel. The Tribunal has made a reasonably adequate compensation of `50,000/- for the disability caused which I would understand as going towards loss of amenities in life. The over all compensation determined by the Tribunal addresses all the heads of claim which would require to be addressed. 2. I find no scope for enhancement of compensation. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE April 18 , 2011 archana