FAO No.5346 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.5346 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 22.07.2011 Rajbir Sharma .......Appellant Versus Raju and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Arvind Kumar, Advocate, for Mr. Balkar Singh, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. R.S. Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.3. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) By way of the present appeal, the appellant-claimant, Rajbir Shama, has challenged the Award dated 16.03.2010, passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Sonepat, (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) seeking enhancement of the compensation amount awarded to him. I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and perused the Award. It is proved that due to the accident, the appellant suffered right arm fracture among other injuries and remained 1 FAO No.5346 of 2010 admitted in the hospital for 10 days. He also suffered temporary disability to the extent of 20%. The learned Tribunal has awarded ` 5,000/- on account of pain and suffering, which appears to be on the lower side. Moreover, nothing has been awarded under the Head : Transportation and Special Diet. Keeping in view the nature of injuries, extent of the disability and the period spent in the hospital, the compensation against the heads, pain and suffering, transportation and special diet, is not adequate. Therefore, I am inclined to award a consolidated amount of ` 10,000/- over and above granted by the learned Tribunal. Accordingly, the present appeal is partly allowed, the Award of the Tribunal is modified to the extent indicated above. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 22.07.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2