FAO No.957 of 2001 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. FAO No.957 of 2001 Date of decision: January 07, 2009 Smt. Kartar Kaur Grewal ...Appellant Versus Shri Mahabir Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAJAN GUPTA Present: Mr. Ashish Aggarwal, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr. Kulvir Narwal, Addl. A.G. Haryana for respondents No.2 & 3. Rajan Gupta, J. This is an appeal preferred by the appellant against the award of Motor Accident Claims Tribunal whereby an award of Rs.20,000/- was made in respect of damage to the car belonging to the appellant in an accident which took place on 17.6.1998. Learned counsel for the appellant has assailed the award on the ground that her car had suffered major damage on account of rash and negligent driving of the bus belonging to Haryana Roadways. However, the Tribunal had granted very minimal compensation. A perusal of the record shows that the appellant herself did not step into the witness-box. Her General Power of Attorney, who stepped into the witness-box as PW2, deposed that he had spent a sum of Rs.22,000/- on repair of the car. The Tribunal thus granted a sum of Rs.20,000/- as compensation with interest @ 12% per annum from the FAO No.957 of 2001 2 date of filing the petition till realization. I, therefore, find that there is no ground to enhance the compensation already granted by the Tribunal. The report of the surveyor which the appellant has relied upon, is of no consequence. Neither the surveyor stepped into the witness-box nor any corroborative evidence was produced. On the other hand, PW2 GPA of the claimant himself admitted that he had spent Rs.22,000/- on repair of the car. Thus, the Tribunal awarded compensation to the extent of Rs.20,000/- with interest @ 12% per annum. The appeal is devoid of any merit. The same is hereby dismissed with no order as to costs. (RAJAN GUPTA) JUDGE January 07, 2009 'rajpal'