IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.2089 of 2002 Date of decision: December 17, 2008 Naresh Kumar ... Appellant Versus Sukhdev Singh & others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present : Mr. N.L. Sammi, Advocate for the appellants. Mr. R.C. Kapoor, Advocate for the NIC Ltd. *** 1. Whether Reporters of Local Newspapers may be allowed to see the judgment? 2.To be referred to the Reporters or not? 3.3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? AJAY TEWARI, J.(Oral) This appeal has been filed against the order dated 01.02.2002 passed by the MACT, Chandigarh whereby the appellant was granted Rs.95,000/- on account of injuries having been received due to accident. The Tribunal granted him Rs.40,000/- on account of disability, Rs.15,000/- on account of medical expenses, Rs.15,000/- on account of loss of income and Rs.25,000/- on account of pains and suffering. In my opinion, considering the nature of the injuries loss of income of Rs.20,000/- should have been awarded. It may be mentioned that at one stage when the matter had come in Lok Adalat, the parties had agreed that Rs.10,000/- would be a fair FAO No.2089 of 2002 -2- increase. However later on it transpired that the Insurance Company had been granted the right of recovery and thus, the officer was not competent to compromise the matter. In these peculiar circumstances, I direct that the appellants would get the increased compensation i.e. Rs.5,000/- with 10% interest from the date of filing the petition till the date of payment. December 17, 2008 (AJAY TEWARI) sonia JUDGE