FAO No.1248 of 1991 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1248 of 1991 Date of Decision. 21.01.2011 United India Insurance Co. Ltd., through the Deputy Manager, Madhya Marg, Sector 8, Chandigarh ......Appellant Versus Manjit Singh son of Shri Kukam Singh and others .....Respondents Present: Mr. Paul S. Saini, Advocate for the appellant. Ms. Sukhpreet Kaur, Advocate for respondent Nos.1 and 2. None for respondent No.3. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal by the insurance company is on the ground that the claim has been awarded in favour of the brother and sister, who are major and settled and they were not entitled to make any claim. The entitlement of prosecution in a case before the Tribunal is possible not merely to legal representative which is a larger expression than for the expression legal heir. The issue of dependence is one of the criteria but a leal heir who is not a dependent would also be entitled to make a claim. In this case, the deceased was a bachelor and the claim was made at the instance of the brother and sister, who were 43 and 53 FAO No.1248 of 1991 -2- years respectively. Even if they are not dependents they are entitled to pursue the case as a legal heir also in case where the parents are also dead and a brother and sister could have been heirs. 2. I find no justification to assail the award passed in favour of the claimants. 3. The appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE January 21, 2011 Pankaj*