In the High Court of Punjab & Haryana at Chandigarh FAO No. 218 of 1990 (O&M) The New India Assurance Company Limited .... Appellant vs Harjant Singh alias Harjit Singh and others .... Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice Rajesh Bindal Present: Mr. Neeraj Khanna, Advocate, for the appellant. Rajesh Bindal J. The Insurance company is in appeal before this Court challenging the award passed by Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gurdaspur (for short, `the Tribunal'), whereby a sum of Rs. 12,000/- has been awarded to the claimant/respondent no. 1. Briefly, the facts are that on 8.2.1988 at about 2 p.m, Harjant Singh alias Harjit Singh claimant was travelling on the top of the bus bearing registration no. PAB-153 belonging to the New Midh Bhabra Transport company. When the bus reached near the bus stop of Village Sohal, the driver of the bus, rashly and negligently, turn the bus to the extreme left of the road. As a result of which, the claimant was hit against the branch of shishem tree and fell down. He suffered injuries and taken to Civil Hospital, Gurdaspur. The claim petition filed by him was allowed by the learned Tribunal. He was granted a sum of Rs. 18,000/- as compensation. However, after deducting 1/3rd for contributory negligence, he was granted a sum of Rs. 12,000/-. It is this award which is impugned in the present appeal. Learned counsel for the insurance company submitted that the claimant was sitting on the roof of the bus and, therefore, the insurance company is not liable to pay the compensation. Heard learned counsel for the appellant and perused the paper-book. A perusal of the impunged award shows that compensation granted by the learned Tribunal to the claimanat is just Rs. 12,000/-. Without going into the merits of the controversy, the present appeal is dismissed merely on account of smallness of amount involved. 10.5.2010 ( Rajesh Bindal) vs Judge