In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh F.A.O. No. 5014 of 2008 Date of decision: September 07, 2009 Ravinder Kaur .. Appellant Vs. Devi Chand and others .. Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice A.N. Jindal Present: Mrs. Kiran Bala Jain, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sandeep Suri, Advocate for the Insurance Company. A.N. Jindal, J This appeal for enhancement is directed against the award dated 6.8.2008 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.1,10,000/- along with interest @ 9% per annum in favour of the appellant-claimant (herein referred as 'the claimant') on account of the injuries suffered by her. It has come on record that the claimant suffered multiple injuries on various parts of her body. She underwent plastic surgery and skin grafting to cover the raw area i.e. right lower arm and right upper forearm. She was operated upon. She spent Rs.80,000/- on the purchase of the medicines, but the Tribunal awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.1,10,000/-. Nothing was awarded to the claimant on account of future treatment, loss of income and expenses on attendant. The compensation also appears to be inadequate for the reasons that she had to undergo plastic surgery and skin grafting for which lot of money is to be spent. She was also awarded nothing on account of diminishing her beauty and marriage prospectus. No doubt, one cannot restore the beauty or her marriage prospectus, but she could be compensated adequately for the suffering she had undergone and the amount spent on skin grafting, plastic surgery and loss of income. As such, enhancement of compensation to the extent of Rs.1 lac would not be inadequate. F.A.O. No. 5014 of 2008 -2- *** Resultantly, this appeal is partly allowed. Now the claimant would receive a sum of Rs.1 lac over and above the award amount which would be paid by the company within 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of this order, failing which the company would be liable to pay interest at the same rate as awarded by the Tribunal. No order as to costs. September 07, 2009 (A.N. Jindal) deepak Judge