FAO No.3106 of 2010 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.3106 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision : 09.08.2011 Dharam Singh .......Appellant Versus Sandeep and others .......Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr. Sumit Sangwan, Advocate, for the appellant. Ms. Madhu Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5-Insurance Company. **** JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (ORAL) CM No.15217-CII of 2010 No reply to the C.M. for condonation of delay has been filed. For the reasons stated in the CM application, the delay of 622 days in filing the appeal is condoned subject to all just exceptions. FAO No.3106 of 2010 By way of present appeal, the appellant-claimant, Dharam Singh, has sought enhancement of the amount of compensation awarded to him by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Bhiwani, (for short, ‘the Tribunal’) vide Award dated 08.04.2008. 1 FAO No.3106 of 2010 I have heard the learned counsel for the parties and re- scanned the entire material on record. It is proved that due to the accident, which took place on 22.09.2005, the appellant suffered multiple injuries, including the fracture of leg. He remained hospitalized and was discharged on 05.10.2005. The learned Tribunal has awarded an amount of `25,000/- under the head of ‘pain and suffering’, which keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the present case, appears to be on the lower side. Accordingly, another amount of ` 15,000/- is awarded over and above the amount already granted under this head. The award against the other heads is just and adequate. If the enhanced amount of ` 15,000/-, is not paid within 45 days, the appellants shall be entitled to interest at the rate of 6% p.a. from the date of filing the appeal till its payment. Accordingly, the present appeal is partly allowed and the award of the learned Tribunal is modified to the extent indicated above. ( JITENDRA CHAUHAN ) 09.08.2011 JUDGE atulsethi Note: Whether to be referred to reporter ? Yes/No 2