CR No.97 of 2010 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH CR No.97 of 2010 Decided on :22.01.2010 Chanda Devi ... Petitioner versus Joginder Singh & others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE AJAY TEWARI Present : Mr. Ashwani Arora, Advocate for the petitioner. Mr.Pardeep Goyal, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** 1.Whether Reporters of local newspapers 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? AJAY TEWARI, J. (ORAL) This petition has been filed against order dated 08.12.2009 passed by MACT, Chandigarh whereby the application of the petitioner for the release of the compensation amount which has been ordered to be deposited in her name for a period of 15 years, has been dismissed. As per the application moved before the ld. Motor Accident Claim Tribunal, 13 years out of 15 years have already elapsed and since she is suffering from Bronchial Asthama, she needs the money in her old age for medicines. This application has been rejected by the Tribunal with the observation that sometimes old people do not really understand what is in their best interest and that if the amount is released to the petitioner, CR No.97 of 2010 -2- it may be taken away from her custody and then she would be left without any source of income. Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued that even though the petitioner had not objected to the initial order by which the compensation amount was deposited yet such a course is normally undertaken for minors and persons who do not understand their interest. The petitioner is no doubt 65 years old yet she understands that what is in her interest. Learned counsel for the respondent no.3 is not in a position to deny the fact that the petitioner is a major and can be reasonably be said to be aware of her self interest. In my opinion, even though the order of the Tribunal is actuated by noble motives yet, after a point it is not the province of the court to micro-manage the financial affairs of the appellant. In these circumstances, this petition is allowed. The compensation amount deposited in the name of the petitioner be released forthwith. January 22, 2010 (AJAY TEWARI) sonia JUDGE