In the High Court of Punjab and Haryana at Chandigarh Civil Revision No.7461 of 2010 (O&M) Date of Decision: December 07, 2010 Sh. Dammar Singh @ Damar Singh and others ---Petitioners versus Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, SAS Nagar and others ---Respondents Coram: HONBLE MR. JUSTICE GURDEV SINGH *** Present: Mr.Sanjeev Patial, Advocate, for the petitioners *** GURDEV SINGH, J. Heard. This civil revision under Article 227 of the Constitution of India is directed against the order dated 20.10.2010 passed by MACT, SAS Nagar Mohali, vide which the compensation awarded to the petitioners, vide Award dated 6.5.2010, was ordered to be disbursed on their furnishing surety bond in double of the amount, so awarded, in order to compensate the better claimants, if found in future. The claim petition was filed by the petitioners, being the husband and children of Nanu Ram-deceased and they pleaded before MACT that they were the legal heirs and were dependents of the deceased and after recording the finding to that effect, along with the findings on the Civil Revision No.7461 of 2010 (O&M) -2- other issues, they were awarded compensation of ` 3,75,000/- along with interest at the rate of 8% per annum. No condition was imposed while passing the award, that amount of award shall be paid to the claimants on their furnishing of such a surety bond. Such a condition could not have been imposed while disbursing the amount of award to the petitioners. The revision petition is hereby accepted. The condition imposed, vide the impugned order for furnishing surety bond in double the amount of award, is set aside and the amount of award is ordered to be disbursed to the claimants in accordance with the instructions issued by the Apex Court from time to time while deciding the cases under the MACT including General Manager, Kerala State Road Transport Corporation v. Susamma Thomas [1994(2)SCC 176, regarding the deposit of compensation awarded to the minors in some nationalized bank during the period of their minority. (GURDEV SINGH) JUDGE December 07, 2010 PARAMJIT