CR No. 8035 of 2011 (O&M) IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. CR No. 8035 of 2011 (O&M) Date of decision:- 23.12.2011 Jaswant Kaur ....Petitioner Vs. The Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N. JINDAL ****** Present:- Mr. Ashwani Arora, Advocate, for the petitioner. A.N. JINDAL, J (ORAL) The petitioner has invoked the provisions of Article 227 of the Constitution of India for issuance of direction to the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Chandigarh and State Bank of Patiala, District Courts Branch, Sector-17, Chandigarh, to release the share of the petitioner out of the amount of compensation, awarded by the Tribunal. Learned counsel for the petitioner has urged that the Bank is not releasing the amount deposited in the shape of fixed deposit receipt, keeping in view the judgment dated 08.09.2006 passed by the Tribunal, whereby it has been directed that the amount of ` 3,85,000/- along with interest accrued thereupon would be deposited in the name of the claimant in a bank account in a fixed deposit receipt, initially for a period of five years to be renewed under the orders of the Tribunal from time to time. CR No. 8035 of 2011 (O&M) The aforesaid order clearly indicates that the Tribunal has to apply its mind for renewal of the fixed deposit receipt after five years. Such order has not been passed for an indefinite period. The amount of compensation is not the amount belonging to the State, but it vested with the applicant for his use. However, the Court was to safeguard his interest and such amount cannot be kept in custody of the Court for an indefinite period. As such, the clause in the judgment passed by the Tribunal directs the Court to apply its mind and see, if the money is going into the safe hands. Resultantly, this petition is disposed of with liberty to the petitioner to move an appropriate application before the Tribunal for releasing the amount of compensation. (A.N.JINDAL) December 23, 2011 JUDGE ajp