IN THE HIGH COURT OF HIMACHAL PRADESH SHIMLA CMPMO No. 109 of 2008 Date of Decision: 19.5.2008 Smt. Pammi …Petitioner Versus. Darshan Singh & ors. .. Respondents Coram: The Hon’ble Mr. Justice Deepak Gupta, Judge. Whether approved for Reporting? For the Petitioner(s): Mr. Anuj Gupta, Advocate. For the Respondent(s): Deepak Gupta, J. (Oral). This petition is directed against the order dated 3.1.2008 passed by the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Solan in Civil Misc. Application No. 490-s/6 of 2007, whereby he has only partly allowed the application filed by the petitioner for release of the amount. The petitioner filed a petition for grant of compensation in respect of the death of her husband who died in a motor vehicle accident. The learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal passed an award on 12.1.2006 whereby it awarded a sum of Rs. 4, 52,000/- along with - 2 - interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum. The petitioner thereafter moved an application for release of the amount and the learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal directed that a sum of Rs.1 lac be released to her. This amount was released to her on 24.10.2006. On the very next day, the petitioner filed another application praying for release of the entire amount. The learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal vide the impugned award has directed that an amount over and above Rs.3 lacs be remitted to the applicant through her Savings Bank Account. This order is under challenge. As pointed out above a sum of Rs. 4.52,000/- with 7.5% interest was awarded to the petitioner. The interest for about more than two years would itself work out to Rs. 75,000/- p.a. Therefore, till now more than Rs. 2.5 lacs have been ordered to be released to the petitioner. There is no justification whatsoever for release of any further amount in favour of the petitioner. The learned Motor Accident Claims has also directed that the petitioner shall be entitled to monthly interest on the balance amount. This will meet her day to day requirements. I find no justification to release any further amount in favour of the petitioner. The balance amount shall be kept in fixed deposit for a period 5 five - 3 - years and only the interest accruing thereon shall be paid to the petitioner. In view of the above discussion, the petition is rejected. May 19, 2008 ( Deepak Gupta ),J. s.