IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. F.A.O. No. 816 of 1991 Date of Decision: 11.12.2008 Ramesh Kumar and others. ....... Appellants through Shri Pritam Saini, Advocate. Versus Union of India and another. ....... Respondents through Nemo. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE MAHESH GROVER .... 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? .... Mahesh Grover,J. This is an appeal directed against common judgment/ award dated 16.2.1991 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala (for short, `the Tribunal') in Claim Petition Nos. 37 and 38 of 4.4.1988. After hearing the learned counsel for the appellants, I do not find any ground to interfere with the impugned award in so far as the appellants are concerned. In a road accident which took place on 20.12.1987, Ramesh Kumar (since deceased) and Ravinder Singh suffered multiple injuries. Both of them filed claim petitions for grant of compensation. During the pendency of the proceedings, Ramesh Kumar died on 28.9.1990. The appellants were impleaded as his legal representatives. However, the F.A.O. No. 816 of 1991 .... -2- Tribunal, vide the impugned award, dismissed the claim petition. Admittedly, the appellants are brother and sister of deceased- Ramesh Kumar. They failed to prove that the death was related to the accident. In view of this, since the claim was for the injuries suffered by Ramesh Kumar in the accident in question, the same did not survive after his death. Accordingly, this appeal is devoid of any merit and is dismissed. December 11,2008 ( Mahesh Grover ) “SCM” Judge