FAO No.1867 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1867 of 2011 Date of decision :08.11.2011 Mohan Lal ...Appellant Versus Baljit Singh and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.J.S. Cooner, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Ram Kumar Saini, Advocate, for the respondent Nos. 1 & 2, Mr.G.D.Gupta, Advocate, for respondent No.3. JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. (Oral) The instant appeal has been filed against the award dated 22.12.2010 passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala, (for short ‘MACT’), seeking enhancement of compensation. From the perusal of the award, it is made out that Rs. 1 lac has been awarded under various heads by the learned Tribunal. I have heard learned counsel for the parties and perused the record with their assistance. The compensation of Rs. 10,000/- awarded towards the head 'pain and suffering' is inadequate and as such, the compensation FAO No.1867 of 2011 2 awarded under this head is raised from Rs. 10,000/- to Rs.25,000/- and another Rs. 10,000/- is awarded under the heads ‘special diet, attendant & transportation', over and above the amount already awarded. Under all other heads, reasonable and adequate amount of compensation has been awarded. To that extent, the award passed by the learned Tribunal is maintained. Accordingly, this FAO is partly allowed and the award of the Tribunal is modified to the extent indicated above. The enhanced awarded amount of Rs. 25,000/- shall be payable within 45 days from the date of receipt of copy of this judgment. In case enhanced amount is not paid within stipulated period, it shall carry interest at the rate of 7.5% per annum from the date of filing of the appeal till its realisation. 08.11.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) tarunsahni JUDGE Note : Whether to be referred to Reporter ? Yes / No