FAO No.1127 of 2009 -1- IN THE PUNJAB AND HARYANA HIGH COURT AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.1127 of 2009 Date of decision : 27.3.2009 Ramratti @ Murti Devi and others ..Appellants. Vs. Union of India ..Respondent. CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Mr.Somesh Gupta, Advocate for Mr.Naveen Bindal, Advocate for the appellants. Mr.Jagdish Marwaha, Advocate for the respondent. RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J.(ORAL) The only prayer made by counsel for the appellants is with regard to modification of award of Tribunal for the purpose of release of the amount of compensation which has been ordered to be deposited for a period of three years in fixed deposit even though the claimants are major/adults. In this regard, learned counsel for the appellants relied upon decision of the Apex Court in the case of H.S.Ahammed Hussain Vs. Irfan Ahammed 2002(3) RCR (Civil) 563 and Asraf Vs. Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon and others (2007-3) PLR 692 to contend that in case compensation is awarded to an adult/major, the Tribunal cannot order for its deposit in Fixed Deposit in a Nationalised Bank as FAO No.1127 of 2009 -2- compensation has to be paid to the claimants immediately in cash. Learned counsel for the respondent, however, could not dispute the proposition of law laid down in the aforesaid judgments. After hearing the counsel for the parties and keeping in view the decision of the Apex Court as well as of this court in case of H.S.Ahammed Hussain Vs. Irfan Ahammed (supra) and Asraf Vs. Motor Accidents Claims Tribunal, Gurgaon and others (supra), the present appeal is allowed. Award of the Tribunal is hereby modified. It is directed that amount of compensation awarded to the claimants who are adults, shall be paid to him/them in cash forthwith. (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) 27.3.2009 JUDGE Meenu