IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.4821 of 2009 (O&M) Decided on : 02.12.2010 United India Insurance Company Ltd. ... Appellant versus Smt. Lakhi Soren and others ... Respondents CORAM : HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE RAKESH KUMAR JAIN Present : Mr. Vikas Mohan Gupta, Advocate with Ms. Sonal Datta, Advocate for the appellant. Mr. Sandeep Kotla, Advocate for respondent No.3. **** 1. To be referred to the reporters or not? 2. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? *** RAKESH KUMAR JAIN, J.(Oral) This order shall dispose of FAO Nos.4820 and 4821 of 2009 as there involves a common question of law in both the appeals. In both the appeals, a common argument has been raised by the learned counsel for the appellant that the amount of interest has been wrongly ordered to be given after one month from the date of accident and not from the date of adjudication. In this regard, he has relied upon a decision of Hon'ble Supreme Court in National Insurance Co. Ltd. vs. Mubasir Ahmed and another, (2007) 2 Supreme Court Cases 349. On the other hand, learned counsel for the respondent has submitted that the aforesaid judgment has been held to be per incuriam by a Single Bench of this Court which relying upon the judgment of larger bench of Supreme Court, where four judges have held in the case of Pratap Narain Singh Deo vs. Srinivas Sabata and another, 1976 SCC(1) 289 that the component of interest shall accrue after one FAO No.4821 of 2009 (O&M) -2- month of the date of accident and not from the date of adjudication. In view of the above, I do not find any merit in this appeal as no substantial question of law is involved. Dismissed. December 02, 2010 (RAKESH KUMAR JAIN) sonia JUDGE