CWP No.4790 of 2009 [1] IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH. C. W. P. No. 4790 of 2009 Date of Decision: 13 - 10 - 2009 Mangal Singh ....Petitioner v. Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Yamuna Nagar ....Respondents at Jagadhri and others CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA *** Present: Mr.Diwan S. Adlakha, Advocate for the petitioner. None for the respondents. *** KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Kuldeep Kaur - wife of the petitioner died in an accident. A claim petition was filed on behalf of the petitioner and his three minor sons. Claim petition was referred by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal to Lok Adalat (Samadhan 2008). As per award of the Lok Adalat, the Insurance Company had to pay Rs.5 lacs to the petitioner and his children. In the award so pronounced by the Lok Adalat, it was ordered that the amount to which the petitioner is entitled to, shall be kept in the FDR for three years. Petitioner has prayed for modification of the order to the extent that at least the amount to which the petitioner is entitled to, be paid to him immediately so that his day to day needs are taken care of. Notice of motion was issued. CWP No.4790 of 2009 [2] No body has caused appearance for the respondents, therefore, they are proceeded ex parte. Claim petition was filed by the petitioner and his three sons, namely, Paramjit Singh, aged 17 years, Saravjit Singh, aged 15 years and Amardeep Singh, aged 13 years. Amount of Rs.5 lacs was awarded to them. As per the award, the petitioner is entitled to Rs.1,25,000/-. Taking into consideration, the hardship suffered by the petitioner, order of the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal/Lok Adalat is modified. It is ordered that amount of Rs.1,25,000/- being share of the petitioner kept in the FDR in State Bank of Patiala, Mini Secretariat, Jagadhri bearing Account No.65050460748 be released to the petitioner. With these observations, the present writ petition is disposed of. ( KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA ) October 13, 2009. JUDGE RC