IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.166 of 2001 (O&M) Date of decision: 24th May, 2010 Karamjit Kaur and others … Appellants Versus Satnam Singh and others … Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA Present: Mr. N.C. Kinra, Advocate for the appellants. None for the respondents. KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA, J. (ORAL) Gurnek Singh died in an accident. His legal representatives instituted a claim petition before the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Ambala (hereinafter referred to as, ‘the Tribunal’), which vide its impugned judgment dated 30th September, 1999 held the claimant- appellants entitled to a compensation of Rs.5,52,000/-. Present appeal was filed with a prayer for enhancement of the amount of compensation. During the course of arguments, Mr.N.C. Kinra, Advocate appearing for the appellants, has submitted that he is satisfied with the award so far as the determination of quantum of compensation is concerned. However, he has prayed that the Tribunal had not awarded Rs.5000/- as transportation charges, as it failed to consider the fact that the dead-body of Gurnek Singh was transported FAO No.166 of 2001 from Ambala Cantt to his native village in Kharar Tehsil falling within District Ropar in the State of Punjab. I find merit in the submission made by counsel for the appellants. Accordingly, Rs.5000/- over and above the compensation already awarded by the Tribunal, is awarded in favour of the claimant- applicants towards transportation charges of the dead-body. Needless to say, the appellants shall also be entitled to interest at the rate of 9 percent per annum on the amount of transportation above awarded from the date of filing the claim petition till realization of the same. With the observations made above, present appeal is disposed of. [KANWALJIT SINGH AHLUWALIA] JUDGE May 24, 2010 rps 2