Rajasthan High Court - Jodhpur
Bhanwar Lal Meghwal vs The Branch Manager, Canara Bank, ... on 26 March, 2021
Bench: Pushpendra Singh Bhati
HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE FOR RAJASTHAN AT
JODHPUR
S.B. Civil Writ Petition No. 5123/2021
Bhanwar Lal Meghwal S/o Akha Ram, Aged About 35 Years,
Meghwalo Ki Dhaniya, Vpo Sarunda, Tehsil Nokha, District
Bikaner
----Petitioner
Versus
The Branch Manager, Canara Bank, Bikaner, Branch Kote Gate,
Bikaner
----Respondent
For Petitioner(s) : Mr. Yuv Raj Sonel
For Respondent(s) :
HON'BLE DR. JUSTICE PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI
Order
26/03/2021
In wake of onslaught of COVID-19, abundant caution is being
taken while hearing the matters in Court.
The petitioner has preferred this writ petition under Article
226 & 227 of the Constitution of India for the following relief :-
"i) The impugned order dated 10.11.20220 annex.4 passed by the
Tribunal may kindly be ordered to be quashed and set aside.
ii) The respondents bank may kindly be directed the amount of the
F.D.R. may kindly be released to the petitioner."
Counsel for the petitioner makes a statement at Bar that
there is no appeal pending against the award dated 10.11.2020
passed by the learned Judge, Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,
Bikaner in MACT Claim Case No.345/2016.
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Counsel for the petitioner states that the matter is squarely
covered by the judgment rendered by this Hon'ble Court in the
matter of Salim Khan Vs. The Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd.
(S.B. Civil Writ Petition No.6611/2018) decided on
22.05.2018; which reads as follows :-
"By way of the instant writ petition, the petitioner claimant Salim
Khan has approached this court with a prayer for directing release of the
Fixed Deposit Receipt of Rs.2,14,020/- in his name lying with the Oriental
Bank of Commerce, Suratgarh, District Sri Ganganagar, which was
prepared in furtherance of the award dated 14.07.2015 passed by the
Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Suratgarh.
Facts in brief are that the petitioner's father Vinod Kumar passed
away in an accident on 09.05.2009. Upon a claim application being filed
by the claimants, learned Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, Suratgarh
awarded a compensation to the tune of Rs.23,70,320/- under the award
dated 14.07.2015. The Single Bench of this court in an appeal preferred
by the respondent modified the compensation amount to Rs.22,30,000/-. In
furtherance of the award, a Fixed Deposit Receipt No.1080044 (A/c
No.05423101000543) for a sum of Rs.2,14,020/- was prepared with the
Oriental Bank of Commerce, Suratgarh Branch in the name of the
petitioner. The petitioner upon gaining majority, filed an application
before the Tribunal for release of the aforesaid FDR for his domestic
needs and to repay the mortgage loan taken by his mother for buying their
house. Learned Tribunal dismissed the application filed by the petitioner
vide order dated 01.05.2018 (Annex.5). Hence, the petitioner has
preferred the instant writ petition with the above prayer.
Having heard and considered the submissions made by the
petitioner, present in person, and after going through the material
available on record, this court is of the firm opinion that the prayer made
by the petitioner is justified. The petitioner received the claim pursuant to
the death of his father and he needs the amount of compensation for
earning his domestic needs and to repay the house loan and thus, he
deserves the relief claimed for.
Thus, the writ petition deserves to be and is hereby allowed. The impugned
order dated 01.05.2018 (Annex.5) passed by the Motor Accident Claims Tribunal,
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Suratgarh is quashed. Learned Tribunal shall forthwith release the Fixed Deposit
Receipt No.1080044 (A/c No.05423101000543) for a sum of Rs.2,14,020/- lying
with the Oriental Bank of Commerce, Suratgarh Branch in the name of the
petitioner after ascertaining his identity. The amount so released shall be credited
into the petitioner's savings bank account."
After hearing learned counsel for the petitioner and perusing
precedent law, this Court deems it appropriate to order release
the FDR in favour of petitioner, for the reasons mentioned in the
petition.
Thus, in light of aforequoted judgment, the present writ
petition deserves to be allowed and it is hereby allowed. The
learned Tribunal shall forthwith release the FDR lying with the
Canara Bank, Bikaner in the name of petitioner after ascertaining
his identity. The amount so released shall be credited into
petitioner's saving bank account.
All pending applications stand disposed of accordingly.
(DR.PUSHPENDRA SINGH BHATI),J.
36-Sudheer/-
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