This writ petition is filed challenging the order dated

26.08.2022 passed in MVC No.135/2015 on the file of Motor

Accident Claims Tribunal, Vijayapur. The aforementioned

case was disposed of by judgment and award dated

11.01.2016.

The

Tribunal

awarded

a

compensation

of

`10,51,000/- in favour of petitioners No.1, 2 and 4 and

petitioner No.2 being the minor the compensation awarded in

her favour is ordered to be kept in the nationalized bank till she

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attained majority. The Annexure-B would reveal that on

27.04.2016 the amount of `4,61,967/- is kept in fixed deposit

in the name of petitioner No.2 - minor and same will mature on

27.04.2026 and the maturity value is `9,71,216/-.

The mother of the petitioner No.2 i.e., the petitioner

No.1 has filed an application to release the amount of

`4,61,967/- in favour of petitioner No.2. The said application is

rejected by the Tribunal. The petitioner No.2 claimed that the

money is required to set-up a tailoring shop. The Tribunal has

rejected the application on the premise that materials are not

placed to establish the claim made in the application.

This court has perused the records and material

placed before the Court.

This Court has also asked the petitioners to be

present before the Court and the petitioner No.2 was present

along with her mother. Both of them submitted that petiioner

No. is intending to buy a sewing machine to earn livelyhood.

Under the circumstance, this court deems it appropriate that

`75,000/- is to be released in favour of petitioner No.1 on

behalf of petitioner No.2 and the amount shall be released for

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the purpose of purchasing the sewing machine and the income

shall be used for the benefit fo the minor.

Accordingly, the writ petition is allowed in part.

Sd/-

JUDGE

GVP

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