Petition No.279/1999 awarded compensation of 1,50,000/Dirhams, which is equivalent to 17,79,000/- as on 1999, to the₹ legal heirs of the deceased. On 29.10.1999 the respondent wrote to the appellants to initiate necessary action for obtaining the amount which was deposited in the Court. That was replied by the appellants by letter dated 16.12.1999 requesting for legal heirship certificate and also for a Power of Attorney. These documents were sent to them on 21.03.2000 and thereupon the appellants replied on 27.03.2000 requesting for translated and duly attested copies of certain documents. These documents were made available by the respondent by letter dated 07.08.2001. Appellants submitted the documents to the Court on 15.10.2001, when they were informed that on the basis of a Power of Attorney produced, the amount was released to one Mr.Jaswinder Singh Bangar on 26.02.2001. It is in this background the writ petition was filed, which was disposed of by the learned Single Judge finding that there was negligence on the part of the appellants and it was because of their negligent attitude, the amount happened to be released to another person.
