This contention of the counsel for the appellant cannot be
accepted in the light of the judgment of the Supreme Court in the
case of State of Punjab and others vs. Bhajan Kaur and others,
2008 AIR (SC) 2276 and Pepsu Road Transport Corporation
Patiala vs. Kulwant Kaur and others, 2009(4) SCC 32, wherein it
has been held that Section 140 of the 1988 Act was amended on
14.11.1994 and the said amendment would be prospective and not
retrospective. That being so, enhancement of compensation, as
prayed for under the 'no fault liability' clause as provided under
Section 140 of the 1988 Act, cannot be granted as the accident took
place on 14.05.1989, which is prior to the date of amendment
brought about in Section 140 of the 1988 Act.