FAO No. 4858 of 2009 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No. 4858 of 2009 (O&M) Date of decision : 19.4.2010 ... Rattan Kaur and another ................Appellants vs. Jaswinder Singh and others .................Respondents Coram: Hon'ble Mr. Justice K.C. Puri Present: Sh. J.S. Thind, Advocate for the appellants Ms. Vandana Malhotra, Advocate for respondent No.3 – Insurance company. ... K.C. Puri, J. (Oral) The claimants in the present appeal are parents of the deceased Simranjit Singh @ Simma, aged 21 years, who was self employed as television mechanic. Learned Tribunal after adjudication, accepted the claim petition and allowed a sum of Rs.1,80,000/- as compensation. The income of the deceased was taken as Rs.3,000/- per month and dependency was taken as Rs.1,500/- per month. The multiplier of 10 has been applied by the Tribunal. So, far as income of the deceased is concerned, that does not FAO No. 4858 of 2009 -2- call for any interference. However, in view of authority reported as Smt. Sarla Verma and others vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 77, the multiplier applicable at the age group of 46 to 50, in which the claimants fall, is 13. So, the Tribunal should have applied the multiplier of 13. So, in this manner, by applying the multiplier of 13, the claimants are held entitled to claim Rs.54,000/- more in addition to the amount awarded by the Tribunal ( 1500 X 12 X 3 ). The claimants have also not been allowed any amount in respect of funeral expenses, transportation charges etc. So, another sum of Rs.10,000/- stands allowed on that account. In this manner, the claimants are held entitled to claim Rs.64,000/- more in addition to the amount awarded by the Tribunal. The said enhanced amount shall also carry interest @ 7% per annum from the date of appeal till payment. The liability to pay the said enhanced amount shall be the same as awarded by the Tribunal. The enhanced amount shall be paid to the claimants within two months. The appeal stands disposed of. ( K.C. Puri ) 19.4.2010 Judge chugh