FAO NO.2468 of 2011 1 IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB & HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO NO.2468 of 2011 Date of decision:18.10.2011 Gursewak Singh ...Appellant Versus Mohinder Pal and others ...Respondent(s) CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.Deepak Aggarwal, Advocate, for the appellant. Mr.Vinod Mahendru, Advocate and Mr.Ashok Singla, Advocate, for respondent No.2. Mr.Suvir Dewan, Advocate, for respondent No.3. -.- JITENDRA CHAUHAN, J. Heard. The only point raised by the learned counsel for the appellant is that the amount of compensation awarded by the learned Tribunal is inadequate. In the claim petition, the claimants, who are parents of the deceased son, averred that on 5.10.2008, they alongwith their son, namely, Balkaran Singh, aged about one year were coming on a motorcycle, which was driven by the claimant-appellant. The motorcycle met with an accident with a car bearing registration No.PB-10CG-7712, (for short `the offending vehicle) which was driven by Mohinder Pal-respondent No.1. As a result of the said accident, the claimants suffered multiple injuries while their son Balkaran Singh died at the spot. The learned Tribunal after considering the FAO NO.2468 of 2011 2 evidence on record and hearing the parties, awarded a sum of `2,25,000/- to the claimants. From the perusal of award, it is made out that at the time of accident, age of the deceased was about one year. Both the claimants are young and the loss of a child in a sudden accident is indeed a great shock causing acute pain and agony to the parents. Keeping in view the facts and circumstances of the case, this Court deems it fit to grant an additional amount of `20,000/- towards love and affection which would meet the ends of justice. The enhanced amount shall be paid within 45 days from the date of receipt of a copy of this judgment, failing which, the same shall carry interest @ 7.5% per annum from the date of filing the present appeal till it is paid. In view of the above, the present appeal is partly allowed and the impugned award is modified to the extent indicated above. 18.10.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) Mks JUDGE