FAO No.944 of 1987 -1- IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.944 of 1987 DATE OF DECISION: January 6, 2011 VINOD KUMAR ...APPELLANT VERSUS ANIL KUMAR SARIN AND ANOTHER ...RESPONDENTS CORAM: HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.KANNAN. 1. Whether reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgement. No 2. To be referred to the reporters or not? No 3. Whether the judgement should be reported in the digest? No ---- PRESENT: MR. RAJNISH NARULA, ADVOCATE FOR MR. PRITAM SAINI, ADVOCATE FOR THE APPELLANT. NONE FOR THE RESPONDENTS. K.KANNAN, J.(ORAL) 1. The appeal is for enhancement of compensation for the death of a 50 years old person. The claim was lodged at the instance of the appellant on the ground that he was the adopted son. The Tribunal held that he was the adopted son and granted compensation by taking the contribution to the family at `150/- and adopted a multiplier of 10. The evidence was that he was earning `350/- as Chowkidar and earning `500/- by agricultural operations. The claimant, at the time when the application was filed, was still a minor and therefore, wholly dependent on the deceased. I take the income of the deceased at `850/- and take the benefit that has accrued to the son as 2/3rd of the same. I would adopt a multiplier of 13 and hold the loss of dependency at `88,400/-. I would provide for an additional amount of FAO No.944 of 1987 -2- `2500/- as funeral expenses and another `2000/- towards loss of estate. The amount payable shall be `92,900/- shall be rounded of to `93,000/-. The amount in excess of what has been awarded by the Tribunal will bear interest @ 6% from the date of petition till the date of payment. 2. The appeal is allowed to the above extent. January 6, 2011 (K.KANNAN) Gulati JUDGE