FAO No.3813 of 2011 (O&M) -1- IN THE HIGH COURT FOR THE STATES OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.3813 of 2011 (O&M) Date of Decision. 30.05.2011 Himachal Road Transport Corporation through its Managing Director, Challi, Shimla. ......Appellant Versus Gurjeet Kaur wife of Sh. Surjit Singh Nahan and others.....Respondents Present: Mr. Arun Sood, Advocate for the appellant. CORAM:HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN 1. Whether Reporters of local papers may be allowed to see the judgment ? No. 2. To be referred to the Reporters or not ? No. 3. Whether the judgment should be reported in the Digest? No. -.- K. KANNAN J.(ORAL) 1. Delay in filing the appeal is condoned. 2. The appeal is by the Transport Corporation against the award of compensation made for death of a student, who had completed his B.Tech and he was undergoing Masters in Business Administration. The counsel for the claimants relied on a judgment of the High Court reported in Oriental Insurance Co. Ltd. Vs. Deo Patodi and others 2009 ACJ 2359 that had taken the possible income of the deceased at Rs.25,000/- per month. However, the Tribunal had taken Rs.15,000/- per month as the income, which he would have earned on completion of his course and provided for 50% contribution to the parents. Against the contention made by the claimants over application of a multiplier dependent on the age of the deceased, the Tribunal referred to decisions of the Hon'ble Supreme Court and held that the appropriate FAO No.3813 of 2011 (O&M) -2- multiplier would have to be dependent only on the age of the parents and applied a multiplier of 10 while determining the compensation. I do not find that the compensation assessed is in error of any principle of law. I find that the Tribunal has been very modest in its assessment and I find no reason for interfering the same. 3. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K. KANNAN) JUDGE May 30, 2011 Pankaj*