FAO No.6153 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.6153 of 2010 Date of decision:25.07.2011 Smt. Sunita and others ...Appellants Versus Naresh Kumar and others ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: Mr.Ashit Malik, Advocate, for the appellants. Ms.Lovejinder Kaur, Advocate, for the Insurance Company. Mr.Kunal Garg, AAG, Haryana, -.- Jitendra Chauhan, J. (Oral) The sole argument raised by the learned counsel for the appellant is that the multiplier of 14 granted by the learned Tribunal is against the norms laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court rendered in Smt. Sarla Verma and others Vs. Delhi Transport Corporation and another, 2009(3) RCR (Civil) 77. From the perusal of the impugned award, it is made out that the deceased was 25 years at the time of accident, and the Tribunal applied a multiplier of 14. The claimants are the widow wife and the parents of the deceased. According to norms laid down by Hon'ble the Supreme Court in Smt. Sarla Verma's case (supra), the multiplier of 18 ought to have been FAO No.6153 of 2010 2 applied for the age groups of 15 to 20 and 21 to 25 years. Considering the age of the deceased, it would be appropriate to fix the multiplier at 18. In the absence of any definite material about the income, monthly contribution to the family, after deduction for personal expenses, was fixed by the learned Tribunal at`2,400/- per month i.e. annually `28,800/-. Applying the enhanced multiplier of 18, the amount works out to `5,18, 400/. In addition to that a sum of `16,800/- was awarded towards loss of consortium. Thus, a total compensation comes to `5,35,200/-. It is stated that a sum of rupees four lakhs and twenty thousand has been deposited pursuant to the award dated 10.5.2010. The reaming amount i.e. `1,15,200/(`5,35,200-`4,20,000) shall be paid along with interest from the date of filing the claim petition. In view of the above, the present appeal is partly allowed and the impugned award is modified to the extent indicated above. 25.7.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mk JUDGE Note: Whether to be referred to the Reporter? Yes / No