FAO No.7162 of 2010 1 IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.7162 of 2010 Date of decision:16.8.2011 Surinder Kaur and another ...Appellants Versus Inderjit Singh and another ...Respondents CORAM: HON'BLE MR.JUSTICE JITENDRA CHAUHAN Present: None for the appellants. Mr.Atul Gaur, Advocate, for respondent No.1. Mr.Karminder Singh, Advocate, for respondent No.2. -.- JITENDRA CHUAHAN, J. The sole question involved in the present appeal is as to whether the learned Tribunal awarded inadequate compensation. I have heard the learned counsel for the respondents. From the perusal of case file, it emerges that at the time of death, the deceased was of about 16 years. The claimants are parents of the deceased. It was a great shock to the family members of the deceased. Accordingly, the learned Tribunal assessed the dependency on the income of the deceased as `1,000/-and awarded total compensation of `1,70,000/- including `2,000/- towards funeral expenses. However, no compensation has been granted under the head loss of estate. The loss of a young child in a sudden accident caused great FAO No.7162 of 2010 2 shock, paid and agony to the parents. The deceased was a healthy boy and would have lived a normal span of life. It is also made out that the deceased was matriculate. In the fact situation, as no compensation has been granted by the learned Tribunal under the head `loss of estate', an amount of `20,000/- towards loss of estate would meet the ends of justice. The compensation granted by the learned Tribunal under the head funeral expenses is also inadequate and therefore, the same is enhanced from `2,000 to `10,000/-. Ordered accordingly. The enhanced amount shall be paid by within 45 days from the date of filing the instant petition. In view of above, the present appeal is partly allowed with the modification indicated above. 16.8.2011 (JITENDRA CHAUHAN) mks JUDGE