IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.7327 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:30.03.2011 Bahadur Singh and another ....Appellants versus Raj Kumar and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. Surinder Singh Virk, Advocate, for the appellants. ---- 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) The appeal for enhancement of claim for compensation for death of a male, aged 22 years, assessed at Rs.4 lakhs, is sought on the ground that the Tribunal had not properly assessed the future scope of his securing good employment and drawing a reasonably higher income. In this case, the deceased was a B.A.B.Ed and although there was no proof that he was employed, the Tribunal observed that he could secure an employment which could fetch him at least Rs.5,000/- per month and adopted the scale of compensation as determined by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in Sarla Verma Versus Delhi Transport Corporation and another 2009(6) SCC 121 and later explained in Shakti Devi Versus New India Insurance Company Limited and another-JT 2010 FAO No.7327 of 2010 (O&M) - 2 - (12) SC 106, by providing for half for personal expenses and applying a multiplier suitable to the age of the parents. The Tribunal also added another Rs.10,000/- for the conventional heads of claim i.e. for funeral expenses and loss to estate etc. and assessed the overall compensation at Rs.4 lakhs. The assessment is fair and just and I do not find any reason to interfere with the same. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 30.03.2011 sanjeev