IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.7056 of 2010 (O&M) Date of decision:21.04.2011 Mukhtiar Singh and another ....Appellants versus Gurmail Singh and others ....Respondents CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE K. KANNAN ---- Present: Mr. B.S.Sidhu, 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) 1. Delay of 12 days in filing the appeal is condoned. 2. The appeal is for enhancement of claim for compensation made at the instance of the parents aged 76 and 75 years. The deceased was said to have owned about 8/9 acres of land and the compensation was, therefore, require to be assessed only on the basis of managerial skills necessary for realizing the income to the property. The estate is still available to yield income to the benefit of the claimants. 3. The Tribunal took the contribution to the parents at Rs.2,500/- per month and adopted a multiplier of 5. This conforms to the scales of compensation as suggested by the Hon'ble Supreme Court in FAO No.7056 of 2010 (O&M) - 2 - Sarla Verma Versus Delhi Transport Corporation and another 2009(6) SCC 121. The learned counsel's plea is that a higher multiplier must have been adopted. I cannot accept the said plea. 4. The award is confirmed and the appeal is dismissed. (K.KANNAN) JUDGE 21.04.2011 sanjeev