IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH FAO No.625 of 1994 (O&M) Date of Decision 04.11.2009 State of Punjab ...... Appellant VERSUS Raj Rani and Others ...... Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE A.N.JINDAL Present: Mr.Surender Kapoor, Addl. A.G., Punjab. Mr.Arun Palli, Senior Advocate, with Mr.Kamal Goel, Advocate. ***** A.N.JINDAL, J(ORAL): This appeal, preferred by the appellant-State of Punjab, is directed against the award dated 05.10.1993, passed by Motor Accident Claims Tribunal, awarding compensation to the tune of Rs.4,00,000/- alongwith interest @ 12% per annum in favour of the respondents No.1 to 5-claimants (herein referred as 'the claimants) and against the appellant on account of the death of Gopi Chand aged about 55 years in a motor vehicular accident. Heard. The deceased was a broker. The Tribunal while calculating the dependency towards the claimants as Rs.40,000/- per annum, applied the multiplier of 10 and awarded compensation to the tune of Rs.4,00,000/- in favour of claimants. However, the claim petition qua Jagmohan Satija was dismissed by the Tribunal. The compensation awarded by the Tribunal appears to be quite fair, adequate and reasonable. No grounds to interfere. Dismissed. (A.N.Jindal) Judge 04.11.2009 mamta-II